114 Years Ago: Checotah Enquirer • July 31, 1908 Checotah Enquirer • July 31, 1908 SCHOOL BOARD WAS CHOSEN Tuesday afternoon the qualified voters of Checotah met pursuant to call at the Checotah Publi...

Felony Cases Davy Joe Bunch: trafficking in illegal drugs; unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia Jerry Lamar Fetterly: burglary in the 2nd degree; conspiracy Nichole Leanna Gerow: conspiracy; know...

We held our business meeting on July 15 with Becky Blackwell leading the meeting with our pledge to the flag. Claudia did our minutes and Lisa gave the treasurer report. All were approved. We had our ...

Oklahoma’s five largest tribes on Wednesday, July 27, spilt on their willingness to comply with terms of treaties signed more than 150 years ago regarding descendants of their former slaves. “They’re...

Rain or shine, Checotah showed up for their softball charity game. Organizer Shelby Castleberry was more than pleased at those who turned out to donate to our military men and women. COURTESY PHOTO

Watson Farms Meat Processing and Market LLC was honored to have Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture, Blayne Arthur, and Deputy Commissioner, JanLee Rowlett, tour their plant recently. COURTESY PHOTO

McAlester Regional’s float, Mount Pigmore, captured third place in Friday’s parade in Eufaula. STAFF PHOTO

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of a motorcycle accident that took place on Saturday, July 23, and resulted in the death of Eufaula realtor Sheryl Bichsel. Bichsel, 56, was a pa...

Checotah Public Schools will be back in session in only two more weeks. As some parents, students and staff are scrambling for one more vacation day, others are on the homefront preparing for another ...

The McIntosh County Board of Commissioners on July 20 issued a 14-day ban on burning due to an extreme fire danger. However, due to several areas of McIntosh County not experiencing over .25 inches of...

The Oklahoma Historical Society is excited to announce that “The Battle of Honey Springs,” a documentary depicting the largest Civil War battle to take place in present-day Oklahoma, has been selected...

This weekend might have been one of the coolest Whole Hawg Days on record and the numbers showed it with a temperature of 86 degrees compared to the normal triple digits that the state has had over th...

One thing is for certain, local Checotahn Margaret Casey is definitely addicted to running. That’s why this 53-year-old “Mimi” to six grandchildren signed up to run her first marathon, the Sweat Hot O...

Jade McPeak attended the National Junior Shorthorn Show in Kansas City, MO over the summer. She won 3rd overall high point exhibitor, 1st place speech contest, 1st place cattleman’s quiz, 2nd place t...

In a report issued Thursday by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the agency is still investigating the circumstances surrounding a motorcycle accident on July 23 that claimed the life of Sheryl Bischel, 56...

Primary Elections 1. I am a Democrat. Can I vote in another party’s primary or runoff primary? No. Oklahoma is a closed primary state. Registered voters of a political party may only vote to select th...

Heavener’s water was so dirty it stained clothing, El Reno’s wastewater problems resulted in a federal conviction and Moore’s arsenic levels exceeded safety limits. All three cities have one thing in ...

Adding another tool to its safety toolbox, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation is testing a wrong way detection and alert system on six ramps along Interstate 40 in Eastern Oklahoma. Using therm...

Absentee ballots are available to any registered voter provided they are eligible to vote in the election requested. No excuse is needed to vote by absentee ballot. The deadline for requesting an abse...

Wednesday, August 24 1-6 p.m. 4-H, Kids Corner, & Open Class Exhibits accepted at Exhibit Hall Thursday, August 25 9 a.m. - 12 noon Exhibits will be judged 1-6 p.m. Exhibit Hall open to the public 4:3...