The annual Checotah Trash-Off is scheduled for Saturday, April 9 from 8:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The event is a dump day for the residents within the city limits of Checotah. As in past years, residents m...

As 17- year-old high school senior Mylie Jo Campbell took the show ring for the last time at the Oklahoma Youth Expo this past week, few people knew, like her mom and a few close friends, the emotion...

Five years ago on March 16, 2017, Leona (Green) Mitchell peacefully passed away at 97 years young, but this seamstress left behind a legacy and a stitch in time for her daughter Jerri Reaves. Leona h...

The Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center in Muskogee is one of 35 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in 21 different states that would be closed or completely reconstructed under a nearly $2 trillion in...

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 Checotah Chamber of Commerce has chosen Checotah Gun and Pawn as their business of the month. Joey and Amy Marion are owners of this family-owned and family-ran establishment which started April 1...

March 21-25 • Monday, March 21: Pork chops w/apples, onions; rice; sliced carrots; roll; yogurt; milk • Tuesday, March 22: King ranch casserole; side salad; cornbread; brownie; milk • Wednesday, March...

115 Years Ago: Checotah Enquirer • March 13, 1908 Eufaula Will Lose In conversation the first of the week with one of the leading businessmen of Eufaula, a prominent man of Checotah said in so many wo...

Statewide candidate filing packets are available for download on the State Election Board website for candidates filing for federal, state, legislative, judicial, district attorney or county office. C...

Suzan Shown Harjo (1945-present) Suzan Shown Harjo, a Cheyenne and Hodulgee Muscogee, is a writer, curator and a Native American activist. Harjo was born in El Reno, Oklahoma, on a Cheyenne land reser...

The war-torn nation of Ukraine continues to repel Russian invaders who commit unspeakable atrocities - bombing hospitals, killing babies and pregnant mothers and defenseless civilians of all age. It ...

A Community Easter Egg Hunt will be held Saturday, April 9, at the Checotah Sports Complex. Bring the children and enjoy inflatables, games, prizes, free food and beverages. Gates open at 10 a.m. and ...

While hundreds of thousands of Confederate and Union soldiers were dying in bloody Civil War battles in the eastern United States, Oklahoma had its own fights to preserve the union. Indian Territory ...

Firefighters from around the country will converge in Coweta on Saturday, March 26 to compete in the globally recognized Firefighter Challenge being held at the 9th Annual Wagoner County Emergency Pre...

Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma will open its 2022 season this spring with the world premiere Native American Musical “Distant Thunder.” The production was originally slated as part of Lyric’s 2020 season, ...

McIntosh County Republicans are holding their monthly meeting on Thursday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m. in the Eufaula Library Conference Room. Guest speakers will be State Representative Randy Randleman and...

In recognition of Women’s History Month, a seminar will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, March 26 at Sulphur Springs Baptist Church, 229 Booker T. Washington St., Eufaula, facilitator Alma Harper announce...

The Heartland Heritage Museum and Gallery has named Cheryl Ann Smith as the Artist of the Month for March. Smith and her husband Gary moved to Checotah from the Oklahoma City area in 2006, settling we...

The white bass is a fan favorite of springtime anglers. These prolific spawning fish make their annual migration runs in the thousands giving anglers the opportunity to catch fish in bulk. White bass...