Lawmakers’ emails to lobbyists, calendars, call logs and other records that could give the public insight into the bills they craft are set to remain secret for at least another year. A bill that woul...

March 21 is the last day to apply for an absentee ballot by mail for the April 5 Board of Education Elections which include: • Graham-Dustin School District General Election (Board Member Position No....

Mattie Abbott was named Oklahoma Department of Transportation District 1 construction engineer in January 2022. In her new role, which consists of overseeing eight Eastern Oklahoma counties, Abbott ha...

Ashley N. Holle, a graduate of Checotah High School, was named to the Wichita State University Dean’s Honor Roll for the fall, 2021 semester. To be included on the dean’s honor roll, a student must be...

The McIntosh County Sheriff ’s Department will offer the following for sale by public auction on the publicsurplus.com website. The auction will begin April 7 and conclude on April 21. A link for publ...

114 Years Ago: Checotah Enquirer • March 20, 1908 Machinist Killed at Pocasset E.R. McConnell, a machinist, was killed at Pocasset Saturday evening in a gasoline explosion. He attempted to fix a gaso...

Jade McPeak was one of several 4-H and FFA students who got to experience being on the other side of the camera, when she got to be a part of the 2022 Ag Youth Photo Team. McPeak and several other stu...

Ake, Roger M. Albright, Austin Michael Allen, Edmond Monte Allen, Justin Lee Almeida, Louis Ernest III Anderson, Gary Don Anderson, Teddy Bruce Arnold, Charles Wayne Bahe, Mandy Gail Baker, Jerry Beal...

Eufaula High School history teacher Roger Thompson invites the public to meet him in Room 10 at the school at 6 p.m. March 29 to help make plans for a spectacular, educational tour in May, 2023. The t...

The Hanna Indian Community will hold a cornhole tournament on Saturday, March 26. For details call 918-490-3967 or 918-759-7949 after 6 p.m.

Chayda Carpenter came home from OYE with several placements. She received the following rankings: 3rd in the Simmental influence class; 4th Hair sheep ewe; 11th Dorset Advantage ewe; 13th place Black ...

March 28 - April 1 • Monday, March 28: Chicken spaghetti; sliced carrots; dinner roll; chocolate pudding; milk • Tuesday, March 29: Pork loin; oven roasted potatoes; Italian veggie blend; dinner roll;...

Chenault - George & son Harry (Runs east and west - 3 blocks south of Broadway & Gentry) George S. Chenault Born: April 8, 1865, in Tenn. Died: Dec. 18, 1951, in Muskogee Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, ...

Oktaha High School Band recently earned superior ratings at the District Contest on Wednesday, March 9 at Muskogee High School. They also earned superior ratings in sight reading. This qualified the b...

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 ...

This monstrous load barely cleared lines and cars as it made its way downtown in Checotah on Monday. COURTESY PHOTO

Mayor Daniel Tarkington along with the City of Checotah held a retirement party for EMT Dir. Jerry Lewis on March 10. Lewis had put in 29 years with the city with 15 of those years being the director....

These pair of cardinals were enjoying their first day of spring together until the first round of storms came blowing in. STAFF PHOTO | LADONNA RHODES

Runners couldn’t have asked for a better race day on Saturday, which was sunny with just a slight chill in the air – perfect for a 5K. At precisely at 9 a.m. the gun sounded and the participants ran a...

Checotah H.S. Band recently competed at the District Contest and made straight ones on stage and sight reading. This performance on Wednesday, March 9 at Muskogee H.S. qualified the Class of Checotah ...