The Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library has received a grant that has made it possible to create a "StoryWalk" on the walking trail at the Checotah Sports Complex. The library will host a grand opening...

114 Years Ago Checotah Times Friday, Jan. 5, 1906 STATEHOOD BILL READY Bird McGuire Says Solutions Found for the Prohibition and District Disputes Washington, Jan. 3 – Republican members of the House ...

Oklahoma State University will launch the state's first free online concurrent enrollment program for Oklahoma high school seniors from a four-year public university beginning this fall. Concurrent en...

“Our Chicken Can’t Fly, So We Deliver” was the slogan of Chicken Express in 1988 when the restaurant became one of the first chicken delivery businesses. The local Chicken Express Muskogee franchise i...

The Checotah Methodist Mission food pantry will continue to serve the community during this coronavirus pandemic. In order to protect clients and volunteers a few adjustments have been made to the pro...

The Legislature met this past week for the first time since early April. While we took a break from meeting in person for a time, we continued to work from home throughout the past several weeks to se...

Some experiences are hard to shake when all seems lost. Tamara Francis, chairwoman of the Caddo nation, said the United States’ past decisions have shaped the tribe’s present and will potentially affe...

May 18 - May 22 • Monday, May 18: Fried fish; parslied red potatoes; cole slaw; wheat roll; fresh fruit; milk • Tuesday, May 19: Chopped steak; brown gravy; mashed potatoes; green beans; wheat roll; c...

MAY 4 - MAY 11 • David Alan Pinner: speeding; operate MV in manner not reasonable and proper • Glendon Lee Beasley: trespassing • Newton Ralph Akeen: trespassing • William E. Rineheart: public intoxic...

The Checotah High School Class of 1970 will hold its 50th reunion on Saturday, June 27 at the Sharpe House, 301 NW 2nd Street, from 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. The reunion is on the same day as the Checotah...

Another year has flown by and it’s almost time for the Checotah High School (CHS) Alumni Reunion which has been set for June 26-27. The CHS Alumni Reunion is for anyone who attended or graduated from ...

The Checotah Methodist Mission food pantry will continue to serve the community during this coronavirus pandemic. In order to protect clients and volunteers a few adjustments have been made to the pro...

The City of Checotah would like to take this time to update everyone on our opening of local businesses. On Friday, May 1, local businesses were permitted to begin to reopen using Gov. Stitt's guideli...

Marshall Elementary named Chelsea Simmons their Teacher of the Year. Simmons is a first grade teacher at Marshall and is in her fifth year teaching. Simmons considers herself very fortunate to have su...

Principal Cindy Frame announced Marshall Elementary will be having a drive-through kindergarten graduation parade beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, May 8. Parents and students will begin by gathering ...

A 59-year-old Checotah man was arrested last week after allegedly entering a residence near Rentiesville, demanding that a 17-year-old girl at the home give him a beer and then left with the family’s...

The Oklahoma Supreme Court and the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals last week handed down their most recent joint order regarding the COVID-19 disaster. The order, issued on April 29, modified the f...

Arvest Bank ranks highest among its peers in customer satisfaction with retail banking in both the Southwest and South Central Regions, according to the J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfactio...

It's been 15 years since Checotah's own Carrie Underwood became an American Idol and she's still going strong and impressively becoming an American icon. This seven-time, Grammy-winning singer and son...

It’s difficult to say which weather hazard should claim top billing for April. Two late season freeze events made their pitch by battering the state’s winter wheat crop and fruit orchards, primarily o...