Many of us have shared the heartbreak this past year of losing someone who was close to us. Here is a list of those who left behind family and friends. January Marguerite Schmitt Nov. 15, 1929 - Jan. ...

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce held their Residential and Business Christmas Lighting Competition on Dec. 20 and announced winners the following day. The winners of the residential lighting were: 1s...

Project AWARE partnered with Misti K. Vekas, ATR-BC, LPC and the 21st Century Grant at Wildcat Winter Wonderland for a guided community art project. The purpose of the project was for participants to...

Going to the IBC are local steady jammers now known as the Rentiesville Jam Band. Come see them here at the Rentiesville Blues Club on Sundays at 4 p.m. Check out the band’s bio for the Blues Foundati...

115 Years Ago: Checotah Enquirer • December 20, 1907 FUN OR FIGHT Point Comfort, Va., Dec. 16 - The backbone of the American navy, 16 first class battleships under command of Rear Admiral Robley D. Ev...

William Loyde Murray, 52, of Checotah, pled guilty to charges of distribution of a controlled dangerous substance (including possession with intent to distribute); unlawful possession of drug parapher...

Over 40 members of Mt. Olive Star Missionary Baptist Church along with friends rolled up their sleeves to feed over 500 people during its annual Feeding All Souls Christmas Day Dinner this year. Rev....

Watson’s Farms Meat Processing and Market served 100 Christmas boxes to the community over the holidays. COURTESY PHOTO

An announcement was made this week establishing a $100,000.00 perpetually endowed scholarship to Checotah High School in honor of 1931 Checotah graduate Britton D. Tabor by two of his nieces, Katherin...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from October business. The monies they reported this period represent sales...

A 22-year-old man from Canadian died in a two-vehicle accident in Longtown on Christmas Eve. Matthew Lawson died at the McAlester Regional Hospital from multiple injuries suffered in the accident that...

Delicia Hurst expressed relief that the man convicted of killing her brother in 1991 with potassium cyanide was again rejected for parole. Jerry Don Hurst, who was 19 at the time, drank from a bottle ...

December 27-31 • Monday, December 27: BBQ chicken; mashed potatoes; sliced zucchini; dinner roll; banana pudding dessert; milk • Tuesday, December 28: Chicken & dressing casserole; broccoli; cranberry...

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...

Many schools around the United States, including schools in McIntosh County, were on high precaution and brought in extra security after an unsubstantiated threat of violence went viral last Friday on...

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce named Coleman’s Furniture as their Business of the Month. Coleman’s Furniture is owned by Bill and Gary Coleman. It was established in 1966 and still advertises today ...

Christmas is a little brighter this year thanks to the annual Shop With A Cop program. More than 50 kids from McIntosh County were treated to a shopping spree that included buying clothes at Sharpe’s...

Even Mr. Bones at Unique Touch got into the Christmas spirit this year when one of Kerri Jackson’s clients gifted her with an entire wardrobe for him to wear every holiday and special occasion. STAFF ...

The Checotah Art Guild hosted their first successful Holiday Arts and Crafts Show and Sale on Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Heartland Heritage Museum and Gallery. Artists from Checotah and the surrounding...

“Santa, do reindeer really know how to fly?” “HO, HO, NO!” COURTESY PHOTO There were lots of crafts to make at the Winter Wonderland. STAFF PHOTO “Mom! Santa said I’m getting coal, but I’m a good lit...