The City of Checotah would like to thank the local businesses and organizations that helped to decorate the trees down S. Broadway for Christmas. The time and effort was greatly appreciated. Councilma...

New Year’s resolutions typically focus on self-improvement: lose weight, stop smoking, exercise. This year, why not resolve to do something to help others? You can resolve to improve the life of a loc...

A brave 7-year-old from Checotah, Ava Fitzgerald, was honored by the Checotah Fire Department on Monday, Jan. 10, only a week after she saved her family from a house fire that claimed their entire ho...

The Checotah Masonic Lodge #86 will host its Annual Breakfast Fundraiser for the Checotah FFA/4H this Saturday, January 15 from 7 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. or as long as supplies last. The country breakfast w...

Felony Cases Jared Tyler Brown: possession of firearm after a former felony conviction; as to codefendant (s); carrying firearm while under the influence; possession of CDS Robin Parker: As to co-defe...

Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Army, Troop F, 2d Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. Place and date: Near Loc Ninh, Republic of Vietnam, 6 January 1968. Entered service at: Chicago, Ill. B...

New Year’s resolutions typically focus on self-improvement: lose weight, stop smoking, exercise. This year, why not resolve to do something to help others? You can resolve to improve the life of a loc...

Oklahomans in rural areas and small towns are searching for funding to support water and wastewater infrastructure. According to Kevin Wagner, director of the Oklahoma Water Resources Center, more th...

Two Oklahomans represented their state in the 2022 Tournament of Roses Parade. Shelby Johnson, of Shawnee, and Karen Hoyt, of Tulsa, were a part of the Donate Life Float featured in the parade. Every...

Former Dallas Cowboy player and NFL coach Dan Reeves passed away Saturday at the age of 77. Reeves was head coach of the New York Giants, Denver Broncos and the Atlanta Falcons during his tenure in th...

January 10-14 • Monday, Jan. 10: BBQ chicken; California blend; potato salad; Texas toast; pudding parfait; milk • Tuesday, Jan. 11: Baked ham; au gratin potatoes; green beans; dinner roll; carrot pin...

On January 6, 1838 – Alfred Vail demonstrates a telegraph system using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code). 1895 – Former Hawaiian Queen Liluokalani is arrested after a failed coup ...

Tribes across the Southwest dread the possibility that thousands of unmarked graves might be uncovered by a federal investigation into abandoned Native American boarding schools expected to wrap up ea...

In what could best be described as a climatological anomaly on steroids, Oklahoma soared to its warmest December on record, besting the previous mark by more than 5 degrees. But then, an arctic cold f...

OKLAHOMA – Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has said he will not renew standing hunting and fishing compacts with tribal governments after they expire this year. The agreements with the Cherokee and Choc...

Applications for absentee ballots must be renewed every year. Voters interested in voting by absentee ballot during the 2022 election year may use the Oklahoma Absentee Ballot Application form to requ...

Legacy on Main Street, 224 N. Main St., Eufaula, will present An Echo of the King, Elvis Happy Birthday Tribute at a dinner/show on Saturday, Jan. 8. Cost of the event is $55 for both the dinner and t...

Selby Minner, noted for being the force behind the annual Rentiesville Dusk ‘til Dawn Blues Festival, is an accomplished bass and guitar musician. She has been teaching students how to play those inst...

In July, 2020 Bradley Richard May, 33, at the time a sergeant with the OKC Police Department, was charged with feloniously pointing a firearm, carrying a firearm while under the influence and obstruct...

Stacey Racine Goodwin, 48, Checotah has pleaded guilty in McIntosh County District Court to multiple charges. Among those charges are bail jumping, unauthorized use of a vehicle, obstructing an office...