Felony Cases Brennon Richard Baker: bail jumping Jared Alton Beard: bribing an officer; driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol – aggravated; operating ATV on public roadway/highway Min...

Legislation allowing patients to designate a visitor to have unrestricted visitation has been signed by the Governor. House Bill 2687, titled the “No Patient Left Alone Act,” is authored by Rep. Toni ...

114 Years Ago: Checotah Times • January 18, 1907 Ten Thousand People That Is the Goal of Checotah’s Present Ambition Checotah wants 10,000 people and is going to make a determined united effort to get...

The governor has given final approval to Senate Bill 8, which will officially designate the route that largely follows State Highway 69 as the “Historic Jefferson Highway Route,” named after former Pr...

Students with disabilities, ages 16-21, will build top employment skills at free summer programs hosted live at 13 locations around the state by the Transition program in Oklahoma Department of Rehabi...

If you would like to list your routine meetings on the Community Area Calendar please sent the information to ladonna@cookson.news or call 918-473-2313. Please include the event, time, place and conta...

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 Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is seeking proposals from 501(c)3 organizations addressing adverse childhood experiences. OICA will administer a pair of $2,500 grants for nonprofit or...

If you would like to make an appointment at the Eufaula Community Center to have your taxes done for free by an AARP volunteer, call 918-268-8676.

May 24-28, 2021 • Monday, May 24: BBQ on a bun; baked beans; coleslaw; cookie; milk • Tuesday, May 25: Spaghetti & meatballs; Italian vegetables; garlic bread or stick; Jello dessert; milk • Wednesday...

Governor Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 659 which creates the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Development Act of 2021. The Act establishes the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission as the clearinghouse for unmann...

Checotah High School graduate Grace Hamilton is on Southwestern Oklahoma State University’s President Honor Roll for the spring semester. An undergraduate student earning all A’s in 12 or more hours d...

Checotah Chamber of Commerce has chosen El Jarocho as the Business of the Month. El Jarocho, established in 2011, by owned by Abel Gonzalez is located at 1222 W. Gentry Ave. in Checotah and offers a v...

McIntosh County Democratic Party will hold their May meeting on Thursday, May 20. The meeting will convene on the east side of the Jim Lucas Public Library at 6:30 p.m.

Two from McIntosh County will be graduating from Eastern Oklahoma State College this year. Among the 220 graduates are Drake E. Erickson from Checotah, who will receive an A.S. in Business Administrat...

David Carr Jr. will be inducted into the Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame Saturday, May 29 in Rentiesville. The induction party will be from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. Admission is $10, which includes all the BBQ yo...

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce that they are getting ready to host the 55th Old Settlers Day on June 12, 2021. Applications for vendors are now available on the website Checot...

Honey Springs Battlefield will host a virtual lecture, “The Diary of a Union Soldier from Kansas,” on Saturday, May 29, at 2 p.m. Tom Wing, assistant professor of history at the University of Arkansas...

A 13-year-old Checotah youth was killed when he was crushed by a UTV on a beach near Eufaula Saturday evening. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol the 2021 Polaris Ranger, driven by a 13-year-old...

Midway High School’s 2021 graduates are the first to be eligible for a new $1,000 scholarship named in honor of Leah (Neumeyer) Collins, a beloved 1996 Midway alumna and a lifelong resident of the Cou...