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...

Vic’s Mobile Detail had their 1st Christmas visit to the Checotah Nursing and Rehab Center earlier this month. Usually Vic’s staff is working hard to detail customer’s cars but staff took a break to s...

Shop With a Cop enhances the season for many More than 80 kids are able to have a brighter Christmas this year, thanks to the annual McIntosh County Shop With a Cop program. The 10th annual shopping s...

Stories from the past 114 YEARS AGO The Checotah Times Friday, December 3, 1909 Held in Captivity Muskogee, Nov. 27 – Tochee Thlocco, a Creek Indian woman, 80 years old, was brought here today by gove...

Locals honor the life of a friend When Shayna Vincent died this year, her acts of kindness continued through those who loved her and wanted to remember her kindness. That’s why Cindy Ellis and a small...

Christmas: Secretly Banned in Oklahoma Schools Once again, rumors persist this holiday season of a pernicious and evil campaign to cancel Christmas in Oklahoma’s public schools. In fact, I recently sa...

The spirit of Christmas ¿CoVonrUià' There’s something to be said about the magic of Christmas. Not only is it about the birth of our Savior who came as a babe in a manger many years ago, it’s also abo...