Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mike Stefanik and Red Farmer will be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2021, the sport announced Tuesday. Ralph Seagraves is the recipient of the Landmark Award for Outstand...

The NCAA has a preseason model for football activities ahead of an anticipated on time start for the regular season. The NCAA is modeling after a September 5th start. “This is the culmination of a sig...

June 8-15 Dylan Cooper: Petit Larceny Mark Anthony Park: Operating Unsafe / Defective Vehicle; Possession of CDS Lowell Rudy Terry: Petit Larceny

In this day of unrest and turmoil, the stage for athletes taking a knee could be in jeopardy. Numerous questions have arisen as to why taking a knee should occur when our national anthem is playing. I...

Kyle Edwards Auto in Checotah donated this 2008 Sebring Convertable to the Checotah High School cheer leading program to raffle off on July 4. Tickets are $5 each and you do not have to be present to ...

Some Oklahoma schools are suspending all conditioning workouts due to COVID-19 spikes. The Stillwater and Perkins-Tyron school districts suspended summer conditioning workouts in the wake of a spike i...

The Oklahoma Football Coaches Association plans to stage an all-star game along the lines of the Oklahoma Coaches Association game. The game is tentatively scheduled for July 25, at a site and time to...

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce chose Checotah Pharmacy as the Business of the Month for June. Checotah Pharmacy is owned and operated by Jeff Pippenger and Roger Gibson. Established in March 2007, C...

This 140 lb. black bear was hit on I-40 in the westbound lane by the Tiger Mountain exit last week. COURTESY PHOTO

June 29 - July 3 Monday, June 29: Beans with ham; mac & cheese; cabbage; bread; fresh fruit; milk Tuesday, June 30: Chef salad; soup of choice; breadsticks; pound cake w/strawberries; milk Wednesday, ...

Everyone who goes to their respective precincts to vote on June 30 will receive a free pen. The Election Board has ordered a pen for every registered voter in the county as one of several measures to ...

Checotah Farmers Market is back Checotah Farmers Market is back for the summer and will be located in the parking lot on the northwest corner of Main and Gentry (Martin’s Meat Market parking lot) ever...

Three young, local women, all lost their lives on the same day, Sunday, May 31, 2020. Felicia Marie Upton, 31, of Eufaula, passed away on Sunday, May 31, at the Baptist Health Center in Fort Smith, A...

The Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame will hold its annual induction ceremony starting at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 20. In addition to the inductions, there will be a full day of music, lasting until midnight. ...

The new coronavirus has killed a tradition on Tiger Mountain. For almost 50 years voters in Precinct 460313 have gone to the home of Linda and Sonny Been (pronounced ‘bean’) to cast their ballots. Lin...

Ric Fornell, owner of the Eufaula Herb Shop, has a scam alert for area businesses. “I received a phone call at the store from a man who stated that he worked for Oklahoma Gas and Electric and he had a...

Three students from McIntosh County made the University of Central Oklahoma spring Honor Rolls. Eufaulans Bellanca Claire Bradley and Diamond Lynnae Stanley are on the President’s Honor Roll and Checo...

The Lake Eufaula Association gave away $22,461 in its 21st annual Golden Eagle Poker Run Saturday. In addition to the poker run, the LEA gave away $22,055 in the 50/50 contest. LEA Executive Director ...

The Jim Lucas Library started its summer reading program “Imagine Your Story” on June 1. Library Assistant Beth Sherrill has been doing live videos on the library’s Facebook page reading different sto...

June 22-26 Monday, June 22: Fried fish; parslied potatoes; coleslaw; roll; fresh fruit; milk Tuesday, June 23: Chopped steak; brown gravy; mashed potatoes; green beans; roll; mixed fruit; milk Wednesd...