114 Years Ago Checotah Enquirer Friday, May 7, 1909 WAR, MONEY AND INTEREST The secretary of the Peace Congress has compiled and published some rather startling statistics about war, war debt and inte...

ENTERPRISE - Gary W. Edwards, 75, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2023 in McAlester Regional Hospital. Memorial service was held Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at Enterprise Baptist Church. CHECOTAH – Nancy Ann...

WHEN WORDS FAIL- MUSIC SPEAKS: TWO BIG EVENTS COMING! Elvis will be in the building at Plumb Theatre May 20. Also, tickets will go on sale that same night for our Gospel Fest with headliner Jason Crab...

Members of the local chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority held their annual Anniversary Dinner on April 11 at Colton’s Steakhouse in Muskogee. Karen Harding was awarded the 2023 Sister of the Year and p...

A fish fry favorite, catfish are abundant across Oklahoma and easy to catch come summertime! Aptly named catfish for the long whisker-looking barbels protruding from their face, there are three major ...

Sharing nature sightings is one of the easiest and most effective ways you can get involved in conservation. It’s something you can do whether you’re new to nature or have years of experience, and eve...

MUSKOGEE - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced today that Dr. Bryan Andrew Blanck, a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) who formerly owned and operated t...

B I RMI NG HAM, Ala. — Fifty-two of the most outstanding high school anglers from across the country have been named to the 2023 Bassmaster High School All-State Fishing Team presented by Academy Spor...

McIntosh County District Court Report Felony Cases Janie Denise Jenkins: driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol; driving after DL denied/cancelled (first offense) Connie Martin: embezz...

Crappie are a springtime favorite of Oklahoma anglers. These tasty fish can be caught near shore in great numbers during their spring spawn. Small soft plastic lures, hair jigs and live minnows are es...

Elijah Thomas of Checotah won the Class 4A long jump at the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Athletic Association (OSSAA) State Track and Field meet in Ardmore on Saturday. Thomas also placed third in the 1...

The Checotah Wildcats have hired their newest softball coach in Kory Bible. Bible come highly recommended as he has coached baseball at Warner and has been successful. “My final season as a Warner Eag...

No matter how you slice it has been a great year for most of the high school sports programs in McIntosh County. Both Eufaula softball teams went to regional action. Both Checotah and Eufaula had golf...

Eufaula senior cheerleader Haylee Burns signs her letter of intent to Connors State College Competitive Cheer team as her parents Chad and Amy Burns, look on.

The Big 12 is the only conference in which at least half of its teams had a first round selection in the 2023 NFL Draft, conducted in Kansas City, Missouri. Iowa State, K-State, Oklahoma, TCU, Texas a...

_e Checotah Foundation for Academic Excellence grants were awarded to educators last week. Checotah Public School educators submitted 47 grant applications for consideration this year. “Notifying winn...

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...

We live in a world today where the next generation has a misguided sense of entitlement. They have a self-absorbed view with little regard to their impact on anyone else. They simple believe they are ...

Kevin Stitt and his mini me, Ryan Walters, continue to make a mockery of democracy. Thinking they have some mandate from the hicks in the sticks who voted overwhelmingly for them, they commit daily at...

I am starting the column this week with exciting news. House Bill 2398, my bill that would provide mental health coverage to first responders, passed the Senate. By addressing mental health concerns, ...