Blue and flathead catfish good on goldfish, live bait, live shad and shad below the dam, along rocks, shallows and dam. Spotted bass good on bill baits, crickets and small lures around docks, main la...

Five people from Checotah and one from Porum graduated from Oklahoma State University in the Spring semester, 2020. They were among 3,840 students who graduated, 2,432 of them from Oklahoma, according...

On July 16, 1808 – Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, two of the few white men who had actually seen the mysterious territory of the Far West, help form a new company to exploit the region’s abundant...

The 3-year-old child from Byars who was featured in a story in the June 9 issue of the newspaper has died. Amelia “Millie” Joy Mount was diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma, a rare and aggressive ...

Due to the current pandemic situation, the Checotah Indian Community (CIC) officer election filing dates are as follows: July 21, 22 and 23 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. The following board s...

Former Porum Assistant Police Chief David Kash, 49, pled not guilty to felony child sexual abuse at his arraignment in Muskogee County District Court on July 2. His next court appearance was set for a...

The Eufaula school district has been awarded a $149,000 Incentive Grant from state and federal sources to combat the impact of COVID-19. “We will use the money for student devices, cleaning products, ...

The City Trash Off will be this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 10 - 12. Due to COVID-19, the City of Checotah wants to remind residents that they will be responsible for hauling and disposing of th...

The unofficial results of the June 30 Primary Election are in. The next days to vote will be the Runoff Primary and the General Election. The Runoff Primary and special elections will be held Aug. 25....

An Oklahoma City Police officer was arrested in the Porum Landing area of Lake Eufaula on July 4 after an encounter with McIntosh County deputies. Bradley Richard May, 31, a sergeant with the OKC Poli...

Three-year-old Amelia Joy Mount wished that she could go fishing with her family before she died. Through the efforts of many compassionate people, that wish was fulfilled on Saturday, June 27 as she ...

The new coronavirus has killed a tradition on Tiger Mountain but not the perspective spirit of some. For almost 50 years voters in Precinct 460313 have gone to the home of Linda and Sonny Been (pronou...

Checotah Farmers Market is up and running every Saturday. It is located in the parking lot on the northwest corner of Main and Gentry (in Martin’s Meat Market parking lot) 8 a.m. until noon. Vendor sp...

NORFOLK, Va.-A 2017 Okay High School native returned home June 16, marking the end of a seven-month deployment aboard USS Harry S. Truman. Since departing its homeport of Norfolk, Virginia in carrier ...

On July 9, 1776 – The Declaration of Independence was read aloud to Gen. George Washington’s troops in New York. 1795 – James Swan paid off the $2,024,899 US national debt. 1846 – An American naval ca...

Arvest Bank has been recognized by Forbes magazine as one of the “World’s Best Banks” for 2020. This marks the second consecutive year it has received the honor, which is based on customer feedback. F...

The horrific aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 was the catalyst for OSU’s Unmanned Systems Research Institute’s work to help first responders today. At that time, no technology could help...

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Some Oklahoma horse owners are fighting an incursion of blister beetles that have moved into their facilities from the alfalfa fields, Oklahoma State University Extension experts said. “Consistent per...

114 Years Ago: Checotah Times • Friday, March 3, 1906 BIG K. OF P. MEETING Large Attendance at District Meeting Held at Fort Gibson Fort Gibson, I.T. - The K. of P. district meeting for the Third dist...