More than 200 McIntosh County students enrolled in Epic Virtual Charter School may have to look elsewhere for their education. According to an Epic enrollment roster dated July 28, there are 207 Epic ...

Time is running out for registered voters in McIntosh County to apply for absentee ballots to be mailed to them for the November 3, 2020 General Election. While the deadline to receive applications fo...

All hands were on deck as volunteers helped set up and distribute groceries to 182 families through The Least of These Food Ministry on Oct. 16. STAFF PHOTO

These fall guys were seen last week in Checotah trying to fix their truck before a cold front hits. They may need a GoFundMe page for belts and tires too. STAFF PHOTO | LADONNA RHODES

Checotah Public Schools will be enjoying fall break this week but several Checotah High School students will be quarantined for the duration due to COVID-19. CHS campus reported having five students i...

Five years of hard work and commitment paid off for the community Saturday with the dedication and a ribbon cutting ceremony for Eufaula Wetland Park. “You can’t see the beauty of a flower by looking...

Autism: a developmental disorder of variable severity that is characterized by diffculty in social interaction and communication and by restricted or repetitive patterns of thought and behavior. Seve...

Fall Fundraiser Ghost Dinner set The Checotah Landmark Preservation Society will hold its annual Fall Fundraiser Ghost Dinner this October. “No food to prepare, no costume to wear, no place to go, jus...

For four years, my sole responsibility was to prosecute domestic violence cases. I’ve met countless endangered women and children. I have seen the cycle of violence played out time and time again. I’v...

Editor’s Note: This collaboration between Oklahoma Watch and StateImpact Oklahoma was aided by a grant from The Center For Cooperative Media at Montclair (N.J.) State, supported by the Democracy Fund...

A 44-year-old Tiger Mountain man has pled guilty to feloniously pointing a firearm and was handed a seven-year deferred sentence. Charles Darin Johnson initially was charged with threatening his paren...

Jonathan Small, President of Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs; Trent England, David and Ann Brown Distinguished Fellow at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, and Ryan Haynie, Criminal Justice Reform...

Checotah’s very own Carrie Underwood has recently given her hometown school district a $100,000 gift for school supplies, which include some much needed Chromebooks. The 2001 Checotah graduate, now a ...

Lawrence Smith, 60, may often be seen pedaling his recumbent trike from his Canadian home to communities in and around McIntosh County Ṁost recently he made a stop on Main Street in Eufaula, forced to...

The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) has announced that Attorney General Mike Hunter’s Solicitor General Unit has received the organization’s 2020 U.S. Supreme Court Best Brief Award....

A bill renaming the downtown Oklahoma City post offce for an Oklahoma civil rights icon has been stalled in a Senate committee of which Sen. James Lankford is a member. The bill to rename the post off...

4-H Fall Fun Night scheduled Bring your 3rd-12th grade kids to learn about 4-H Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 6 p.m. at the McIntosh County Fairgrounds in Eufaula. RSVP by Oct. 8 before 4 p.m. to 918-689-7772. ...

The 20-year-old McAlester man who allegedly robbed a store in Longtown in Pittsburg County after being released from the McIntosh County jail on multiple charges of vandalism in Checotah, has been bou...

An SUV allegedly driven by Dee Fish struck a man riding a bicycle early Monday morning. The incident happened at 6:23 a.m. at 1st and West Gentry. Offcer Casey Fairchild stated Fish did not see Travis...

Several McIntosh County women are still thankful to be breast cancer survivors today when just a few years ago they were fighting for their very existence. Unknown to each other, yet diagnosed within...