If you’re tired of the orange barrels and barricades encountered on roadways throughout McIntosh County, prepare to get even tireder. Twenty years after the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT...

The Muskogee Art Guild is inviting all artists to participate in the upcoming judged show and sale, Nov. 4-11, 106 S. Main, Muskogee. For details, call 918-683-4200. Deliver your art to the Guild on T...

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...

Chapter BX of PEO will meet Tuesday, October 18 at 5 p.m. in the home of Donna Sharpe with Gayla Johnson serving as co-hostess. Theresa Buckmaster will give the program.

Jade McPeak rocked the 2022 Tulsa State Fair this year with her steer Boomer. Here is the list of her accomplishments: • 2nd Highest Individual FFA Livestock Judging out of 334 contestants • 6th Highe...

Oklahoma Blood Institute recently presented Checotah High School with a banner for being the top Blood Donation School in Class 4A in the state. CHS has earned this title for three years under the dir...

Ava Rose Johnson this past Friday had the opportunity to sing at the Southern Plains/Eastern Oklahoma Regional Hearing (Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma). This took place at the First Americans Museum in Ok...

Lake Eufaula appears to be shrinking right before our eyes. Sandbars are appearing as the water recedes. Branches from long-submerged trees are visible in some areas of the lake, such as around the C...

Happy Fall Ya’ll! Exciting things are happening at the Checotah Art Guild (CAG) as temperatures are finally cooling down. First off, the Heartland Heritage Museum & Gallery has chosen Marsha Danner as...

First Family Federal Credit Union - Checo- tah Branch will cele- brate its 10th Anniver- sary starting Monday, Oct. 17. “I’ve enjoyed growing with First Family, especially in my hometown. I can’t beli...

The Checotah Indian Community election committee announced that an election for new CIC board members will not be held due to all seats remaining unopposed.

Checotah Perk hosted a puppy kissing booth to raise money for CPS therapy pups, Lila and Tucker, on Saturday, Oct. 8. Special thanks to those who came by for a kiss and delivered toys, treats and hel...

Friends of Lake Eufaula State Park is hosting its annual Haunted Trail event every Saturday in October, and on Friday, Oct. 14. The event goes from dark until 10 p.m. This reasonably priced attraction...

The McIntosh County Cattlemen’s Association announced a special meeting for agriculture producers who live in the Checotah Conservation District. A drought relief cost share information meeting is bei...

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI), at the request of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is investigating an officer-involved- shooting involving SEE SHOOTING, deputies from the...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. That’s why in McIntosh County the local paper, McIntosh County Democrat and the local paper ladies have joined with W.I.S.H (Women In Safe Homes) to bring...

So many activities were going on this weekend including Oakwood Harbor/Enchanted Oaks Community Fall Festival on Saturday.

October 10-14 • Monday, Oct. 10: Closed for Columbus Day • Tuesday, Oct. 11: Chicken spaghetti; butter broccoli; mixed fruit; garlic toast; brownie; milk • Wednesday, Oct. 12: Baked ham; fresh sweet p...

Peoples National Bank will be closed Monday, Oct. 10, in observance of Columbus Day. All facilities will reopen during regular hours Tuesday, Oct. 11.

Hayden Dowdy and Savanna Brown having a great time at the Eufaula Art Walk on Sept. 24. Eufaula cheerleader Ariel Greenlee, Checotah cheerleader Hayden Dowdy, Mav & Max Bridges, Checotah cheerleaders...