Felony Cases Jackie Lee Byrd: two counts of assault with intent to commit a felony Jason Cole Daughtry: bail jumping Danny Lee Gums: first degree burglary James Robert Harris: domestic abuse – assault...

Eufaula City Manager Jeb Jones and McQuay Construction of Eufaula will be among those honored at Keep Oklahoma Beautiful’s 32nd Annual Environmental Excellence Celebration to be held in person and vir...

Nearly 70% of Oklahoma’s state legislative elections will be decided without a single vote cast in November. Those uncontested, no-voters-required races span the state - from Bartlesville to Edmond t...

September 19-23 • Monday, Sept. 19: Hamburger on bun; oven fries; pickled beets; fixins; cookie; milk • Tuesday, Sept. 20: Baked pork chop; mashed sweet potatoes; vegetable blend; roll/butter; lemon b...

114 Years Ago: Checotah Enquirer • September 18, 1908 Fire at J.B. Lucas’ residence Thursday about 1 o’clock a fire broke out in a shed building in the rear of the J.B. Lucas residence in the southwes...

On Aug. 23, Friendly Lake Eufaula Area Supporters (F.L.E.A.S.) met for their monthly meeting at the VFW. Our hostesses for the day were Dena Sponsler, Beverly Holly and Trish Drake. After an hour of ...

Connors State College was founded in 1909 with the intent of providing rural farm children secondary education with a farm-life emphasis. In the 100plus years since, the story of Connors State College...

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 Veteran’s Adminstration estimated last year that by the end of September this year, there would be about 168,000 World War II veterans still alive out of the 16 million who served. About 3,000 of...

At 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 15 the McIntosh County Republican Party will hold a business meeting at the Texanna Fire Department. Members will vote on whether to reject the certification of the 2020 ...

On Sept. 6 the McIntosh County Sheriff ’s Office impounded two yearling cows located northeast of Checotah. Please contact the Sheriff ’s Office at 918-689-2526 to identify them.

The Eufaula Arts Council is sponsoring an art festival on Sept. 24 called Art for All – Family Friendly Festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.. The event will take place at Main and High streets to 1st St. E...

STILLWATER – With extreme heat and little rain still on the horizon for Oklahoma, gardeners may need to alter their fall garden plans. “There’s nothing better than fresh produce throughout most of the...

The community was invited to “Meet the Artists” last Friday night at the Heartland Heritage Museum and Gallery. The gallery is home to many talented artists who make up the Checotah Art Guild (CAG). ...

Last week, OCW District Director Emmy McPeak, along with Junior Oklahoma Cattlewoman Alyssa Johnson and OCW Junior Cattlewoman and McIntosh County 4-H President Jade McPeak, read to Mrs. Mandi Pitt’s ...

Recently Lion Robert Jennings completed his training to become a certified vision screener with the Lions Kidsight USA Foundation. Lions Jennings and the Checotah Lions Club will soon be working with ...

After much consideration, the Downtown Trick or Treat will take place on Monday, October 31 from 5:30 p.m. to & 7:30 p.m. in Checotah. Certain roads will be blocked off as children of all ages get the...

More than a dozen top-notch Bluegrass entertainers will perform at the second annual Xtreme Bluegrass Music Festival Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 22-24 at the Xtreme Amphitheater in Eufaula. P...

The Sheriff ’s Office would like to thank Lake Dog and their People, 117 N Main St in Eufaula, for coordinating the fundraiser for our K-9 division. “We understand it takes a lot of time and effort to...