With COVID numbers still on the rise in Checotah, the City Council batted issues back and forth on a mask mandate Monday night with two citizens commenting on the floor with two very different views. ...

McIntosh County lost one of its most respected law enforcement officers Monday with the passing of Chief Deputy Dewayne Hall. The death reportedly was due to complications from COVID-19. Hall, whose f...

A Eufaula area resident who claims to have fallen on hard times, including being the victim of a theft, has been charged in McIntosh County District Court with second degree burglary and knowingly con...

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

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Johnathan Zamudio, 33, of Muskogee, entered a guilty plea to second degree murder in Indian Country. Zamudio fac...

Checotah lit up for Christmas Take a drive down S. Broadway in Checotah and enjoy all the trees decorated and lit up for Christmas by Checotah businesses and organizations. Don’t forget to check out V...

The Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System is hosting a Christmas Dinner for Veterans without families on Dec. 20 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center in Muskogee. To maintain ...

The Checotah Middle School recently held its annual canned food drive for the McIntosh area. The students did this during their 2nd hour classes as a way to help in their community. Altogether, CMS wa...

The members of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature have taken their oaths of office and hit their first deadline: requesting bills and resolutions for 2021. Last Friday, state senators and representatives t...

Two of Oklahoma’s largest tribes are preparing to distribute their first round of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine beginning next week with other large tribes close behind. The Cherokee and Chickasaw natio...

December is a month full of fun holiday celebrations and traditions for loved ones to enjoy together. However, there are many children, across our community, in the foster care system who do not have ...

The Checotah Rough Riders collected enough Christmas toys on their Annual Toy Drive on Saturday, Dec. 12 to help out over 100 families in the McIntosh County area. All gifts went to benefit several el...

When University of Oklahoma student Leslie Miller’s niece realized in the spring she probably had COVID-19, before it was clear how widespread the pandemic would be, she tried not to talk about it. Ev...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Dorion Martin, age 29, of Muskogee, entered a guilty plea to assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to comm...

The Pay It Forward Livestock Show is set for Friday, Dec. 18 and Saturday, Dec. 19 at the McIntosh County Fairgrounds. The Pay It Forward Livestock Show will be packing an ambulance with toys for chil...

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.