1. Use well-known merchants Amazon.com, Target/com, Best Buy.com, Walmart.com, Macys.com, Home Depot.com, Lowes. com are a few reliable online retailers. Be careful of misspellings or sites using a di...

The Alabama Quassarte Tribal Town has its roots in Alabama. In the 1830s and 1840s the tribe was forcibly relocated to Oklahoma under the Indian Removal Act and now is headquartered in Wetumka with a ...

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

Jace Hamner, 19, died from massive injuries when he was run over by a pavement roller, according to the Oklahoma Highay Patrol. The incident took place at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 16 on Richard Summerf...

I wanted to reach out to all of you to keep you informed of all the things going on as a result of the COVID-19 virus and quarantine order from the governor and the order to shut down the schools for ...

The day after the county recorded its first case of COVID-19, the McIntosh County Health Department announced that on Thursday, April 9, it would begin testing others for the disease. Regional Directo...

Five residents of a nursing home in Norman have died of the COVID-19 disease, accounting for most of the deaths in long-term care facilities statewide, the Oklahoma State Department of Health reported...

The First Assembly of God in Checotah received seven pallets of supplies from Feed the Children Friday, April 3. The pallets contained nonperishable food and personal items. On the third Friday of th...

Checotah Public Schools (CPS) has been serving approximately 750 breakfasts and 750 lunches for students 18 years of age and under. Starting April 7, CPS began delivering meals to cover five days a we...

McIntosh County may be going through a coronavirus pandemic that is keeping everyone isolated, but it's not keeping the Easter Bunny at bay as communities come together to give their children an egg h...

Checotah Public Schools started implementing their distance learning plans on April 6 as teachers and students are forced to stay at home during the coronavirus crisis. Checotah Middle School Principa...

Scammers never seem to miss an opportunity to take advantage of natural disasters and other major life disruptions. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic is no exception, Oklahoma State University Exte...

Lawmen never know what to expect when they approach a suspect. It could be a friendly encounter or one that turns deadly. Today, even a friendly encounter could turn lethal. COVID-19 can be a deadly d...

For the June 30 Primary Elections the candidate filing period begins at 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 8, said Janelle McKnight, Secretary of the McIntosh County Election Board. Filing will be from 8 a.m. to...

Two children critically injured in a traffic accident near Hitchita on March 29 have died as a result of their injuries, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The children, both identified as fema...

I have amended the COVID-19 state of emergency proclamation in Checotah to explicitly implement “Safer in Place” from Gov. Kevin Stitt. The amended proclamation also incorporates Gov. Stitt’s safer at...

Winter seemed to take a final bow after February in Oklahoma, leaving March with a warm and wet transition to spring. Areas of southern Oklahoma failed to see temperatures dip below freezing, and Holl...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted approval to Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) to issue emergency allotments to SNAP customers. This action is to address temporary food needs due to...

Financial management specialists have spoken for years about the importance of an emergency savings account. If there is one thing consumers have learned through the COVID-19 pandemic is how true thos...

Amid the Presidential directive to comply with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations on social distancing and the State of Oklahoma’s similar requirements, the United States...