Tuesday, Aug. 22 Noon to 4 p.m. - 4-H, Kids Corner, & Open Class Exhibits Accepted at the Exhibit Hall Wednesday, Aug. 23 9 a.m.to Noon - Exhibits will be judged. 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. - Exhibit Hall open t...

MUSKOGEE – A federal grand jury in Muskogee returned a three-count indictment, unsealed Friday, charging former Savanna Police Department (SPD) police officer Jeffery Scott Smith Jr. with a federal ci...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from June business. The monies they reported this period represent sales fr...

Including EMTs, law enforcement and firefighters Each year, the Veterans of Foreign Wars selects emergency medical technicians, law enforcement and firefighter personnel to receive VFW Public Servant ...

The McIntosh County Commissioners will hold a groundbreaking for the new addition to the west side of the courthouse at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 23. The Commissioners awarded the construction contract...

Hope to raise $20,000 Folks concerned about the proliferation of illegal drugs in this community can join the fight against the deadly dope by contributing to a fundraising effort to help support K9 U...

The annual McIntosh County 4-H & Youth Development exhibition hosted by the OSU Cooperative Extension Service will take place at the McIntosh County Fairgrounds Aug. 22-25. Exhibitors must be a reside...

Wayland Baptist Church continues support for students Wayland Baptist Church opened its doors Saturday to almost 200 students in need of school supplies, just in time for the start of classes on Aug. ...

Checotah Public Schools has not one, but two new Ag teachers this year who are excited about implementing new growth and development. Erica Goodson is thrilled to be a part of the new Checotah teachin...

Ms. Independent and local mom featured in S&S Off-Road Magazine Volunteers in memory of her daughter Amber Ford and her 2020 Jeep Gladiator, Ms. Independent, have been winning car shows and awards in ...

On August 10, 1776 – American Revolutionary War: word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London. 1831 – William Driver of Salem, Massachusetts, was the first to use the term “Old...

McIntosh County District Court Report Felony Cases Kal-El Antwoine Beckham: bail jumping Cherish LaDawn Pierce: bringing contraband into jail/penal institution; possession of controlled dangerous subs...

MIDWEST CITY— Checotah student Jade McPeak was among more than 200 from across the state who attended the 2023 American Farmers & Ranchers (AFR) Youth Leadership Summit July 23-29. The annual retreat ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Joseph R. Biden announced recently his intent to appoint Jane Semple Umsted, curator of the Semple Family Museum of Native American Art at Southeastern Oklahoma State Univ...

The unusually wet and mild weather Oklahoma enjoyed through much of May and June continued into July, providing the state with uncharacteristic summertime drought relief. The Southern Plains heat dome...

MUSKOGEE – Chad Jon’Dale Voyles, age 21, and Ashlie Nicole Rose Martin, age 20, both of Fort Towson, entered guilty pleas relating to a Choctaw County double homicide which occurred on December 22 and...

The McIntosh County Democratic Party will hold their general monthly meeting on Thursday, Aug. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Jim Lucas Public Library in Checotah. Enter through the east door.

As the school year approaches, shoebox packers are making use of back-to-school prices to purchase gifts and essential items for children in need around the world. Residents in Checotah are collecting...