The Checotah Lions Club celebrated 100 years of service to the community on Nov. 29, 2021 by swearing in new members and even older members at their Centennial Celebration. On that Monday evening, all...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Ken Luttrell, R-Ponca City, and Rep. Mickey Dollens, D-Oklahoma City, announced Monday that they have filed pet protection legislation related to the tethering of animals. House B...

OKLAHOMA CITY – At the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy, we are charged with “creating awareness, taking action, and supporting policy to improve the health, safety, and wellbeing of Oklahoma’s c...

Felony Cases James Anthony Boyd: assault with a dangerous weapon; protective order violation; resisting an officer Montey Dean Mont Montey Dean Montgomery: bringing contraband into jail/penal institut...

October 19, 1906 Probably the most destructive fire Checotah has yet experienced occurred between 2 and 4 o’clock Saturday morning. The conflagration originated either in the restaurant or the Uno joi...

• In 1890 Checote’s Switch became the home of the Katy Depot. It was the first depot homed telegraph office and freight room, along with Checotah’s first official post office. • The passage of the Daw...

April 27, 1906 The Snake Indians are preparing to have a big time at old Hickory grounds near here on the first of May when they will meet for the purpose of inaugurating their new chiefs, Este Larney...

April 19, 1907 Checotah is soon to have a first class and up-to-date system of water works. There’s no doubt about it. The necessary step for floating bonds will be taken at once and before 1907 has p...

Don’t miss the Checotah Chamber of Commerce Annual Membership Banquet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at the First Free Will Baptist Family Life Center, located at 713 N. Broadway. This wi...

The McIntosh County Spring Livestock Show will be held on the following dates: • Feb. 24: Rabbit & Poultry Show begins at 5 p.m., followed by Next Generation Rabbit & Poultry Show. • Feb. 26: Jr. Live...

The 14th Annual Checotah Chili Cook-Off returns this year and is expecting a great turnout on Saturday, Feb. 26. This is the Heartland Heritage Museum and Gallery big fundraiser for the year and they ...

This original article ran on Friday, November 25, 1921 in the local newspaper, The Checotah Times, which later became the present day McIntosh County Democrat. The dreams, hopes and aspirations of pro...

February 23, 1906 One of the largest business deals that has taken place in Checotah in a long time occurred this week when Edward Garst of Coon Rapids, Iowa, purchased the new Gentry business buildin...

After being stuck for more than four hours Tuesday, northbound traffic on U.S. 69 finally began to move. Traffic came to a standstill at about 4:30 a.m. due to a semi rollover on 69 near Texanna Road,...

February 14-18 • Monday, Feb. 14: Chicken; spaghetti; sliced carrots; roll; chocolate pudding; milk • Tuesday, Feb. 15: Pork loin; oven roasted potatoes; Italian veggies; roll; peach crisp; milk • Wed...

Burgomasters, administrators, chancellors, borough presidents, lord-mayors or mayors, no matter what you call them, they all have a huge responsibility in keeping a city running. No town can be succe...

Established in 1915, the historic Jefferson Highway once made its way over more than 2,300 miles from Winnipeg, Manitoba to New Orleans, Louisiana. This historic highway made its way through Checotah,...

Kristi Spindle, who lives in the Onapa area, captured this shot last Tuesday evening, Feb. 1, of the Falcon 9 rocket using her Samsung cellphone’s night mode. The rocket, manufactured by SpaceX, was l...

I.O.O.F., the Independent Order of the Odd Fellows, dates back to 17th-century England as a charitable organization that worked to help families in need and buried their dead. The first lodge establis...