McIntosh Counties’ Oklahoma 2nd Amendment Association will meet Thursday, April, 28, at the VFW Post 8798 (Hwy 9 East) at 6 p.m. All are invited. Meetings are held monthly on the 4th Thursday of each ...

Muskogee Nation Family Violence Prevention Program and W.I.S.H. have scheduled a Sexual Assault Awareness Walk and Child Abuse Prevention Walk for: Friday, April 22 at 11 a.m. starting at McIntosh Cou...

Michael David Jackson, 40, of Tahlequah, was sentenced to three individual life sentences on two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor under 12 and one count of abusive sexual contact with a ch...

Lisa Peddy has been chosen not only as the Checotah High School Teacher of the Year, but also as the District Teacher of the Year. Peddy has 28 years in education teaching in Muskogee and now Checota...

The body of a child who went missing in the Emerald Bay community last Monday morning, April 11, was found Tuesday evening, April 12, in water near the shore of Lake Eufaula. Zaiven Wyatt Houke, 4, ac...

Felony Cases John Michael Loper: knowingly concealing/holding/receiving stolen property Kevin Wayne Metzker: endangering others while eluding/attempting to elude police; distribution of CDS – includin...

Mushroom hunters will be out in full force during the next few weeks, and the most popular species on their radar is the morel. It’s the thrill of the chase for morel mushroom foragers, and locations...

Checotah Public Schools will be participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to the children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, nat...

STAFF PHOTOS | LADONNA RHODES The Easter Bunny appeared for the children of Oakwood Harbor on Saturday, April 9, joining them in an Easter egg hunt. Easter Sunday is this weekend. COURTESY PHOTO East...

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This month and throughout the year, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) and its community partners encourage all individuals and organization...

April 18-22 • Monday, April 18: Chicken pot pie; sliced carrots; side salad; cheesecake brownie; milk • Tuesday, April 19: Pulled pork w/BBQ sauce; baked potato; chuckwagon corn; Texas toast; five cup...

We held our business meeting with Becky Blackwell leading the meeting with our pledge to the flag. Lisa did our minutes and the treasurer report was presented by Claudia; all were approved. We have tw...

The first Courthouse Chili Cookoff, a friendly competition among the various offices in the courthouse, was held Thursday, April 7. First place was won by Deena Farrow’s County Clerk office, second w...

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...

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) has a long history of supporting our nation through times of war and national emergency. The SPR was created in December of 1975 when President Gerald Ford signed...

Blue pinwheels and blue ribbons were placed in Eufaula’s Posey Park this past Friday and will be placed in Checotah’s Veteran’s Park to remind people that April is both National Child Abuse Preventio...

Vendors with the Checotah’s Farmers Market were out on Saturday at the Checotah Sports Complex selling tomato plants and flowers. Leonard Hill and Angi Hollingshed have been preparing for this season ...

Freedom House Adult and Teen Challenge will be having their annual Spring Tea and Graduation Ceremony on Saturday, April 30 at Summit Christian Academy, located at 200 E. Broadway in Broken Arrow. The...

Jade McPeak was recently elected Northeast District Representative for the Oklahoma Junior Shorthorn Board and will continue another year as a Lassie Princess. She was Reserve Champion Shorthorn at th...