The Residential and Business Lighting Competition is just around the corner. The Checotah Chamber of Commerce will be giving away $600 during their Residential and Business Lighting Competition so don...

Murder charges have been filed against Joseph Lloyd Kennedy II, accused of killing four Okmulgee men in October. Okmul g ee- Mc Intosh County District Attorney Carol Iski announced the formal charges ...

Eufaula resident Dan Kirby, 64, has been sued by the family of Sheryl Bischel, 56, in connection with Bischel’s death following a motorcycle accident on July 23. The civil suit, filed on Nov. 21, seek...

114 Years Ago: Checotah Enquirer • October 30, 1980 Capt. Gentry Dead Captain W. E. Gentry, who resided 12 miles northeast of town, died Saturday at 10 p.m. The cause of death was kidney trouble, he w...

Volunteer bell ringers are still needed for the Salvation Army’s “Ringing of the Bell” this holiday season. Every year, kind people from the community join with the Salvation Army in Ringing the Bells...

Elevation is 5 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 52°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on crankbaits, jerk baits, and plastic baits around ma...

Christmas in Toyland came to Checotah this past Saturday. The 2022 parade and event sponsored by the Checotah Chamber of Commerce was a huge success. The Katy Depot ladies aka Checotah Landmark Prese...

Many have seen “Gabby the Clown” for years as he has walked with his wagon collecting kisses for a dollar from anyone willing to get a quick smooch. However, not many know the story behind Terry Gatt...

Come join the first Elves of Texanna Toy Giveaway, Dec. 11, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at Little Turtle Banquet Hall, 114161 U.S. 69 Business. Come See Santa Claus! (Bring your camera.) If you know anyone with...

Checotah bands will be celebrating the season with a Christmas concert on Thursday, December 8 at the Checotah Middle School Auditorium. Level 2, Level 3, the Class of Checotah, and the Jazz Band will...

Don’t miss the 2022 Checotah Christmas Parade this Saturday, December 3. The Katy Depot will be the honorary parade marshal this year. Line up for the parade will start at 2:30 p.m. at Checotah Middle...

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce will be giving away $600 during their Residential and Business Lighting Competition this year so don’t forget to register your home or business. There will be three lu...

Bryan Brooks was a teenager, just like them. In the summer of 1978, Brooks was on break from Putnam City West High School, working with his father at the family’s mechanic shop. They were working at a...

The first steps toward potentially seating an appointed Cherokee Nation delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives were taken last Wednesday by the House Rules Committee. The two-hour hearing featu...

Francis Johnson spent 25 years in estate planning, helping clients prepare for an uncertain future while doing the same for herself. Johnson thought she had built sufficient retirement savings by 2010...

Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, was sworn in for his third and final term in the Oklahoma Senate on Wednesday. He was automatically re-elected after being unopposed for the District 8 seat. The swearin...

CHS Art students recently painted a “Christmas Movie” banner as a class project to donate to Boulevard Christian Church as a fundraiser for their arts department. Each student chose what movie they wa...

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 a...

The McIntosh County Farm Bureau recently donated $550 to the local fire departments to help with Oklahoma’s fight against the ongoing drought. Currently all 77 counties in the state are facing varying...

Change in Management Dr. C. W. Cain has taken charge of the opera house, the change taking place Monday. Mr. Cain desires to arrange that no plays will be booked to appear on any day or night which wi...