The McIntosh County Democratic Party will host a candidate forum at 6 p.m., April 30, at the Checotah Community Center, 611 N. Broadway. Chairperson Wilma Hays said the event will be an opportunity fo...

A new 13-week GriefShare seminar will start Wednesday, March 23 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Checotah First Baptist Church located at 210 S.W. 2nd St. GriefShare is a free, non-denominational suppo...

Checotah Masonic Lodge #86 is sponsoring a Community Breakfast this Saturday, March 12 from 7-10 a.m. at 625 W. Gentry. Come out and enjoy some good food and fine fellowship. Homemade breakfast consis...

Every year, 94% of teachers spend their own money on school supplies for their students but communities can help through DonorsChoose. Individuals can help local teachers with their school projects an...

Holly Lackey captured this mother eagle feeding her young in an undisclosed area in McIntosh County. COURTESY PHOTO | HOLLY LACKEY

After 29 years of Emergency Medical Services, Jerry Roger Lewis, director of Checotah EMT, is retiring March 10 from the City of Checotah. Lewis, a 1983 graduate of Eufaula High School, went straight...

The 14th Annual Chili Cook-Off, which is the major fundraiser for the Heartland Heritage Museum & Gallery, was a huge success on Saturday evening. It was a fun and exciting evening for the nearly 200...

Oklahomans who want to change party affiliation must submit their change no later than March 31, McIntosh County Election Board Secretary Janelle McKnight announced. Voters may change their party affi...

The Checotah Art Guild was thrilled that they took 2nd Place for the Best Chili at the Checotah Chili Cook-Off. STAFF PHOTOS | LADONNA RHODES Richard Milsap took 2nd on table décor with his red, whit...

Honey Springs Battlefield’s special presentation, “The First Indian Home Guard,” which was originally scheduled to take place at the battlefield’s Visitor Center on Saturday, Feb. 26, at 1 p.m. has be...

Depending on the weather, east and westbound US-266 will be closed at I-40, about nine miles east of Checotah in Eastern McIntosh County, beginning Monday, Feb. 28, and continuing through Friday, Marc...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced recently that Elijah Dewayne Hicks, 22, of Okemah, was found guilty by a federal jury of murder in Indian Country; u...

Jerry McPeak of Warner, has completed his term on the 2022 American Farmers & Ranchers/Oklahoma Farmers Union (AFR/OFU) Policy Committee. The committee convened for the final time Feb. 11 in Norman to...

Oklahoma’s purchasing director has decided almost $12 billion in applications for federal money under last year’s COVID-19 funding package for states should stay secret as the Legislature and Gov. Kev...

Sen. Jim Inhofe has announced his retirement from the United States Senate effective Jan. 3, 2023. Under Oklahoma state law, a special election to fill the remainder of Inhofe’s term will be held at t...

Checotah Schools hosted their 45th annual Checotah Band Daze on Friday, Feb. 18. Ashley Hackler, CHS Band Director and Alex Warrior, CHS Band Director Assistant, were pleased with the turnout as bands...

The Eufaula-Canadian Tribal Town will hold a town meeting at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 12 at the West Eufaula Indian Baptist Church. A meal will be served.

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...

Marshall Elementary students enjoyed making Valentine cards and cookies for the local nursing home residents. COURTESY PHOTO

For the second time in two weeks Mother Nature coldcocked the county, with frigid temperatures and ice-covered streets and highways hitting hard and forcing the closing of schools and many businesses....