The Checotah Lions Club has been staying busy in the community. At their general meeting held last Thursday Lion President Darren Armstrong along with Lion Secretary Iris Park worked to iron out detai...

Oklahoma, which is the 28th most populous state in the nation, ranks third for women killed by men in domestic violence cases, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV). O...

A preliminary hearing for Krystal Renee Johnson, 36, of Canadian Shores, has been set for 1:30 p.m., Nov. 5 at the Pittsburg County Courthouse. Johnson is alleged to have fired several shots in the vi...

For the second time in the 2021 season, 2019 PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Rookie of the Year Dalton Kasel (Muleshoe, Texas) rode his way to a perfect 3-for-3 performance and another Unleash The Beas...

Cash prizes are available for students who enter and win the Zach Taylor First Amendment Essay Contest, sponsored annually by Freedom of Information Oklahoma. Winners will be announced during FOI Okla...

Felony Cases Randy Shawn McGee: Randy Shawn McGee: bail jumping Misdemeanor Cases Warren Paul Creekmore: assault and battery Khristen Joy Doyle: dumping trash on public/private property without consen...

Senior attendant is Kohlie Atkins, the daughter of Kimberly and Robert Atkins. Atkins is escorted by Brock Butler and Dontierre Fisher. Butler is the son of Tom and Jody Butler. Fisher is the son of ...

Oklahoma’s youth deer gun season is a chance for kids to go deer hunting for three days with adult supervision before all of the adult gun hunters head to the woods, and participation is easy. Think o...

Pets are cute and cuddly, but they serve a bigger purpose beyond companionship. Research has shown pets are good for both mental and physical health. What do researchers mean when saying pets are good...

Duane Garvais-Lawrence pulled into Washington, D.C., Friday, ending his second annual coast-to-coast trip to bring attention to the problem of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) – a trip he...

Halloween falls on a Sunday this year, so most events will take place a day early, with a couple of exceptions. Pumpkin Painting Contest for kids, Heartland Heritage Museum and Gallery Heartland Herit...

The Annual Curtis Eugene Woodfork Turkey Shoot will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, at the Warrior School Grounds. The location is across from Mt. Olive Star Baptist Church in the Wa...

115 Years Ago: Checotah Enquirer • June 28, 1907 Checotah 10,000 Club Members of the Ten Thousand Club visited the site of the new bridge across Deep Fork near the Whaley ford last Tuesday for the pur...

A court advocacy program for children is actively seeking volunteers in McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah and Wagoner counties. The Court Appointed Special Advocate, or CASA, program is in search of everyd...

Ake, Roger M. Albright, Austin Michael Allen, Edmond Monte Allen, Justin Lee Almeida, Louis Ernest III Anderson, Gary Don Anderson, Teddy Bruce Anderson, Teddy Bruce Arnold, Charles Wayne Bahe, Mandy ...

The homecoming parade brought out all kinds of scary monsters, but the zombies had no chance with the Wildcat Machine and the Scooby on their trail. STAFF PHOTOS | LADONNA RHODES

Three defendants hoping to have their convictions overturned by applying the McGirt ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to their individual cases were disappointed last week. The McGirt ruling states tha...

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...

The Market Square Supermarkets and Top Value Cost Plus Foods Charity Golf Tournament benefitting the nonprofit Lake Eufaula Association is scheduled for 9 a.m., Friday, Oct. 15, at Arrowhead Golf Cour...

Watson Farms Meat Market had their grand opening of their second market location at 214 Viteo P Guest in Checotah on Friday. Robyn and Damon Watson also own Watson Farms Meat Processing and Market in ...