Morgan Eller appeared in court in Pittsburg County on July 24 asking for a reduction in his $75,000 bond. Instead, Associated District Judge Brendon Bridges upped the bond to $150,000. The increase co...

Checotah High School will be having initial drug testing for students in extracurricular activities on Thursday, July 30 in the CHS Event Center. To limit the number of students in the building at the...

Online learning may be part of the “new normal” for many schools, and Oklahoma State University professors are helping teachers prepare. The “Teach from Anywhere: Using Digital Tools to Support Seamle...

The Kiowa Tribe chairman is facing impeachment over his handling of COVID-19 relief funds by the tribe’s seven member legislative branch. The mishandling of the money, distributed by the federal gover...

With more and more changes coming everyday because of the COVID-19, we as citizens should embrace them. Oklahoma reported 1,200 new cases over the weekend, making the total of positive cases over 30,0...

Elevation normal, water 87 and clearing. White bass good on slabs around channels and main lake. Blue and flathead catfish good on cut bait, grubs, shad, and worms around main lake, river channel, and...

Mason Brillo, 22, of Henryetta was killed Thursday, July 23 when the vehicle he was driving ran into the rear of another vehicle on the Indian Nation Turnpike at mile marker 95. According to the Oklah...

Ake, Roger M. Albright, Austin Michael Allen, Edmond Monte Allen, Justin Lee Allen, Justin Lee Almeida, Louis Ernest III Anderson, Gary Don Anderson, Teddy Bruce Arnold, Charles Wayne Bahe, Mandy Gail...

Parenting in a pandemic presents unique challenges for families. Planning for a return to school in mid-August looms large as the start date of the 2020- 2021 school year approaches. Concerns about st...

114 Years Ago: Checotah Times • March 23, 1906 Checotah Times • March 23, 1906 COLORED PEOPLE REVOLT Say they will not accept the frame school building but want a two-story brick G. S. Chenaut, presid...

July 20-24 Felony Cases James R. Colbert: falsely personate James R. Colbert: falsely personate another to create liability; petit larceny (misd) Jerry L. Dupree: possession of firearm after convictio...

At one time the Kiowa were known as mountain people, as they migrated south through mountain ranges until they were forced to settle in Oklahoma and Texas. The Kiowa was one of the final nomadic tribe...

July 13-27 Jack Bryson: Operate MV While License Suspended Liberty June Smith: Public Intoxication Yvette Applegarth: Public Intoxication David Kyle Krenek: Operate MV w/o Valid DL Richard Alvin Hende...

Eufaula Round Up Club along with Creek Nation Lighthorsemen and Air Care honored three local boys battling three different forms of cancer on Thursday, July 23. Pictured are Officer Jake Sanders, Isa...

Frankie Blagg received a plaque and a check totaling $1,300 honoring her for the 13 years she volunteered and held the position of curator and later chairman of the Heartland Heritage Museum and Galle...

A bird’s eye view of the Whole Hawg Days Car Show. VANTAGEPOINT VIDEOGRAPHY, MICHAEL PENDLEY | COURTESY

POKER RUN PHOTOS | SHAUNA BELYEU | STAFF 2nd place winner of $6,045 was Christina Stanton of Henryetta. 4th place winner of $2,015 was Melanie Jackson of Chandler. Saturday so happened to be Jackson’...

Frankie Blagg announced her resignation from the Heartland Heritage Museum and Gallery at a special board meeting held on Wednesday, July 15. For 13 years Blagg has been the curator and later chairman...

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce Business of the Month sponsored by the McIntosh County Democrat is The Boat Doctor Sales and Service. Michael and Shawnna Wilhite own the Boat Doctor, which was estab...

In response to demands laid out by 149 student organizations as well as black studentathletes at Texas for a more inclusive campus, the university announced several changes, including a statue built f...