An 18-year-old Checotah man was injured in a traffic accident Saturday, Oct. 15, on E. 1110 Road, 10 miles east of Checotah. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Blake Catron was eastbound in a 2...

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Ava Rose Johnson, a freshman at Eufaula High School, wowed us with her vocal performance, at our Sept. 27 meeting. She is a national recording artist, Osage and Cherokee, who has performed in many ve...

The Checotah Landmark Preservation Society held their monthly meeting on October 13 at the Katy Depot to vote in the new 2022-2023 slate of officers. The new CLPS officers voted in were President Jerr...

Local members of Beta Sigma Phi sorority have kicked of their 2022-23 year. The September 13 “Beginning Day” get-together was a potluck dinner at the home of Gretchen Payne. Sorority sisters discusse...

The annual Curtis Eugene Woodfork Turkey Shoot will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29. The event will take place on the Warrior school grounds, across from th Mt. Olive Star Baptist ...

The Class of Checotah Homecoming night was held Thursday, Oct. 13 at Ogle Field and was also the official pink out game as Wildcats supported those fighting breast cancer. Crowned Queen for this year...

Multiple state media have reported the arrest of Cody Ketchum, 36, of the Eufaula area, in connection with the 2017 murder of Holly Cantrell, 40, of McAlester. Ketchum was taken into custody Monday at...

2nd Annual Pumpkin Painting Contest The Checotah Art Guild is hosting a Kid’s Pumpkin Painting Contest on Saturday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Heartland Heritage Museum and Gallery. Childre...

The case of four missing Okmulgee men has now shifted to a murder investigation by local authorities, and a person of interest in the case was arrested yesterday in Florida. During a press conference ...

McIntosh County Court Clerk Lisa Rodebush is a recent breast cancer survivor. After a year of treatments, including chemotherapy and a double mastectomy, she is cancer free. “I finished my chemo in De...

One in eight women will be diagnosed with Breast Cancer in their lifetime. That is one in eight, coworkers, daughters, mothers or friends whose lives were changed in a moment. October is Breast Cancer...

Local mothers, daughters and sisters share the same incredible story of being diagnosed with breast cancer and doing what they must to beat it no matter their age. Breast cancer, which is the most co...

The man who was shot to death last week during an exchange of gunfire with several lawmen has been identified as Edward Allen Skerbitz, a 57-year-old Broken Arrow resident. Investigator Jared West, wi...

Due to the existence of extreme fire danger, the McIntosh County Board of County Commissioners has extended the burn ban in the county until further notice. “Due to only isolated showers, most of the ...

Peoples National Bank and Checotah Walmart recently made a donation of school supplies of over 400 pairs of scissors, construction paper, glitter, and lots of prized box items to Marshall Elementary.

The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) is now accepting nominations for its annual awards program. Recipients of these awards will be honored at the OHS Awards Banquet to be held Thursday, March 23, 20...