Commissioner Loyal “Dean” Taylor and the McIntosh County District 1 crew enjoyed their Christmas dinner of smoked meat from Rick Chronister and then had more fun exchanging gifts.

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce announced their Residential and Business Lighting Competition winners on Dec. 20. The winners were: Residential 1st place - Scott Wolfe -$250 2nd place - Rose Jordan -...

The Checotah Landmark Society fed the City of Checotah workers, staff and local police at the Katy Depot over the holidays.

Honey Springs Battlefield is pleased to announce that a grand opening will take place inside the Honey Springs Visitor Center for a fantastic traveling exhibit entitled “Encountering John Brown,” prov...

Early this month Game Warden Shane Fields and Game Warden Matt Penwright from Pittsburg County received information that someone had shot two “Tom” turkeys on a job site located in the vicinity of Car...

Margaret Casey was the City of Checotah’s Employee of the Year.

The Checotah Art Guild dropped off big bags of gifts and a check for their “Golden Christmas” benefit for Checotah Nursing and Rehabilitation residents last week. “Our local artists from the guild joi...

Joshua Duane Butler, 38, of Wetumka, pleaded not guilty to multiple felony charges at his district court arraignment in Eufaula on Dec. 20. Butler was bound over for trial following a preliminary hear...

Another successful Angel Tree distribution Santa definitely has a lot of angels in Checotah working the Angel Tree Program each year. From the angels that hang on the Angel Trees themselves to the ang...

MUSKOGEE – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Austin Jae Brown, age 24, of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for enticement a...

OKLAHOMA CITY — New and existing Oklahoma mentoring programs that serve students in grades K-12 can now apply for Boren Mentoring Initiative Grants from the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence. The fou...

EUFAULA – Mark Allen Kendall, 63, passed away Monday, December 11, 2023, at his home in Eufaula, OK. A Friends and Family Gathering was Monday, December 18 at Hunn, Black & Merritt Funeral Home & Crem...

December 25 is the deadline to request absentee ballots by mail is if you are a registered voter in the Warner School District and wish to vote by mail in the January 9 special election. Applications ...

The City of Checotah had its Christmas Tree Lighting Contest and businesses and organizations did their best to light up down Broadway again this year. City Councilman Mike Key stated he was pleased w...

The November meeting was held on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the VFW a week early per our Bylaws to allow members to prepare for Thanksgiving. The Eufaula VFW Axillary served soup and sandwiches, relish tray...

Candidate deadline for filing Dec. 27-29 The City of Checotah will hold a special election on Feb. 13, 2024 for the position of Street Commissioner (unexpired term). Any qualified elector of the City ...

December 25 – December 29 Monday, Dec. 25: Closed for Christmas Tuesday, Dec. 26: Closed for Christmas Wednesday, Dec. 27: Philly cheese steak; hoagie w/mayo; tomato soup; tater tots; pear crisp; milk...