As Memorial Day approaches and flowers at Greenlawn Cemetery are being placed on loved ones graves, the City of Checotah would like to remind everyone that floral arrangement must be picked back up by...

Checotah High School art students painted this mural at the Checotah Sports Complex last week. The design was created by Darius Gray. COURTESY PHOTO

Oklahoma Watch has filed a lawsuit against Oklahoma’s Office of Management and Enterprise Services over its decision to keep secret billions of dollars in applications for federal coronavirus relief f...

Damon and Robyn Watson with Watson Farms Meat Processing and Market opened the doors of their market in Checotah less than a year ago on Oct. 8, 2021, and now they are expanding to open another store ...

Marshall Elementary was “Dancing through the Decades” last week with their first graders. COURTESY PHOTO

Blues fans, mark your calendars. Three important dates are coming up in Rentiesville. On Saturday and Sunday, May 14-15, starting at sunset, a Mini Fest will be held at the site of the Dusk til Dawn B...

On Monday some Checotah students and their teachers got to visit the News on 6 newsrooms as part of their 21st Century After School Program. They had the chance to tour the newsrooms as they learned ...

“When you live on a ranch and grow up around farm animals, every once in a while there’s just one you will never forget,” Amber Markus said. Amber was talking about her retired barrel-racing horse, S...

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...

Checotah art students got the opportunity to visit the Philbrook Museum last week. COURTESY PHOTO

The Class of Checotah High School Band recently earned the OSSAA Distinguished Academic Achievement Award and will be also going on a trip this week to play at the Springfield Cardinals baseball game....

An Oktaha man, Kyle Lee Owens, 26, was charged in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma with two counts of murder in Indian Country on allegations that he fatally shot two men in hi...

May 2-6 • Monday, May 2: Swiss chicken breast; baby red potatoes; sliced zucchini; Texas toast; Hawaiian cake; milk • Tuesday, May 3: Beef taco salad; refried beans; lemon pudding tart; milk • Wednesd...

Women play a vital role in production agriculture in Oklahoma, and the upcoming OSU Cattlewomen’s Boot Camp is designed to help them continue down a successful road. JJ Jones, Oklahoma State Universit...

Red Dirt Production Services held a fundraising reception benefitting Avery Frix, Candidate for U.S. Congress, on April 14 at The 1872 Chophouse. Pictured L to R: Carter Stewart and State Rep. Avery F...

Join us for our annual Caregiver Conference “Caregiving in the Comfort of Home” Wednesday, May 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Muskogee Church of Christ 3206 N. York St. Muskogee. Wear your most comfy pa...

114 Years Ago: Checotah Enquirer • April 24, 1908 Prominent Checotah Editor Knocked Out Prominent Indian Seriously Cut On last Saturday night and Sunday morning after the big gathering of the county a...

“Night of Democrats” has been scheduled for April 30 at 6 p.m. at the Checotah Community Center. “The filing deadline has come and gone and McIntosh County has a wonderful slate of Democratic candidat...

A member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma was sentenced last week to more than 12 years in prison for his conduct in connection with a homicide that took place in 2017 within Indian Country in Oklah...

Jerry Dewayne Rogers, 59, of Sallisaw, was found guilty by a federal jury of one count of aggravated sexual abuse in Indian Country, three counts of abusive sexual contact in Indian County, and one co...