Felony Cases Elzie Eugene Haney: battery/assault and battery on police officer; obstructing officer; resisting an officer; intimidation of witness; protective order violation Gage Steven McLeod: actua...

Learn what you can do as a landowner to increase wild turkey on your property with experts from Oklahoma State University, U.S. Forest Service and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. Top...

Thanks to the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) and all the front-line workers, Oklahoma has now entered Phase 4 of its vaccine distribution plan. With three COVID-19 vaccines available, all ...

Although some people may think snacking between meals is counterproductive to a healthy diet, research has shown snacks can play an important role in meeting kids’ nutrient needs. Snacking isn’t a rep...

Most schools would love to have accomplished just half of what Eufaula Public Schools have accomplished this past year. Let’s take a look at EPS extra curricular activities: Football team makes the pl...

Cases of Salmonella infection increase each year around Easter time when stores begin putting baby poultry (chicks and ducklings) on display, or when they’re given as gifts. Salmonella are bacteria th...

115 Years Ago: Checotah Times • November 23, 1906 FORTY-EIGHT COUNTIES Looks Like Sequoyah Map Will Prevail in Indian Territory Guthrie, Ok., Nov. 26 - The present outlook is that the new state of Okl...

March 22 - 29, 2021 • Juvenile: Furnishing of Tobacco to Minors / Possession by Minor • Donny Lynn Creekmore: Animal Running at Large • Susan Kathleen Hanna: Operating MV While License Suspended; Fail...

The need for quality horse hay – shorthand for attributes desirable in hay fed to equines – has not quite lifted yet. “We’re still in hay feeding season as pastures have not greened up as yet; now is ...

According to the weather service, the most costly tornado in Oklahoma led to $2 billion in damage. With Oklahoma being located in the heart of tornado alley, it is important to create an emergency pla...

February Winners: • Pre-K - Deacon Rainbolt, Kymber Barlow, Andi Walker, Alayzia Gilbert • Kind. - Kayzlea Moham, Stryker Franks, James Lewis, Levi Love, Trinity McDaniel • First - Chevy Creekmore, L...

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 bill under consideration by the state legislature will place greater hardships on rural schools, leading to budget shortfalls, potential teacher layoffs, and in some cases possible consolidation, ac...

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister made the following remarks today after the Senate Finance Committee approved House Bill 2078. The bill changes the calculation for state fundi...

The following cases recently were dismissed after defendants successfully filed McGirt motions claiming the state had no jurisdiction to prosecute them. Some cases have been refiled in federal court, ...

A former Tiger Mountain area resident who was arrested in June, 2019 after allegedly threatening to kill his mother and father landed in trouble again earlier this year. Charles Darin Johnson, 44, now...

April 5-9 Monday, April 5: Taco salad w/ fixings; soft tortilla; black beans / corn mix; cookie; milk Tuesday, April 6: Chicken tenders; roasted red potatoes; peas; bread; fruited Jello; milk Wednesda...

The following defendants are among those who have filed McGirt motions in McIntosh County District Court and are awaiting the results of their motions. Jackie Lee Byrd, 59, Checotah Charged with rape ...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Brenda G. Walters, 60, of Haskell, entered a guilty plea to embezzlement from a labor organization, punishable b...

Library Community Garden Ribbon Cutting The Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library along with the Checotah Chamber of Commerce will have a ribbon cutting at the Community Garden on Friday, April 2 at 10 a....