(405) 557-7302 This week we wrapped up the third-reading deadline for legislation to pass from its opposite chamber. Once a bill passes its opposite chamber, it can move to the governor if it’s unamen...

For the Children OKLAHOMA CITY – Another deadline for hearing legislation has been reached at the State Capitol, and it was a most unusual and disappointing week. Oklahoma is seeing a continued battle...

May 8 – May 12 • Monday, May 8: Chicken alfredo; broccoli; spice peaches; bread sticks; pudding w/ Cool whip; milk • Tuesday, May 9: Brown sugar meatloaf; mashed potatoes w/gravy; country green beans;...

STOP THE PRESSES— HOLD EVERYTHING! Jason Crabb will be at our 10th Outdoor Gospel Fest this year, on Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will go on sale at our 1950’s show May 20. They will be limited and ...

On May 14 Eufaula Indian Community youth will be signing up for the Muscogee Nation Junior Olympics to be held on June 23 in Okmulgee. Sign up from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 800 Birkes Road, Eufaula. The me...

At this year’s 2023 Oklahoma Learning Innovations Summit, it was announced that the Oklahoma Mesonet was named the winner of the 2023 Team Leadership Oklahoma Online Excellence Award by the Oklahoma C...

CHECOTAH – Sherrie May Doss, 62, passed away Tuesday, April4, 2023, at ST. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK, surrounded by loved ones and friends. A memorial service was held Saturday, April 29 at Checot...

Drought relief and severe weather topped April’s weather headlines with a parched northwest Oklahoma seeing its first significant moisture in months and central Oklahoma enduring a tornado outbreak. E...

The 2023 BigFoot Tour Series: Spring Sling Powered by Discraft happened here in McIntosh County last Saturday. Seventy-five men, women and junior disc golfers came to challenge our Checotah Sports Com...

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce has chosen Watson Farms Meat Processing & Market LLC as its Business of the Month. Watson Farms is owned and operated by Damon and Robyn Watson and was established in ...

Prayer vigil held, fundraisers underway to aid families Members of the Henryetta community gathered Monday evening to pray and offer support for the families and remember the victims involved in Monda...

The trick to raising cattle, the saying goes, is just to make sure they don’t run out of grass or water. A free grazing workshop on May 13 will detail some of the wrinkles behind that simple-sounding ...

Bobby Lathrop, 70, of Richland, Texas, was critically injured in a motorboat accident at Graves Creek on Lake Eufaula on April 28. Lathrop was transported to St. John’s, Tulsa with arm and hand injuri...

Old Settlers Day is only a month away and Checotah Chamber of Commerce is already taking applications for vendors for the eventful weekend. On June 10, vendors will be set up from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. wit...

McIntosh County District Court Report Felony Cases Kellee Reagan Hayes: first degree burglary Doyle Lee LaFavor: aggravated trafficking in illegal drugs; falsely personate another to create liability ...

WILBURTON – The Eastern Oklahoma State College soils judging team won the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture national championship last week in Modesto, California. The victory marks ...