Bettors could pour more than $20 billion in wagers on NFL and college football games into legal U.S. sportsbooks during the 2021 season, resulting in as much as $1.5 billion in revenue for those sport...

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – It may be the 60th, but there are lots of new and exciting additions to the Annual Western Heritage Awards this year. Held at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, the awa...

September 13-17 • Monday, Sept. 13: Herbed pork loin; pinto beans; turnip greens; cornbread; fruit cobbler; milk • Tuesday, Sept. 14: Chicken pot pie; broccoli; dinner roll; fresh orange; cookie; milk...

On September 9, 1675 – New England colonial authorities officially declared war on the Wampanoag Indians. War soon spread to include the Abenaki, Norwottock, Pocumtuck and Agawam warriors. 1739 – A sl...

Felony Cases Monte Joe Harris Jr.: Monte Joe Harris Jr.: cultivation of controlled substance Monte Joe Harris: cultivation of controlled substance Monte Joe Harris III: cultivation of controlled subst...

From county jackpots to statewide shows, Oklahoma’s youth livestock arena is competitive and fun, but animal health is a priority. Not all 4-H and FFA exhibitors can bring home a grand champion ribbon...

Grains are often used to supplement or bait wildlife, but can be contaminated with fungi or pesticides that may be highly toxic to wildlife. The Wildlife Department partnered with the Oklahoma Coopera...

Attorney General John O’Connor has announced the state will dismiss its appeal in the case against Shaun Michael Bosse after securing a major victory in the state’s case against him earlier this week....

Jade McPeak exhibiting her breed during the McIntosh County Fair Saturday. The results of the fair and more pictures will be published in the next issue of the newspaper. STAFF PHOTO

U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin reported he is safe and headed home after reports that he made a second attempt to gain entry to Afghanistan. In an Instagram post, Mullin said he was never missing, but sai...

September 24 and 25 will be our 9th Annual Southern Gospel Fest. We will have a total of nine groups singing outdoors. Among others, we are featuring Master’s Voice, pre serving the legacy of Southern...

115 Years Ago: Checotah Times • May 24, 1907 Big Vote for the Water Works Tuesday’s election went wet. Overwhelmingly so. Out of a total of 300 votes cast only seven were against the proposition of th...

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...

A charge of domestic assault and battery was dismissed without prejudice against a 20-year-old Eufaula man after the victim failed to cooperate with prosecutors. “Without prejudice” means the charge m...

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...

Shayla Dismukes shows her exhibiting skills during the McIntosh County Fair on Saturday. See full results in next week’s paper. STAFF PHOTO

A truck driver accidently got entangles with the power lines last Tuesday while pulling through a gas station. Checotah police officer TJ Vanzant stated no one was injured but portions of town lost po...

The Eufaula man who allegedly stabbed a woman multiple times in her vehicle made his initial court appearance on Thursday, Sept. 2. Benjamin Hartley Moody, 28, has been charged with assault and batter...

The McIntosh County Oklahoma Retired Educators Association (OREA) will hold its first meeting of the year at 1 p.m. on Friday, September 10 at 1 p.m. at the Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library. All surr...

After last year’s pandemic forced Selby Minner to host a virtual blues festival on the 30th anniversary of the Dusk ‘Til Dawn Blues Festival, blues artists were anxious to take the stage in person fo...