The Judy Chastain Ministry will host a two-day gospel singing event starting at 7 p.m., Friday, July 23 at McAlester’s Rotary Park, 801 N. 9th St. The second singing will start at 3 p.m., Saturday, Ju...

It is time for Checotah School enrollment. Enrollment forms may be filled out online. The link to the enrollment forms is on the webpage at www.checotah.k12 . ok.us. Parents will still need the forms ...

By upcycling unused items around the home, gardeners can prove the cliché that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure while keeping those materials out of landfills and creating whimsical, de...

Planting is underway, and producers are evaluating soil moisture levels for the growing season’s peak growth potential. In the eastern part of the state, spring rains are a weekly occurrence, but in w...

115 Years Ago: Checotah Times • March 29, 1907 To Bridge Deep Fork To Bridge Deep Fork A steel bridge is soon to be constructed across Deep Fork river southwest of Checotah. This matter has been under...

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...

Youngsters of all ages enjoyed the Science Mobile at the Jim Lucas Library last month. This will be the last year of the Science Mobile is the format it is currently as it will be revamped to become a...

Here’s a show you won’t want to miss. On Friday, July 24, Hayden Powell and his five-piece band, The Caddo Cowboys, will perform at the Plumb Theatre in Longtown on S.H. 9, east of Eufaula. Tickets ar...

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 37th Annual Whole Hawg Days countdown has begun. One more week and one of the biggest weekends of the year for Eufaulans, as well as fans from far and wide, will begin. The only thing missing this...

The City of Checotah chose last Monday night, July 12, to invest in Checotah’s future water supply by purchasing 100-acre feet at the price of $97.48 per acre feet. Though Checotah City Council member...

At the Council Meeting on Monday, July 12, the Checotah City Council, after some debate, unanimously approved the purchase of a new ambulance in the amount of $172,850. Some members were still in shoc...

New signage is going up all over the City of Checotah, as well as new sidewalks and street lamps. Checotah City Hall got their new sign in and put up on July 13. “The sign cost $4,200 and was done by ...

Two people died as the result of a three-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 64 south of Muskogee shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 13. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Bill Morris, 84, of Ft....

One can’t help but notice all the changes going on in the City of Checotah. Among those changes is Peoples National Bank getting a new facelift. “Initially what we are looking at is exterior renovati...

Felony Cases Alex Andrew Mounger: domestic abuse – assault & battery Misdemeanor Cases Joey Archer: eluding/ attempting to elude police officer; possession of CDS; unlawful possession of drug parapher...

It was reported in the July 1 issue of the newspaper that Checotah resident Jessica Shea Woods, 31, pled guilty to embezzling money from Sonic Drive-in. The restaurant was not in Checotah, but in Eufa...

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The University of Central Oklahoma recently announced the students named to the university’s spring 2021 honor rolls, a distinction given to those who achieve the highest academic standards. In Eufaul...

On July 15, 1806 – Zebulon Pike, the U.S. Army officer who in 1805 led an exploring party in search of the source of the Mississippi River, sets off with a new expedition to explore the American South...