Candidates for municipal office in two McIntosh County municipalities may file Declarations of Candidacy beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. The filing period ends at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 3...

Honey Springs Battlefield will host “Indian Territory, 1863: Strategy & Logistics in the Decisive Year,” a live, virtual lecture on Friday, February 12, at 2 p.m. In this hour-long lecture, Dr. Zac Co...

The quail research project is beginning to wrap up. Quail trapping continued through Dec. 12, with the last GPS transmitter being deployed on Beaver River Wildlife Management Area. During the first 10...

Native sons who rose from small towns to touch the hearts of worldwide audiences, Garth Brooks and Woody Guthrie represented Oklahoma during Wednesday’s inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden. Lady...

Oklahoma landowners have until Feb. 12 to sign up in the USDA’s Farm Service Agency Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). And as part of the CRP signup, landowners may choose to enroll in the State Acre...

115 Years Ago: Checotah Times • September 28, 1906 Front page ad: CLOTHING GALORE Men’s suits, latest and best goods, $4 to $20. Men’s overcoats and Cravanetts at $5 to $15. Odd pants, all sizes, 75 c...

Two Oklahoma Army National Guard Citizen-Soldiers are serving together in our Nation’s Capitol as both figurative and literal “brothers in arms.” Sgt. Kade Silvers and Sgt. Corbin Silvers, both from E...

The Edmond Historical Society and Museum announces that the Darci Lynne’s Got Talent exhibit will be closing soon. The exhibit is open through Jan. 30, 2021. Darci Lynne was just twelve when she won t...

The peaceful transfer of power is a pillar of our democracy. While every transition has been peaceful and our nation has always endured, some transitions have tested our strength and resilience. When ...

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), former chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and new Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Friday sharply criticized the treatment of National Guard members o...

Students, teachers and staff can now report threats in Oklahoma schools via text message. Through a partnership between the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) and the Oklah, a division of t...

Jan, 18-25, 2021 Jalen Quenta Atkinson: Petit Larceny Kyle Eugene Graves: Operate MV While License Suspended; Possession of Paraphernalia

Misdemeanor Cases Oscar Lee Davis: possession of CDS Mary Ann Galloway: threaten to perform an act of violence Jaccob Carl Lusk: reckless conduct with firearm Sean Deval Warrior: obstructing officer C...

Elevation above normal, water 50 and murky. For current elevation conditions go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website at https://www . swt-wc.usace.army.mil/EUFA.lakepage.html. Largemouth, small...

The Oklahoma Sooners and Oklahoma State Cowboys will now play two Bedlam games within three days of each other. The Big 12 Conference announced that the matchup originally scheduled for last Saturday ...

Ines Kelley, 101, Custer Mary Factory, 102, Pittsburg Lucille Croninger, 101, Pittsburg Kathleen Sodowsky, 102, Oklahoma Wayne Neal, 101, Rogers Dorothy Johnson, 102, Pittsburg Helen Robinson, 101, Tu...

On January 28,1791 – Alexander Hamilton provides plans for dollar currency and US Mint. 1858 – John Brown organized a plan to raid the Arsenal at Harper’s Ferry. 1878 – The 1st telephone exchange was ...

Deep Fork Community Action Foundation, Inc. is holding an election for a Low-Income Representative for McIntosh County. The election will be held from 10 am – Noon on Thursday February 11 at Under One...

Coronavirus watch – Tuesday, Jan. 19 The State Health Department released the following COVID-19 numbers on Tuesday, January 19. According to the Department’s figures the total number of positive case...

Rank and organization. Technician Fifth Grade, U.S. Army, 3d Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Isola Bella, Italy, 28 January 1944. Entered service at: Chicago, Ill. Birth: Nysund, Sweden. G.O. ...