Muskogee County Deputy Sheriff Bryan Jones and his K-9 partner Tibo, officially retired from their beat on the street on Friday, Feb. 12. They had been partners in crime for over 10 years and their b...

During a record-breaking snowstorm that closed down local businesses and crippled motorists on icy highways, the City of Checotah, with the help of the Red Cross, graciously provided food and shelter...

Old Man Winter had his way this past week as Checotah and the county experienced several water woes due to extremely cold temperatures. It started with a major water line break on W. Gentry by the la...

A Go Fund Me Account has been set up for a Checotah family that has suffered inconceivable loss since the beginning of this year. Landon DeLuce, a 14-year-old student at Checotah Public School first l...

There’s nothing better than a cow selfie on a cold day. COURTESY PHOTO | NATHAN JOHNSON

State officials are calling for winter storm damage to be reported in order to qualify for additional federal funding. As Oklahoma begins assessing As Oklahoma begins assessing the damage caused by th...

A seminar on Black History Month will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 27, at Mt. Olive Star B. Church, Rev. Samuel Cunningham, Pastor. The church is 10 miles west of Checotah. The seminar is sponso...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from November business. The monies they reported this period represent sale...

President Biden approved Governor Stitt’s request to declare a federal disaster exists in all 77 Oklahoma counties due to the historic winter storm, clearing the way for federal aid to be directed to ...

The Methodist Mission Board has voted to reopen the Mission Thrift Store two days a week from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. by appointment only, starting Tuesday, March 2. Days and Times: Six customers at a time i...

Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday, Feb. 10, signed legislation to temporarily modify the state’s Open Meeting Act to allow public bodies to meet via teleconference or videoconference. In his first bill bi...

Jim and Yvonne Vogt consider themselves blessed though they lost their home and everything in it in Kellyville on Tuesday, Feb. 16 during the snowstorm that crippled Oklahoma. Jim even lost his truck...

Legislation to provide de-escalation training to public school educators and staff passed the House Common Education Committee on Tuesday with a vote of 13-0. House Bill 1027, authored by Rep. Trish R...

Two Oklahoma Army National Guardsmen were injured during a two-vehicle collision on Will Rogers Turnpike in northeastern Oklahoma, Monday, Feb. 15. Following the incident, both Soldiers were transport...

Through With Chew Week, Feb. 21- 27, focuses on offering those Oklahomans who use smokeless tobacco the opportunity to quit, with free help from the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline, a program of TSET. “Smok...

A 2021 Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for individual health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) began Monday, Feb.15. Oklahomans who do not have health insurance may be eligible to pu...

At the request of the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, the Oklahoma National Guard is activating nearly 90 National Guard members and pre-positioning them at locations across Oklahoma in advance ...

As of Feb. 18, the Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System has given the COVID-19 vaccine to 5,119 Veterans. A total of 3,995 Veterans have received their first shot and 1,124 Veterans have received bo...

The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) is pleased to announce that the Friends of the Oklahoma History Center has received a grant from Inasmuch Foundation in the amount of $35,000 to fund a project to...

COURTESY PHOTOS | MICHAEL PENDLEY, VANTAGE POINT PHOTOGRAPHY