Three former Checotah High School band members need help purchasing their own personal band instruments after all three were accepted into the University of Tulsa. “We are asking for assistance from t...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — A Northeastern State University researcher and professor has been awarded $350,000 in grant funding to support her diabetic retinopathy research. Dr. Cammi Valdez, assistant profess...

UNION CITY, Okla. – Navigating holidays is an emotional journey for Robert Rivard. “Holidays are tough,” inmate Rivard said. “I miss my family so desperately.” Among the 1.2 million people in federal ...

Oklahoma made history last month as the first state in 50 years to put a full ban on abortions. This stringency has not been seen in most states in more than 100 years. Gov. Kevin Stitt last month sig...

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 ...

The colorful Oklahoma Lions Mobile Health Screening Unit (MHSU), featuring murals of Oklahoma outdoor scenes, will be a part of Checotah’s Freedom Celebration at the Checotah Sports Complex, 989 N. Br...

Nothing could have made this Father’s Day weekend any better for the Thomason family from McIntosh County. They were thrilled when US Army Staff Sergeant Zane Jeremiah Thomason, aka “Daddy” to 23-mon...

Berry farms have taken a beating this year with the erratic weather, but it is still berry picking time and Barrow Berries is doing their best to accommodate their patrons. Barrow Berries is located r...

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Zane Jeremiah Thomason couldn’t believe how big his daughter, Emma, has gotten since he was last home, but once a daddy’s girl, always a daddy’s girl. See story inside this ed...

Donna (Reynolds) Sharpe has been chosen as this year’s Significant Alumni for the 2022 Checotah High School Reunion which will be held this Friday and Saturday, June 24- 25. Sharpe, who attended Checo...

Agents from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) arrested 25-yearold Kendall Alexander on a felony warrant related to the murder of Sharika Bowler in Taft Memorial Day weekend. Alexander ...

The Checotah High School Alumni Reunion is set for this weekend and is a great time to catch up with old high school friends. On Friday, June 24, plan to meet up with old friends at the Katy Depot (in...

Misdemeanor Cases Samuel T Dover: failure to have a P.F.D. for each person aboard Robert Lester Keitz: possession of C.D.S. Bethany Rachel Mills: possession of C.D. S. Kelsey Len Morgan: public intoxi...

On June 16, 1775 – American Col. William Prescott led 1200 men from Cambridge to dig in at Bunker’s Hill but arrived at night and dug in at Breed’s Hill. 1775 – Continental Congress authority for a “C...

Rank and organization: Gunnery Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: 25 November 1918, Syracuse, N.Y. Accredited to: New York. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life ...

On any given day, several thousand people in Oklahoma are sitting in county jails. Many will post bail and be released within a few hours or days. Others are serving weeks or monthslong sentences for ...

Misdemeanor Cases Bobby Brian Bentley: domestic assault & battery in presence of minor child; threaten to perform act of violence; obstructing officer James Anthony Boyd: breaking & entering dwelling ...

The 38th Annual Whole Hawg Days festival is only six weeks away, so its time for the cooks, artists, classic car buffs and other fans to get ready for the most exciting event of the year. The Eufaula ...

Americas’ first rare earth metal and manufacturing facility, USA Rare Earth LLC, announced last week the first fully integrated U.S.-based rare earth metal and sintered neo-magnet manufacturing facili...