Xtreme Amphitheater will feature two free concerts starting at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5. The opening group is Red Clay Gypsies followed by The Deadweight at 9 p.m. Red Clay Gypsies, from Ardmore, b...

114 Years Ago: Checotah Times • April 27, 1906 SNAKE INDIANS WILL MEET Inauguration of New Chiefs May First The Snake Indians are preparing to have a big time at old Hickory grounds near here on the f...

GREGG, STEPHEN R. Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 143d Infantry, 36th Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Montelimar, France, 27 August 1944. Entered service at: Bayonne, N.J....

Payne & Rice Clinic, Inc 116 SW 2nd St Checotah, OK 918-473-2278 Mon. Thurs. 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Fri. 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Fri. 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Owners: Dr. John and June Rice Established in 1953 Dr. Parman sta...

Folds of Honor, a nonprofit that provides educational scholarships to spouses and children of fallen and disabled Veterans, and PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) will host Patriot Golf Day ov...

Aug. 31-Sept. 4 Monday, Aug. 31: Fried fish; parslied red potatoes; coleslaw; wheat roll; fresh fruit; milk Tuesday, Sept. 1: Chopped steak; brown gravy; mashed potatoes; green beans; wheat roll; chil...

On August 27, 1832 – Blackhawk, leader of Sauk-Indians, gave himself up, ending the Blackhawk War. 1859 – Edwin Drake struck oil at 69 feet near Titusville, Pennsylvania–the world’s first successful o...

Luna moths may be one of Oklahoma’s largest moths, but these giants start out as tiny eggs about one-third the size of a BB pellet. After hatching, caterpillars feed on the leaves of the persimmon, bl...

The Sooners will now open the 2020 Big 12 Conference season against Kansas State on Sept. 26, according to a report by Brett McMurphy of Stadium. OU-Texas is also still scheduled for Oct. 10 in Dallas...

Thanks to a generous grant from a private donor, the Oklahoma Arts Institute (OAI) is kicking off a new program, the OSAI at Home Academy, which will provide online education during the upcoming schoo...

Rain or shine, Checotah Public Schools opened their front doors to begin their first day of classes on Aug. 13. A bunch of damp students and staff jumped puddles and got temperatures checked as they ...

A 48-year-old Checotah area resident has been charged with failure to comply with the state’s sex offender registration law after it was learned he allegedly allowed an 11-year-old girl to live at his...

The global COVID-19 pandemic has called attention to a widespread shortage of respiratory therapists and nurses across the nation. Amid a critical time in the healthcare professions, students in Easte...

George Tiger, 70, former Principal Chief of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, was sentenced in federal court Thursday to 12 months and one day in prison for embezzling funds from the Wetumka-based Alabama-...

Defense attorneys have a new weapon in their arsenal for their clients, based upon the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision involving convicted child rapist Jimcy McGirt. Many attorneys are now filing m...

There will be a Celebration of Life in memory of Josh & Cody from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 22 at Mission Acres Country Store on State Highway 9 West. The celebration is in memory of Joshua L...

State Rep. Avery Frix, R-Muskogee, chair of the House Transportation Committee, and other Republican members of the committee on Friday issued a joint statement on the announcement by Gov. Kevin Stitt...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from June business. The monies they reported this period represent sales fr...

A 21-year-old Checotah man has pled guilty to charges of first degree rape and rape by instrumentation. Jordan Acie Goodwin is alleged to have sexually assaulted two teenage girls, one of them 15, in ...

Voters will go to the polls Tuesday, August 25, for the Runoff Primary Election. The only local candidates on the ballot will be Deena Farrow and Jennifer Ballard, both competing for the office of cou...