McIntosh County GOP is hosting a House Districts 13 & 15 Candidate Forum in conjunction with a Candidate Fair on Saturday, June 18 at the Eufaula VFW beginning at 6 p.m. House District 13 candidates w...

When the wall tumbled down Eufaula Main Street Studio was gone in May of last year. This was the headquarters for the Eufaula Area Arts Council for over 10 years. Thank goodness Eufaula Arts Council i...

Devon Garly spoke up about halfway through Jackson Lahmeyer’s speech. “What about the election fraud?” the 69-year-old Pryor resident asked. “How do we know you’d even be elected if we don’t know our ...

Senate Appropriations Chair Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, said he is drafting legislation restoring powers to the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission, including the ability to hire and fire the age...

115 Years Ago: Checotah Enquirer • June 19, 1908 BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT The all-absorbing topic of the restraining order filed by the citizens of Eufaula against the removal of the county seat, came...

Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company F, 7th Connecticut Infantry. Place and date: At James Island, S.C., 16 June 1862. Entered service at: New Haven, Conn. Birth: New Haven, Conn. Date of is...

The McIntosh County Republican Party will meet at 6:30 p.m., June 21 at the Texanna Fire Department, 421927 Texanna Road. Speakers will include: • Sen. Nathan Dahm • Neil Hays • David Derby • Pamela G...

Eastern Oklahoma State College has announced honor rolls for the fall 2022 semester. Area students on the rolls include: President’s Honor Roll Eufaula: Caitlyn Cox, Ashley Mills, Merideth Neal and Ju...

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...

Summer school is so hot that the local fire department helped cool students down during a water play day at Marshall Elementary. Roxy Moore was thrilled to drop off her kids and stated, “Our school an...

Lori Fullbright with News on 6 stopped by Slice of Country last week to check out the deals. COURTESY PHOTO

Former Checotah Band students, who will be attending the University of Tulsa this fall, need help raising funds to buy instruments. Levi Todd, Travis Sempel and Wilen Hopkins, set up downtown during O...

All Peoples National Bank facilities will be closed Monday, June 20, in national observance of Juneteenth. They will reopen on Tuesday, June 21.

Narrow state highways in eight Oklahoma counties are to be repaved and widened under a $41.5 million loan of federal funds to the state highway department. The low interest loan to the Oklahoma Depart...

I, William Wiles, would like to announce my candidacy for County Commissioner for District 1 in McIntosh County. My wife, Krista, a pre-k teacher in Checotah, and I have lived in McIntosh County for 3...

A crowd of 125 registered bidders gathered on the west side of the Courthouse on Monday June, 13 to bid on properties for the Delinquent Tax Sale conducted by McIntosh County Treasurer Betty Whisenhun...

Options Inc. spoke last week at the Checotah Lions Club meeting, explaining their job descriptions and how they help the community with recycling and much more. STAFF PHOTO | LADONNA RHODES

Hummingbirds seem to have the precision, speed and appeal of a U.S. Air Force fighter jet, and these quick-winged feathered friends are fun to watch in the landscape. Typically appearing in the U.S. f...

Many McIntosh County voters were affected by the recent legislative redistricting. House District 18 is no longer included in McIntosh County. The boundaries of House Districts 13 and 15 have changed....

Legacy on Main Street, 224 N. Main St., will host a Eufaula Pride night on Saturday, June 18 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. to celebrate diversity in rural America. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free, but ...