Colten Burnett of Checotah and friends had a big day duck hunting this season. COURTESY

On January 13, 1833 – President Andrew Jackson writes to Vice President Martin Van Buren expressing his opposition to South Carolina’s defiance of federal authority in the Nullification Crisis. 1893 –...

Elevation below normal, water 54 and murky. For current elevation conditions go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website at https://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/EUFA . lakepage.html. Crappie fair on h...

LifeShare of Oklahoma is proud to announce its eighth consecutive record-breaking year in the number of organ donors, number of organs transplanted, number of tissue donors and number of lives saved. ...

Eastern Oklahoma Development District Area Agency on Aging announces the availability of Older Americans Act Title III Funding. Grants are for a four year project period, awarded 12 months at a time. ...

Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business instructors are set to host a new program aimed at helping college athletes get the most out of lucrative Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) opportuniti...

January 17-21 • Monday, Jan. 17: Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day • Tuesday, Jan. 18: Chicken stew; diced beets; cornbread; cottage cheese/Mandarin oranges; milk • Wednesday, Jan. 19: Hamburger s...

Neighbors Building Neighborhoods will sponsor a CLEET-certified fentanyl training class for Law Enforcement and First Responders at Indian Capital Technology Center in Muskogee on Jan. 24. The address...

The USDA’s Farm Service Agency Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is one of the world’s largest voluntary conservation programs with an established track record of preserving topsoil, sequestering car...

The Center for Tribal Studies and Office of Admissions, Recruitment and Scholarships at Northeastern State University will host Native Strong on Jan. 21. Native Strong is a hands-on experience for hig...

The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) has named Jennifer Frazee as the new director at Fort Gibson Historic Site, located in Fort Gibson in eastern Oklahoma. “I am very pleased to introduce Jennifer F...

Up and down the streets of Checotah, riding his bicycle and waving at everyone, Johnny Bo White is a constant presence in his little town. In and out of businesses, he will help deliver newspapers, f...

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...

Seven McIntosh County residents have been named to the President’s and Dean’s Honor Rolls for the fall 2021 semester at Eastern Oklahoma State College. The President’s Honor Roll students include Cait...

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...

114 Years Ago: Checotah Enquirer • January 3, 1908 Good Move The Kansas City Number Co. has started a force of men in our city measuring the lots for the purpose of establishing a system for numbering...

Left, Checotah High School’s Gifted and Talented group, which is a federally funded program, toured the new First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City on Monday. Above, CHS Gifted and Talented students,...

Recently Checotah High School staff and teachers got the opportunity to escape from reality to virtual reality while training on Virtual Reality (VR) Goggles. With state-of-the-art technology and awar...

The former Oklahoma City police officer who was two weeks away from standing trial in McIntosh County committed suicide, according to Assistant District Attorney Greg Stidham. Bradley May, 32, was cha...