A 52-year-old Eufaula motorcyclist was injured on Wednesday, July 28, when he collided with a pickup truck, according to the Eufaula Police Department. Heath Ainsworth reportedly was riding a 1999 Har...

115 Years Ago: Checotah Times • April 19, 1907 WATER WORKS Checotah Citizens Enthusiastic for a System of Water Works Checotah is soon to have a first class and up-to-date system of water works. There...

A U.S. federal court has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to block an effort by the Biden administration to revise how the country’s navigable waters are to be regulated. For Oklahoma farmers, this new rul...

Here’s a chance for you to win a $500 Amazon gift card just for sharing your opinions! The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation wants to hear your perceptions of the agency’s brand, and one lu...

August 9-13, 2021 • Monday, Aug. 9: Herbed pork loin; pinto beans; turnip greens; cornbread; fruit cobble; milk • Tuesday, Aug. 10: Chicken pot pie; broccoli; dinner roll; fresh orange; cookie; milk •...

The City of Eufaula has been named a recipient of a 2021 AARP Community Challenge grant, one of three grantees selected in Oklahoma. The AARP grant will be used to fund the installation of permanent o...

On August 5, 1664 – After days of negotiation, the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam surrendered to the British, who would rename it New York. 1858 – After several unsuccessful attempts, the first tel...

Rank and organization: Major, U.S. Air Force, 67th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 18th Fighter-Bomber Group, 5th Air Force. Place and date: Near Hanchang, Korea, 5 August 1950. Entered service at: Chicago, ...

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...

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...

The McIntosh County Assessor’s office will be closing from now until Monday, Aug. 9, for statutorily required OTC Annual Assessor School. Clerks will not be able to do any mobile home transactions (93...

Michael Moses George, age 41, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma was found guilty by a federal jury of drug conspiracy, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced Frida...

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) is assisting the LeFlore County Sheriff ’s Office with an investigation after the body of a woman missing out of Ft. Smith, Arkansas was found in a p...

The Visitor Center at Honey Springs Battlefield closed on Monday, August 2 and will remain closed until Saturday, August 14. The closing of the center is due to repairs being made to the driveway and ...

Russell Garvis Griffith Jr., 47, of Muskogee, was found guilty by a federal jury of aggravated sexual abuse in Indian Country; sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country and sexual abuse in Indian Coun...

The Heartland Heritage Museum and Gallery held their raffle drawing for a Pardus M-SDM 12-gauge shotgun and a Seiko gold with diamonds ladies wristwatch on Friday, July 30 at 3 p.m. at Checotah Gun a...

It may not have been the hottest Whole Hawg Days Festival on record, but it sure felt like it. The temperature seemed to be about 105 degrees or hotter, though the actual temperature may have been cl...

School will start next week for Checotah Public Schools on August 12 and there will be lots of new faces to meet with many new teachers and new programs. “We have been very busy getting ready for anot...

A new Diamond Communications tower now stands above the City of Checotah to provide 5G cell phone service for the community and can be used in coordination with the emergency response system at Checot...

Eufaula Public Schools and the community of Eufaula lost a huge part of its history with the passing of longtime coach Perry Anderson. Anderson’s name is a permanent fixture at Eufaula. His legendary ...