Students at Marshall Elementary showed off their talent during their After School Program last week. STAFF PHOTO | LADONNA RHODES

Longtown’s 17th annual 10- Mile+ Yard Sale will be held this weekend, June 18. Since its conception the popular event has been held the Saturday before Father’s Day. The sale begins at 8 a.m. and will...

The Oklahoma Press Association presented its Better Newspaper Contest Awards during the OPA Annual Convention, June 10-11, at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City. Both hometown papers, the Mc...

Early voting begins Thursday, June 23, for voters in McIntosh County. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day have the option of voting early at their County Election Board...

Roberta Lavette Thompson, 57, who has been charged in district court with embezzlement by a public officer, recently filed a motion to dismiss the charge based upon lack of jurisdiction. She allegedly...

The 56th Old Settlers Day weekend went off without a hitch this Friday and Saturday in Checotah. The Chamber of Commerce honored Checotah’s top steer wrestlers as this year’s parade marshals. They in...

The deadline to request absentee ballots by mail is approaching. Applications must be received by the County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. Monday, June 13. McIntosh County Election Board Secreta...

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...

On June 9, 1865 – William Quantrill, the man who gave Frank and Jesse James their first education in killing, dies from wounds sustained in a skirmish with Union soldiers in Kentucky. 1918 – The first...

Oklahoma Democrats’ recent struggles at the polls look to be carrying over to their impact at the state Legislature. An Oklahoma Watch review found that of the more than 430 bills making it to the gov...

Felony Cases Bobby Lee Carl: child endangerment by driving under the influence; driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol – aggravated Katielynn Marie McAnelly: larceny of merchandise fro...

With the 2022 Stanley Cup semifinals in full gear and the NHL projected to have a record over $5 billion in revenue this season, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 202...

A documentary called “Greenwood Here and Now” will play Saturday, June 11 at 11 a.m. at Hawkins Bricktown 16 Theater. This is a documentary about Tulsa Oklahoma’s Greenwood neighborhood 100 years afte...

The Oklahoma Department of Libraries (ODL) is awarding Health Literacy Grants to 36 public libraries and literacy programs to bring activities and health information to Oklahomans around the state. Th...

Chapter BX of P.E.O. in Checotah is proud to announce that Lindsie Ambrose, a 2020 graduate of Checotah High School, has been selected to receive the prestigious STAR Scholarship. In addition to recei...

My name is Ronnie Layman. I am running for District 3 County Commissioner. I am a McIntosh County native who has always had a life-long passion for public service. I have had success as a local busine...

All candidates for public office and concerned citizens are invited to a political rally at the Checotah Senior Center on Thursday, June 16, 2022. Each candidate will be allowed time to introduce them...

Organizers of the first Kids’ Fishing Classic, held Saturday at the Eufaula Cove, expected a small turnout. “We were expecting 80 or 100 kids,” Zach Bandy, with Flamingo Fish & Marine, said. “We surpa...

Kick-off your summer with the Lake Eufaula Association’s Golden Eagle Poker Run brought to you by the Eufaula Creek Nation Casino on June 11. Participate by boat, bike or car. The five highest hands p...

The public is invited to attend a dessert auction and a candidates forum to be held at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, June 11 at the Warrior School Grounds, 10 miles west of Checotah, across from the Mt. Olive S...