July 13-27 Jack Bryson: Operate MV While License Suspended Liberty June Smith: Public Intoxication Yvette Applegarth: Public Intoxication David Kyle Krenek: Operate MV w/o Valid DL Richard Alvin Hende...

Eufaula Round Up Club along with Creek Nation Lighthorsemen and Air Care honored three local boys battling three different forms of cancer on Thursday, July 23. Pictured are Officer Jake Sanders, Isa...

Frankie Blagg received a plaque and a check totaling $1,300 honoring her for the 13 years she volunteered and held the position of curator and later chairman of the Heartland Heritage Museum and Galle...

A bird’s eye view of the Whole Hawg Days Car Show. VANTAGEPOINT VIDEOGRAPHY, MICHAEL PENDLEY | COURTESY

POKER RUN PHOTOS | SHAUNA BELYEU | STAFF 2nd place winner of $6,045 was Christina Stanton of Henryetta. 4th place winner of $2,015 was Melanie Jackson of Chandler. Saturday so happened to be Jackson’...

Frankie Blagg announced her resignation from the Heartland Heritage Museum and Gallery at a special board meeting held on Wednesday, July 15. For 13 years Blagg has been the curator and later chairman...

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce Business of the Month sponsored by the McIntosh County Democrat is The Boat Doctor Sales and Service. Michael and Shawnna Wilhite own the Boat Doctor, which was estab...

In response to demands laid out by 149 student organizations as well as black studentathletes at Texas for a more inclusive campus, the university announced several changes, including a statue built f...

The state fair is more than an opportunity to eat a deep-fried candy bar, take a ride on a roller coaster or just sit back and watch people. The Oklahoma State Fair and county fairs statewide historic...

114 Years Ago: Checotah Times • March 16, 1906 TO ENLARGE THE HOME Grand Lodge I.O.O.F. will be asked to make extensive improvements The Indian Territory I.O.O.F. Grand Lodge, which meets at Tulsa thi...

On Saturday, July 11, the Checotah Sports Complex welcomed 85 disc golfers to the largest tournament Checotah has ever hosted. There has been a tournament here nearly every year since the course was b...

Gavin Scott, the son of William and Sharon Scott, has been awarded the 2020 Hamilton Scholars Award for outstanding academic accomplishments and community service. According to his biography, “Scott i...

The Kialegee Tribal Town is based in Wetumka, but traces its roots to Alabama and Georgia. Beginning in 1835, the tribe was forcibly relocated to present-day Oklahoma during the Trail of Tears. The t...

One question that will be foremost on the minds of law enforcement in the days to come will be “are you a member of a federally-recognized tribe?” If a suspect, or victim, in a crime responds with a “...

Checotah Public Schools announced the hiring of David Leek as a lay coach. The veteran coach brings decades of coaching experience to the Wildcats’ programs. Leek recently coached in Colorado at Everg...

A bench warrant has been issued for a McAlester man charged earlier this year with causing thousands of dollars in damages to Checotah businesses during a vandalism spree. Morgan Eller, 20, failed to ...

The following is a partial reprinting of the opinion of Justice Neil Gorsuch in the recent Supreme Court ruling in the case of McGirt v. Oklahoma. Gorscuch wrote for the majority of the court. SUPREME...

Local farmer and owner of 3F’s Poultry and Rabbit Processing, LLC, Shelley McBride Lynch of Checotah truly believes in agriculture and is working hard alongside her family to get fresh farm products (...

Pre-K & New Enrollment: 2020-2021 Pre-K and New Enrollment packets for Marshall Elementary students are now available. Packets are located in marked boxes outside of the middle office doors. Pre-K and...

The ground shifted in Oklahoma shortly after 9 a.m. on Thursday when the Supreme Court ruled the eastern half of the state is still comprised of Native American reservations. Suddenly, jurisdictional ...