Starr Hardridge will create giant painting The former Eufaula Mural Festival and Art Walk, which focused attention on the creation of murals on the outside walls of several buildings in Eufaula, has e...

Oct. 21, 2000 The Moulin Rouge, Las Vegas’ first integrated hotelcasino, was a star that shined brightly for five months in 1955 before the supernova abruptly went dark. When the nearly 89,000square-f...

Meet Tracie Mathews, a paraprofessional at Marshall Elementary. Mathews is a 2014 Checotah graduate with a child development degree in early education. This is her first year at Checotah but she was f...

A twist in this year’s celebration of art will be a “paint by the numbers” event, an opportunity for the general public to help create works of art honoring figures from Eufaula’s storied past. Partic...

Meet 3rd Grade ELA teacher, Chyanne Tidwell who is now in her first year of teaching. Tidwell, a 2018 Checotah graduate, has worked for CPS for almost five years and has been the VISTA worker at Marsh...

The end of summer is upon us, and is traditionally marked by the Labor Day weekend. This holiday weekend is a time for America to reflect on the hard work of our fellow Americans and enjoy the last fe...

Local farmer Shelley McBride Lynch recently attended the 2023 Oklahoma Women in Agriculture and Small Business conference at the Hilton Garden Inn & Conference Center in Edmond to promote more women i...

McIntosh County District Court Report Felony Cases Coty William Dyer: possession of credit card belonging to another; larceny of property Stefanie Marie Gaxiola: driving a MV under the influence of al...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced today that Oklahoma City law firm Foshee & Yaffe has been selected to represent the State of Oklahoma in possible legal action related to po...

We held our business meeting on July 21, with minutes and treasurer reports presented and approved. Want to wish our birthday girls Happy Birthday: Bonnie Kluver (8/2), Cathy Collins (9/6) and Sue Tay...

TAFT – For those willing to surrender their past, prison can be home to positive change. “Whenever I got here I told myself I was going to hit the gate running,” inmate Michelle Mesplay said. “I was g...

If you would like to list your meeting or event in the Community Area Calendar please email all the information to ladonna@cookson.news or call 918-473-2313 (office) or 479-422-4210 (cell). You may al...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation has awarded deadCenter Film a $15,000 grant, to be used to bring the film company’s Statewide Education Tour to rural classrooms ...

Stories from the past 114 Years Ago Checotah Enquirer Friday, August, 13 or 1909 Old Boys Reunion The American of today, the middle-aged and the youth, know but very little of the civil war. The north...

STILLWATER – Oklahoma State University Extension will host a Beekeeping Basics Workshop on Sept. 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Tulsa County OSU Extension Center, 4116 E. 15th in Tulsa. The event will...