For four years, my sole responsibility was to prosecute domestic violence cases. I’ve met countless endangered women and children. I have seen the cycle of violence played out time and time again. I’v...

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A 44-year-old Tiger Mountain man has pled guilty to feloniously pointing a firearm and was handed a seven-year deferred sentence. Charles Darin Johnson initially was charged with threatening his paren...

Jonathan Small, President of Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs; Trent England, David and Ann Brown Distinguished Fellow at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, and Ryan Haynie, Criminal Justice Reform...

Checotah’s very own Carrie Underwood has recently given her hometown school district a $100,000 gift for school supplies, which include some much needed Chromebooks. The 2001 Checotah graduate, now a ...

Lawrence Smith, 60, may often be seen pedaling his recumbent trike from his Canadian home to communities in and around McIntosh County Ṁost recently he made a stop on Main Street in Eufaula, forced to...

The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) has announced that Attorney General Mike Hunter’s Solicitor General Unit has received the organization’s 2020 U.S. Supreme Court Best Brief Award....

A bill renaming the downtown Oklahoma City post offce for an Oklahoma civil rights icon has been stalled in a Senate committee of which Sen. James Lankford is a member. The bill to rename the post off...

4-H Fall Fun Night scheduled Bring your 3rd-12th grade kids to learn about 4-H Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 6 p.m. at the McIntosh County Fairgrounds in Eufaula. RSVP by Oct. 8 before 4 p.m. to 918-689-7772. ...

The 20-year-old McAlester man who allegedly robbed a store in Longtown in Pittsburg County after being released from the McIntosh County jail on multiple charges of vandalism in Checotah, has been bou...

An SUV allegedly driven by Dee Fish struck a man riding a bicycle early Monday morning. The incident happened at 6:23 a.m. at 1st and West Gentry. Offcer Casey Fairchild stated Fish did not see Travis...

Several McIntosh County women are still thankful to be breast cancer survivors today when just a few years ago they were fighting for their very existence. Unknown to each other, yet diagnosed within...

Checotah High School students and teachers rolled up their sleeves and did their part in helping Oklahoma Blood Institute with their Bedlam Blood Battle on Oct. 1. Blood donors were desperately neede...

A 16-year-old Checotah youth has been charged with rape, among other crimes, that covered a period of several weeks. The charges against the male includes first degree rape (by force or fear), forcibl...

Friday, Oct. 9, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the Nov. 3 General Election, McIntosh County Election Board Secretary Janelle McKnight said. Persons ...

Felony Cases Summer Lynn Creekmore: burglary, 3rd degree Patrick Maurice Dixon: driving MV under the influence of alcohol; transporting opened container of beer/intoxicating bev (misd) Michael Dylon H...

WARNER - The Connors State Shotgun Shooting Sports Team opened their season in Lincoln, Neb. at the Midland Ice-Out Shoot September 19- 20, 2020. Connors State College placed 6th overall team with sev...

WARNER - The Connors State College Livestock Judging Team traveled to Des Moines, Iowa to compete at The National on September 14, 2020. The team won the contest, placing high team overall, high team ...

Enrollment is now open for 2nd 8-week classes this fall at Connors State College. Classes begin on Oct. 12 and will conclude at the end of the semester on December 11. The courses offer an additional ...

They called it the “Indian problem.” The white settlers wanted more land, and the tribes held rich acreages. Removing tribes from the Southeast was more than just an idea by the time Andrew Jackson w...