A prayer breakfast in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. will be held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 16, at 8:30 a.m. at Mt. Olive Star Baptist Church, 10 miles west of Checotah. Rev. Dwight...

Felony Cases Kalyn Jade Garrett: bail jumping Vicky Alyssa Martin: possession of stolen vehicle; larceny of merchandise from retailer William Phelps: possession of stolen vehicle; larceny of merchandi...

Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett joins Tommie Frazier (Neb), Matt Leinart (USC) and A.J McCarron (Alb) as the only quarterbacks to win back-to-back NCAA National Football Championships. The Bulldog...

On New Year’s Day, state parks across Oklahoma conduct First Day Hikes, welcoming families of all ages to come enjoy the great outdoors and reconnect with nature. Over 50 people gathered at Lake Eufa...

It’s about time to get your family’s favorite chili recipe out and make a plan to participate in the thirteenth annual Checotah Chili Cook-Off. It will be at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Checotah...

Elevation is 4 ft. below normal, water temperature 47°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on buzz baits, crankbaits, jerk baits, and plastic baits around b...

Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister announced today that a new online portal is available for Oklahomans to track how school districts are using federal COVID relief funds. The Oklahom...

It’s time to start getting in shape for the second annual Eufaula Green Run 5K. The 5K and Fun Run will be held on March 18, the day after St. Patrick’s Day. Starting time for the two events is 9 a.m....

When the Wildlife Department received its first round of funding from the State Wildlife Grant Program in 2002, it activated its network of conservation- minded partners to help identify species of gr...

Many have left us in the past year, but they will never be forgotten by their loved ones. Here is a list of those who left behind family and friends in 2022. Their stories appeared in the McIntosh Cou...

A total of 8,170 students were named to the 2022 fall semester honor rolls at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, including 3,595 students named to the President’s Honor Roll for earning an A gra...

A Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration will be held Sunday, Jan. 15, at 3 p.m. at Mt. Olive Star Baptist Church, 10 miles west of Checotah. Speaking will be Rev. Stanley Carlis, pastor of Mt...

Rep. Randy Randleman, R-Eufaula, has announced his plans to file a bill requiring the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activity Association (OSSAA) or other entities organizing secondary school athletics an...

The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) received a $75,000 grant from the National Park Service (NPS) to continue its historic survey of All-Black towns in Oklahoma. African Americans who settle...

Rep. Rick West, R-Heavener, has refiled a bill that would grant students attending 4-H programs an excused absence from school so their grades will not be adversely affected. House Bill 1006 would pro...

Checotah Masonic Lodge #86 Annual 4H / FFA Breakfast Fundraiser is this Saturday, January 7 from 7 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. at 625 W. Gentry in Checotah. A $10 donation will get you homemade biscuits and gra...

After over 40 years of service at Peoples National Bank, twin sisters Neoma Mann and Leona Dearmore retired on December 30, 2022. Neoma had actually put in 43 years of service and Leona had put in 40...

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

High winds knocked down this awning at Buddy’s Convenience Store at 131 N. Broadway, Checotah last Wed., Dec. 28. 

An inmate who walked away from the Jackie Brannon Correctional Center here Thursday night has been captured, according to a Department of Corrections press statement. Shelby Goodnight, 32, who may hav...