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 Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs (ODVA) has announced that Oklahoma has reached a special milestone. It is now number one among the 50 states for veterans, per capita, in receipt of federal...

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...

115 Years Ago: Checotah Enquirer • February 21, 1908 Arranging for Survey R.O. Smith returned home Tuesday morning from Oklahoma City, where he met and held a conference with a number of Eastern Capit...

Continuing to fight to protect Oklahoman workers’ rights, Attorney General John O’Connor is joining an effort led by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody against President Biden’s federal contractor ...

Addiction. This is a subject most people do not want to talk about. Over 165 million Americans ages 12 and up are currently abusing drugs and/or alcohol. This number continues to grow year after year....

Northeastern State University has announced that 731 students met the criteria to be named to the Dean’s Honor Roll for the fall 2021 semester. To be eligible, students must have completed at least 12...

Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric Million, a native of Muskogee, Oklahoma, serves the U.S. Navy aboard U.S. Navy warship operating out of Norfolk. Million joined the Navy five years ago. Today, Million ser...

Felony Cases Jeremiah James Barron: falsely personate another to create liability; possession of CDS; unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia Jacquelyn Janee Copeland: two counts of identity theft L...

The foundation of the Eufaula Ironhead nation was shaken and saddened as the news of legendary head football coach Paul Bell’s passing at the age of 89 on Saturday. “It is with great sadness that we ...

During the first World War Ralph Lindsey, my great grandfather, kept a journal of his service on the front. He wrote about the front, his travels, his wounds, but the thing that came up most often – t...

The 38th Annual Azalea Pageant will be held Saturday, March 19, at the Roxy Theater in Muskogee. The pageant is held each year to kick off the Azalea Festival and winners will be eligible to ride in t...

The state’s drought status continues to intensify, and rainfall within the next few weeks is crucial for a profitable 2022 wheat crop, especially in the northwestern part of the state. “Much of the wh...

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Northwestern Oklahoma State University will play host to the Spring Showcase event Saturday, Feb. 26, at 10 a.m. in the Student Center in Alva. Students interested in transferring to Northwestern’s Al...

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...

Oklahoma State University Extension and the Oklahoma Pecan Growers Association are joining forces to present the 2022 Pecan Management Course. The course will provide both classroom and hands-on educa...

Sale Order • Jade McPeak - Grand Wether Goat, Grand Heifer, Grand Steer, Res Wether Goat, Res Doe Goat, Champion Jr. Showman • Blaze Roper - Grand Market Hog, Breed Champion Duroc • Dually Robison - G...