Please note: Back to School always has its first day frenzies. Marshall Elementary is asking parents to stay in their vehicles while picking up or dropping off students since there are approximately ...

115 Years Ago: Checotah Times • May 10, 1907 Many New Members Checotah Ten Thousand Club Is Rapidly Growing The membership of the Checotah Ten Thousand club is increasing at a rapid rate. In one day, ...

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce has chosen Fast Lanes Bowling Center as their Business of the Month. Fast Lanes is owned by Lori and Mike Barnard and R.L. and Lorene Anderson. Fast Lanes is a family ...

Hailey Cox had just graduated in May and was attending Eastern Oklahoma State College to pursue her dreams of becoming a registered nurse who would help people who were hurting. Now a community is hu...

Robert Leland Starr Jr. drowned in Lake Eufaula Saturday, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Investigators said a boater spotted the body of the 49-year-old Eufaula resident at about 10:30 a.m....

Saturdays, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Eufaula Memorial Library, folks who want to learn more about their family history can join a genealogy program sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latt...

Voters in McIntosh County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the Sept. 14 elections should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Janelle McKnight said Friday. The following elections wi...

Only persons registered to vote at an address within a school district’s boundaries are eligible to vote in that school district’s elections. If you are a registered voter in McIntosh County and live ...

The former Main Street Studio, 105 S. Main St., last week became the third Eufaula structure in six weeks to be torn down. It only took about an hour on Wednesday, Aug. 18, for the crew to take down t...

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 annual McIntosh County Fair will be held at the fairgrounds in Eufaula Sept. 1-4. The days and times of events are: Wednesday, Sept. 1 1-6 p.m. - 4-H, Kids Corner, & Open Class Exhibits Accepted a...

There is still time to contribute to a fund driver by Lake Dog in Eufaula to raise money for K9 officers. Any purchase or donation made to Lake Dog, 117 N. Main St., Eufaula, for the K9 Officer Fun wi...

Two area lawmen chased down and subdued a fugitive near Shawnee last week. Burglary suspect Brandon Pollard, who had a number of arrest warrants out on him, was taken into custody following a footrace...

The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide offers free tax-filing help to those who need it most, older, low-income taxpayers who often miss out on credits and deductions they have earned. Volunteers are needed by ...

There are several exciting events scheduled for Labor Day Weekend, from a blues festival to a cruise night in Eufaula with a burnout at the Cove plus fireworks. Blues festival Dusk till Dawn Blues Fes...

Two exchange students from Germany met for the first time as they flew over 14 hours from Frankfurt, Germany to Houston, Texas where they had an 8-hour layover before arriving in Tulsa, Oklahoma to e...

Checotah Public Schools has begun its 21st Century Community Learning Centers, now offered for grades kindergarten through 12th grade at all four school sites. The Before/After School Program for Che...

Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company B, 4th Battalion, 21st Infantry, 11th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division. Place and date: West of Tam Ky, Republic of Vietnam, 26 August 1968...

On August 26, 1804 – Following the death of Sergeant Charles Floyd, Lewis and Clark promote Patrick Gass as his replacement. Barely three months into their journey to the Pacific, Meriwether Lewis and...

A study of bigmouth buffalo in Minnesota waters revealed the fish can live much longer than originally expected. (Photo provided by Dr. Alec Lackmann.) A 112-year old bigmouth buffalo from Minnesota b...