Black History Month is the annual celebration of achievements by Black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S. History. Black History Month is the successor ...

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has announced that east and westbound US-266 is closed at I-40 about nine miles east of Checotah. The closure began Monday, Jan. 31, and will continue through...

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., paid McIntosh County a visit last week, meeting with a group of local residents to discuss issues he is currently dealing with in Washington, D.C., and listening to the r...

Marshall Elementary celebrated their 100th day of school on Friday, Jan. 28. STAFF PHOTOS

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce will host its Annual Membership Banquet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, February 10, 2022, at the First Free Will Baptist Family Life Center, located at 713 N. Broadway. This y...

The end of an era came last Friday as 69 Diner, formerly owned by Willie and Krista Wiles, changed owners at 2 p.m. Willie, who has run the restaurant for 18 years, along with his wife Krista, who is...

Eufaula senior wide receiver Khelil Deere was chosen to the Class 2A East team in a game that will be played July 29 at a location to be announced. Checotah running back Dontierre Fisher, who committe...

The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today that the annual winter meeting of Division I conference coordinators for football officials is taking place for the ninth ...

There is no doubt that the NCAA Transfer Portal has changed college athletics. However, athletes that jump in the portal better take notice. There already have been many examples of athletes jumping i...

The Oklahoma softball team enters the 2022 season as the unanimous No. 1 in the ESPN.com/ USA Softball Collegiate Preseason Top 25, USA Softball announced Tuesday. The Sooners received 625 points and ...

Eufaula senior lineman Ty Dodd has committed to play football at East Central University. Dodd became the first player from the 2021 Ironhead football team to secure a commitment to play at the colleg...

The NFL completed its playoffs in a year that you expect the unexpected. The Cincinnati Bengals came from a 21-3 deficit to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 27-24 in overtime to win the AFC Championship ...

Tickets for the Unleash The Beast’s Express Ranches Classic, presented by Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, on sale Monday, January 31 at 10:00 a.m. CST TULSA – For the 18th consecutive season, the PBR’s (Pro...

Pictured left to right; Draven Gragg, Jordas McClish, Johnny Burton and Kylie Diaz, Homecoming King Alex Parish and Queen Adison McLaughlin, Jake Parish and Olivia Howard. The crown bearer is Oakley J...

The Eufaula Ironheads defeated the Checotah Wildcats 67-54 in a game that was closer than the score. It was a contest of who had more horses in the stable and tonight that was Eufaula. The Wildcats w...

Registration for in person soccer sign ups will be at Checotah City Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 8 from 3-7 p.m. Registrants can also pay there if they signed up online and haven’t paid at this time. U4 (Bir...

Checotah senior lineman Omarion Warrior has committed to play at the next level at Northeastern State University. The 6’3”, 300-pound Warrior played well as he used his tremendous size and power to ma...

Last week marked 49 years since the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that has taken over 60 million innocent lives since its ruling in 1973. This anniversary reminds us that the fight for life is fa...

What does beauty mean to you? Are you beautiful because you possess a certain color or length of hair? Does the color of your eyes or skin make you more attractive than others? Maybe you believe being...

As vice chair of the Appropriations & Budget Subcommittee on Human Services, I attended budget hearings at the Capitol this week. On Tuesday, we heard from Director Justin Brown of the Oklahoma Dept. ...