The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma has issued an arrest warrant for Reid Smith Lester Jordan, 27, of Soper, in association with the death of Delbert Hedrick. On Feb. 28,, just before midnight, the Choctaw...

A former University of Oklahoma gymnast on Wednesday told a key Senate panel that she was directed not to say anything that could compromise an FBI investigation into sexual abuse by the national team...

Rogers State University has announced its President’s and Dean’s Honor Rolls for the Summer 2021 semester. Darla McMahon, whose hometown is Checotah, made the President’s Honor Roll. To qualify, a stu...

The annual Plumb Theatre Gospel Festival will be held Friday and Saturday, Sept. 24- 25 at the theatre on S.H. 9 in Longtown. We are proud and elated to have Tim Allen - an accomplished, smooth virtuo...

Well, we start another month for 2021. We held our business meeting on Aug. 19 with Becky leading the meeting with our pledge to the flag and Ms. Becki Roe doing our prayer. Claudia read minutes. Lis...

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...

115 Years Ago: Checotah Times • June 7, 1907 A Busy, Busy Day Saturday is one of those days in Checotah when there is something to do. Last Saturday was no exception. In front of W.B. Rogers’ store a ...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that Kyle Joseph Vannortwick, 36, of Muskogee, has been found guilty by a federal jury of second degree murder in In...

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...

The Judy Chastain Ministry will host A Night Under the Stars With God, a gospel festival set for Sept. 24-25. The two-day event begins at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24 at Lighthouse Radio Station, which is ...

The 21st Century Grant program is underway at Checotah Public schools offering Community learning Centers to all four school sites. “The I.G.N.I.T.E Checotah which stands for: Inspiring Growth and Nur...

One of the highlights of this weekend’s Xtreme Bluegrass Festival will be the Appalachian Road Show, scheduled for two performances starting at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25 at the Xtreme Amphitheater. Fo...

Former Eufaula City Manager Jacob Foos didn’t remain unemployed for long after he and the City Council came to an agreement on Sept. 10 about his departure. One of the items in the agreement package w...

Thirty years ago a small group of senior volunteers embarked on a mission to locate and honor Oklahoma citizens who had reached the age of 100 years or older. In 2020, even with a major pandemic decim...

Although veterinary technology continues to improve and enter the mainstream - with oncology treatments and MRIs, for example - the availability of customer payment systems to help provide those servi...

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

The county’s K9 officers received almost $4,000 in donations and other contributions during the month of August, thanks to the efforts of Lake Dog, 117 N. Main St. in Eufaula, a store that offers prod...

Friends of the Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library will be hosting a Weight Management class on Monday evenings from 5:30-6 p.m. There will be no meetings on national holidays. Each week participants wi...

There is nothing like freedom from destructive choices with devastating consequences and that’s what graduates from Freedom House will be celebrating at the annual Freedom House Adult and Teen Challe...

A 19-year-old Checotah man has been charged with first degree rape in the assault of a 14-year-old girl near Oktaha, a community in Muskogee County. Jacob Wyatt Sage was arrested and made his initial ...