Traffic leaving U.S. Highway 69 at the SH-9 exit ran into a traffic jam around 7 a.m. several days last week, until the Oklahoma Department of Transportation set up temporary stop lights at the inters...

115 Years Ago: Checotah Times • October 12, 1906 Show Coming The A.G. Allen United Minstrel Show is billed for Checotah next Monday, October 15. This is one of the best companies of its kind on the ro...

In the battle against childhood obesity, Oklahoma State University Extension is helping students in the Westville Public School District develop safer walking and biking routes to school. Jessie Garci...

Sharon Shoulders, a longtime supporter of the Rodeo Historical Society (RHS) and National Cowboy Museum, and wife of 16-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) World Champion Jim Shoulders,...

A 25-year-old Muskogee man was charged with six counts of first degree murder, one count of shooting with intent to kill and with possession of firearms after conviction or during probation. Jarron De...

Northeastern State University students and the public are invited to learn more about Tulsa’s Greenwood Area in the early 20th century - sometimes referred to as ‘Black Wall Street’ - and its subseque...

The Eastern Oklahoma Development District (EODD) Area Agency on Aging has announced the availability of assistance for seniors who are raising children and for caregivers of seniors. Seniors Raising C...

The Oklahoma Department of Libraries recently awarded twenty-six Health Literacy Grants for the 2020- 21 grant cycle funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The Jim Lucas Checotah Publ...

Black History Month is the annual celebration of achievements by Black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S. History. Black History Month is successor of ...

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce announced Printy Please as their Business of the Month. Printy Please was established in 2006 by owner Rodney Stover. The print shop originally opened in 1984 as Austi...

Felony Cases Monica Garza: unauthorized use of a vehicle; transporting open container of alcohol; no valid DL; speeding Misdemeanor Cases Curtis Allen Cody Jr.: possession of CDS; driving with license...

The Civil War had ended and the Treaty of 1866 had negotiated an agreement to the construction of one north-south and one east-west railroad across each of the Five Civilized Tribes’ nations. The rai...

The Checotah City Council, City Treasurer and School Board members will have no challengers in the April 6 elections. No one had filed to run against the incumbents by the end of the filing period at ...

Schools in Eufaula and Checotah were closed Tuesday due to inclement weather, with temperatures dipping into the low 20s with the chance of snow and icy roads. The temperatures aren’t expected to get ...

Coronavirus watch – Tues day, Feb. 9 The State Health Department released the following COVID-19 numbers on Tues day, February 9 . Statewide, the Department reported 406,064 people have contracted the...

Coronavirus watch – Monday, Feb. 8 Three more McIntosh County residents have died from COVID-19, two in Checotah and one in Eufaula, the State Health Department reported on Monday, Feb. 8. The deaths ...

Chamber of Commerce postpones banquet The Checotah Chamber of Commerce has postponed until further notice their annual banquet in an effort to keep the community safer as more COVID cases are on the r...

Native American tribes who have had their ancestral lands stolen, their reservations annulled, their culture trampled, say the COVID-19 pandemic was the breaking point. “It just came down to, if it w...

Mrs. Pitts’ kindergarten class celebrated 100 days of school this past Friday. COURTESY PHOTO

Checotah residents had sweet surprises for Serey Pich’s family following the birth of their new daughter. Amanda and Delaney Davis dropped off baby gifts to the owners of Paradise Donuts early Monday ...