The Eufaula Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Munchie’s Donuts & Diner restaurant, 419042 Texanna Road, last week. Hours of operation are Monday through Thursday: 6 a.m. to 3...

First place in the Checotah Cowboy Christmas Float Competition was The Patch. STAFF PHOTO | SHAUNA BELYEU

Gov. Kevin Stitt on Thursday, Dec. 10, announced new restrictions to reduce the spread of COVID-19. In a news conference at the state Capitol, Stitt detailed new limits on public gatherings and indoor...

Joshua Townsley, 29, of Muskogee, has pled guilty to sexual abuse in Indian Country, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. He faces a possible sentence...

First place of the Lighted Boat Parade went to James Bind for his boat Island Time, which had a Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer theme.

The Checotah Band program will have their Christmas Concert on Thursday, Dec. 10 in the Checotah Middle School Auditorium. There will also be a Facebook Live event for anyone wanting to watch the conc...

Kerri Jackson, owner of Unique Touch, had always enjoyed decorating her business and her home for all the different holidays but this year has been difficult. Kerri just couldn’t seem to get herself ...

Amanda Davis was thankful to turn 40 this year, especially after surviving esophageal cancer that was discovered seven years ago, but she was even more surprised when her 40th birthday pictures made ...

The sights and sounds of Christmas could be heard in Checotah this weekend. To the delight of all the good boys and girls, Santa managed to make his way to Checotah’s Cowboy Christmas Parade on Saturd...

The Pay It Forward Livestock Show is set for Dec. 20 in Eufaula at the McIntosh County Fairgrounds. The Pay It Forward Show is all about helping McIntosh County kids in need. Participants will fill an...

Checotah Lions Club cancels Dec. meetings The Checotah Lions Club has canceled its Dec. meetings due to COVID-19 concerns. The Lions hope to resume regular meetings in January. Lions wish everyone a s...

The Oktaha Elementary and High School Bands will hold its annual “Sounds of the Holidays” Christmas Concert on Tuesday, December 15 at 7 p.m. in the Jimmy R. Eller Gymnasium. Several precautions are b...

Dec. 7, 2020 marks 79 years since more than 2,300 Americans lost their lives in a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Many people fly flags on that day as a show of patriotism and respect for our milita...

114 Years Ago: Checotah Times • August 10, 1906 A Narrow Escape W.M. Mincy, night watchman for LaFayette & Bro., had a narrow escape from death by lightning Sunday afternoon. He was laying on an iron ...

MANAGING EDITOR Judy Freeman is a sewing machine. She spends seven or eight hours a day in the shop at her home on the west side of town sewing everything from face masks to quilts to welding caps an...

Nov. 2 - Dec. 7 Leonard Boyd Gray: operate MV while license suspended Nichole Rana Hayes: petit larceny Tomas Hernandez: operate MV w/o valid DL; fail to license vehicle in 30 days Loretta Nicole Grif...

Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) has announced a retroactive rate adjustment for Medicaid Waiver providers serving Oklahomans with developmental disabilities and low-income seniors. This one-time payme...

A Florence, Mississippi couple has pled guilty to multiple charges filed against them in September. Noel Allan Dedmon, 42, was charged with falsely impersonating another to create liability, unauthori...

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce gave away goody bags to 25 lucky shoppers on Shop Small Saturday. COURTESY PHOTO

As the number of COVID-19 cases statewide continues to rise at an alarming rate, the District Court of the 18th Judicial District, which includes McIntosh and Pittsburg counties, is making changes in ...