Honey Springs Battlefield is excited to celebrate the grand opening of all permanent exhibits inside the visitor center near Checotah on Saturday, Nov. 5, beginning at 11 a.m. Visitors will have the o...

More than 30 children participated in the Heartland Heritage Museum & Gallery’s Pumpkin Painting Contest on Saturday, October 22. The children were from 3-11 years of age. The holiday event was spons...

Checotah Intermediate School (CIS) Principal Ryan Ambrose was recently announced as one of nine recipients of the Terrel H. Bell Award for Outstanding School Leadership for 2022 by the U.S. Secretary ...

Amber Ford couldn’t be prouder of her Jeep, Ms. Independent, that keeps scaring off all her competition around the area. “I just love to have fun and show Ms. Independent off,” Ford said. “I run Mac ...

On Wednesday, October 19 the community of Checotah rallied together to take a stand against Domestic Violence in McIntosh County at the Chalk Walk and to speak up for survivors. The Chalk Walk was cre...

Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company D, 101st Infantry, 26th Division. Place and date: At Belieu Bois, France, 27 October 1918. Entered service at: Boston, Mass. Birth: Bosto...

American Legion Post 403 will host a Veterans Parade in Oktaha at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5. Contact Delbert Luker at 918-616-5331 for more information. Checotah will also host a Veterans Parade Friday...

On October 27, 1838 – Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs issues the Extermination Order, which orders all Mormons to leave the state or be exterminated. 1873 – Farmer Joseph F. Glidden applied for a pate...

A benefit fundraiser has been organized by Maria and Terri Tate on behalf of Terri’s sister, Marilyn (Palomares) Kimbrough, who was recently diagnosed with brain cancer. Terri stated about his sister:...

Food plots, crop fields, corn feeders, and acorn-filled oaks may come to mind when envisioning a white-tailed deer’s diet, and deservedly so. But what about poison ivy, ragweed, and plants like prickl...

First Family Federal Credit Union Checotah Branch began celebrating its 10th Anniversary Monday, Oct. 17. “I’ve enjoyed growing with First Family, especially in my hometown. I can’t believe it has bee...

Felony Cases Joey Archer: feloniously pointing a firearm Cassandra Smith: larceny of automobile, aircraft or other M/V Colton Tyler Springborn: embezzlement Misdemeanor Cases William Otis Beeler: mali...

October 24-28 • Monday, Oct. 24: Chicken pot pie; squash medley; harvard beets; brownie; milk • Tuesday, Oct. 25: Beef stew; green peas; spice pears; cornbread; chocolate chip cookies; milk • Wednesda...

Honey Springs Battlefield will celebrate the grand opening of all permanent exhibits inside the visitor center near Checotah on Saturday, Nov. 5, beginning at 11 a.m. Visitors will have the opportunit...

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

Eleven out of the 13 McIntosh County fire departments were represented in a meeting with the McIntosh County Clerk at the Texanna Fire Department on Thursday, Oct. 13. The McIntosh County Fire Associa...

For the General Election and City of Eufaula Special Election scheduled for Nov. 8, the deadline to request absentee ballots by mail is approaching. Applications must be received by the County Electio...