May 11 - May 15 • Monday, May 11: BBQ chicken; whipped sweet potatoes; seasoned cabbage; cornbread; fruit; milk • Tuesday, May 12: Beef tips with gravy; seasoned mashed potatoes; mixed vegetables; whe...

All dates are tentative and events are pending state and federal regulations. Questions and concerns call 918-473-8062. Senior Parade, Friday, May 15 at 3 p.m. (If weather is an issue it will move to ...

A Chandler man has been charged with two counts of sodomy involving a male victim under the age of 16. The charges were filed against Rodney Holder Jr. on Monday. Associate District Judge Brendon Brid...

Checotah First Assembly partnering with Convoy of Hope, Freedom House Adult and Teen Challenge and North Church Oklahoma City received a truck load of supplies this past week. Some pallets contained n...

Mayor Daniel Tarkington has announced he will follow Gov. Kevin Stitt’s three-phased plan to re-open Oklahoma, a decision the governor revealed in a speech last week. “It is the intent to follow that ...

A Muskogee County Head Start employee, who once worked for the Eufaula school district, has been charged in McIntosh County District Court with multiple sex crimes involving underage children. Checota...

First Assembly of God Checotah has been conducting “Drive-In” services since Easter Sunday morning. As the COVID-19 crisis continues and social distancing requires everyone to make changes and practic...

Beautician Kerri Jackson, owner of Unique Touch, will reopen her doors on Friday, May 1, but under three pages of stipulations from the state board and CDC guidelines. Though she is still cautious, sh...

Checotah Intermediate School announced Stacy Coleman as their Teacher of the Year. Coleman currently teaches fourth grade at C.I.S. and has taught third, fourth and fifth grade for 20 years. We had th...

While Zoom has issued security fixes, there are more yet to come. It is your responsibility to enable the security settings to lower the possibility of becoming a victim. Below are settings to enable ...

The U.S. cattle industry lost an estimated $13.6 billion by early April this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and more economic damages to agriculture are likely, according to a study commissioned b...

The Trump Administration took a crucial step to complete a years-long process to replace the 2015 Obama-era Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule that Oklahoma farmers criticized as a disastrous la...

Arvest Bank announces that, in conjunction with the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program, it has gained approval for 9,705 small business loans totaling more than $1....

According to the Centers for Disease Control the 1918 influenza pandemic, often called the Spanish Flu, was the most severe pandemic in recent history. It spread worldwide during 1918-1919. In the Uni...

Oklahoma's first discovered population of blackcapped vireos was in Blaine County in 1901, but the advancement of eastern Red Cedar trees in their canyon homes had pushed them out of the county by 198...

for being recognized as an Oklahoma Academic Scholar. Courtesy Photo

As descendants of the Kiowa, members of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma trace their roots back to the 16th century when they inhabited the Great Plains. Until the 1700s, the Apache lived as a nomadic gro...

for being recognized as an Oklahoma Academic Scholar. Courtesy Photo

Oklahoma continues to rank among the lowest states when it comes to responding to the 2020 U.S. Census. According to Joe Dorman, CEO of the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) the state’s poo...

• Monday, May 4: Beef tips with gravy; steamed rice; mixed vegetables; wheat roll; fresh fruit; milk • Tuesday, May 5: Smothered chicken; seasoned mashed potatoes; seasoned peas; wheat roll; stewed ap...