115 Years Ago: Checotah Enquirer • June 14, 1907 Picnic a Success The picnic given on R.Y. Audd’s lawn last Wednesday by the citizens of Checotah for the normal students was a success in every respect...

We held our business meeting on September 17 with Becky leading the meeting with our pledge to the flag and Ms. Becki Roe doing our prayer. Claudia read the minutes. Lisa did our treasurer’s report. B...

Oct. 2: • Artist in the Window - Isiah Brown: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Open painting - guests welcome Oct. 5: • Checotah Art Guild: 1-3:30 p.m. Open painting - guests welcome Oct. 7: • Checotah Art Guild: 1-3...

Rising food costs continue to make it challenging for families on limited budgets to put healthy meals on the table, but some relief is on the way. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently recalcul...

Scott Welch, with Neighbors Building Neighborhoods, says over 80 percent of young people ages 10 to 18 say their parents are the leading influence on their decision about whether or not to drink alcoh...

If you would like to list your meeting or event in the Community Area Calendar, please email all the information to ladonna@cookson.news . You may also call 918-473-2313 or mail the information to McI...

Joe Hott and The Short Mountain Boys stood onstage at the Xtreme Amphitheater and sang Buck Owens’ classic “I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail.” Backstage, Eddie Sanders prepared to take his place onstage ...

Checotah Chapter #25, Order of the Eastern Star welcomed veterans, family and friends for breakfast this past Saturday at the Checotah Masonic Lodge. This year, our Worthy Matron Jhonnie Dedmon of Ch...

The Checotah Art Guild (CAG) got underway last week as new and old members came together for one purpose - to promote all forms of art in Checotah and the surrounding areas. Local artists met at the H...

As the bell rings to start another school day at Checotah Public Schools there’s a new kid in town that can’t wait to get to class every day to make some friends and then get to work. That boy is a 1...

At a special city council meeting held Sept. 16, Checotah City Council action was taken on amendment handbook policy changes needed for COVID-19. A motion was moved by Councilman Tony Fields and secon...

The church is a force to be reckoned with. Chris Campbell, executive director of the 111 Project, emphasized that fact to a gathering of members of various churches who were being told how their powe...

Naturalist Holly Lackey was able to capture and tag a few of the beautiful migrating Monarchs on their journey to warmer weather for winter in Mexico. COURTESY PHOTO | HOLLY LACKEY

Honey Springs Battlefield has announced that a fun-filled educational weekend for families and students has been scheduled. The biennial reenactment of the Civil War Battle of Honey Springs will take ...

Checotah Middle Schoolers met bright and early to pray for their school on Wednesday, Sept. 22 for “See You at the Pole 2021.”

Misdemeanor Cases Terry Rondell Austin: malicious injury to property, under $1,000; breaking & entering dwelling without permission Monte Joe Harris Jr.: protective order violation Michele Janine Kram...

Members of the Masonic Lodge #86 served up breakfast last Saturday with some special help from the Eastern Star Ladies who helped cook it up. Pictured from left are Kevin Steele, Josheb English, Clark...

Above, students from Checotah Middle School are learning the basics on how to use a camera with instructor Matt Hackler and have been learning how to take action shots and nature shots. In the spring...

Michael Lang was walking home from a late-night pickup basketball game when he heard a loud bang. The sound came from a car wash a few blocks from his Warr Acres apartment. The 17-year-old ran toward...

Three people with stakes in indigenous voter rights in Oklahoma are looking to the Native American Voting Rights Act, co-introduced by Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) to help address voting and election probl...