September 26-30 • Monday, Sept. 26: Turkey tetrazzini; glazed carrots; tossed salad; brownie; milk • Tuesday, Sept. 27: Chili dog; pea salad; rosy applesauce; cookie bar; milk • Wednesday, Sept. 28: R...

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...

“Anticipation” - Expecting something to happen or that someone will arrive.We’ve got both! The Plumb Amphitheatre presents our 9th Annual Gospel Fest Sept. 23 and 24. Gates open at 3 p.m. and anointe...

JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 114 Years Ago: Checotah Enquirer • September 25, 1908 Runaway Proves Serious Mrs. J.T. Ellis of Lockhart, Texas, and two children were seriously injured last Friday by being...

Homecoming Parade is Thursday, Sept. 29 at 6:30 p.m. Parade will start at Checotah Middle School go downtown Broadway and take a left on Gentry, then down one block and come back to the school on Jeff...

The staff of Freedom House is excited to announce their 2nd Annual Barbecue Banquet set for Saturday, October 1 at their facility located at 237 W. North Avenue in Checotah. Doors will open at 3 p.m. ...

The Battle of the Bands showed off McIntosh County’s best bands, The Pride of Eufaula and Class of Checotah. But it really showed off the hard work and the generous character that Eufaula had when the...

Zana Johnson-Ebingha was recently selected as one of 41 recipients for the NextGen Under 30 Award for 2022 in the Education, K-12 Category. On Sept. 12, she was honored and attended NextGen’s A Day at...

Two area elementary schools, Checotah Intermediate School (CIS) and Warner Elementary School, can now brag that they are among the top schools in the nation. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona...

It took the jury about 90 minutes Friday to deliberate and award Ryan Goad of Checotah $21,000 in his lawsuit against the Checotah Independent School district. The trial lasted two days. The lawsuit b...

Checotah High School principal Jennifer Campbell and the K20 Gear Up program have collaborated together for an initiative to help students think ahead about furthering their education. One of the man...

What ’s better than a good cup of coffee and puppy kisses? Nothing really. That’s why Checotah Perk is welcoming the community to stop by Saturday, October 8 from 12 - 2 p.m. for Smooch the Pooch with...

Northbound and southbound motorists are still hampered by construction and random accidents on U.S. 69 near Eufaula, but things eased up a lot last Friday when all ramps were opened and the stop sign ...

Two Eufaula residents were arrested by Checotah police last week following a pursuit that began in the Walmart parking lot and ended in the country east of town. Shannie Renea Stokesberry, 47, was cha...

Wild turkey genetics is among the focus areas in a planned 4.5-year study launched at the beginning of 2022 by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wi...

Joy Hofmeister, Democratic candidate for governor, stopped by Checotah Perk for “Coffee and Conversation” on Friday, Sept.16. The coffee house had a full audience as Hofmeister discussed her concerns ...

Kathleen “Kaki” Dobson was born September 16, 1922 in Fame, Oklahoma to Edgar and Golda Turner. Being one of eight children, she learned at a very young age how to share and do for others. Kaki grew ...

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce will host a Business Expo and Job fair on Thursday, Sept. 29 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Checotah Community Center. The Business Expo is free to the public and job s...

One suspect has been arrested and arrest warrants have been issued for four others in connection with the recent shooting of Jeremiah Bostick in Longtown. Bostick, 48, is recovering from four gunshot ...