April PAW Pre-K: Bray Johnson, Savannah Brown, Augustus Cantrell-Shelton and Rowdy Storm. COURTESY PHOTOS April PAW 1st Grade: Stryker Franks, Lylie Lackey, Zac Moody, Jasmin Cottrell Not pictured: A...

The 2021 Eufaula homecoming King Tyler Lee and Queen Makenzie McIntosh. RODNEY HALTOM | SPORTS EDITOR

After a candidate registers for an elective office, the person may submit an article of 250 words or less stating qualifications, positions on issues and a brief biography. A head and shoulders photog...

I, Kathleen Henderson-Horton, would like to be your next McIntosh County Commissioner for District 1. With responsible leadership and hard work, I believe we can move forward. I graduated from Checota...

The McIntosh County Election Board released the following information concerning the June 38 primary election. • June 3 is the last day for voter registration prior to the Primary Election. • June 13 ...

On Memorial Day Weekend the Xtreme Country Party at the Cove will debut at the Xtreme Amphitheater. Gates open at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 28 and the party starts at noon. To purchase tickets in advance...

Friendship Kitchen is excited to share with Eufaula and surrounding communities that the Saturday Free Lunch program, which had changed to only drive-thru during the COVID-19 pandemic, is reopening fo...

All candidates for public office in the upcoming election are invited to candidates night on Friday, June 3, at 5:30 p.m. at the Checotah Senior Center. The night is for anyone in the community to com...

For the past six years, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) has sponsored or co-sponsored Oklahoma’s Kid Governor program. Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, the program will expand...

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce has chosen the Sharpe House Guesthouse and Event Center as the Business of the Month. The Sharpe House Guesthouse, located at 301 N.W. 2nd St., is owned by Donna and L...

As graduations are celebrated and summer vacations begin, Neighbors Building Neighborhoods’ Community-Based Prevention program wants to remind parents of Oklahoma’s Social Host Law, which makes it is ...

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...

Roberta Lavette Thompson, 57, who has been charged with embezzlement by a public officer, made her initial court appearance Thursday, May 19. An arrest warrant that had been issued after the charge wa...

Flags flew on Sunday morning as faithful patriotic residents gathered at 8 a.m. at Grapevine Bridge to show their support to the 279 Veteran riders who were traveling the Midway Route across the Unit...

A special visitor, Michael Buehrle, came through Checotah and stopped at the Katy Depot on Monday, May 23, on his way from Florida to Las Vegas. Buehrle , a Navy veteran who served on the USS Carr in ...

Morning Star Baptist Church, located West of Checotah (412055 E. 1070 Rd), will celebrate the life of the late Pastor Eli Behn and deceased area residents on Saturday evening, May 28, 2022; beginning ...

The American Legion Post 21 will present a Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 30 at 1 p.m. at Greenlawn Cemetery. All veterans and the entire community are invited and encouraged to attend this spec...

Checotah senior Jordyn Beaver will be joining the Oklahoma Army National Guard following her graduation. STAFF PHOTO | LADONNA RHODES

The Lake Eufaula Association’s Golden Eagle Poker Run, brought to you by the Eufaula Creek Nation Casino, is set for June 11. Registration is open now. Visit the LEA website for online entry or to dow...

Peoples National Bank and all its affiliated branches will be closed Monday, May 30 in observance of Memorial Day. They will reopen during regular hours of business on Tuesday, May 31.