The Checotah Landmark Preservation Society hosted the annual Alumni Coffee this past Saturday, June 27. The gathering was a little different this year as the event was held at the Checotah Intermedia...

Call it fate or destiny, but it’s still amazing how one Marine’s enlistment became the very thing that set his mother’s military mission on course for a whole community, from military banners to Gold...

Checotah’s very own Jade McPeak was recently awarded the title of National Junior Miss United States Agriculture and crowned during a ceremony in Florida. On June 19 - 20, contestants traveled from al...

The City of Checotah will have the City Trash Off from July 10 - 12. Due to COVID -19 this year, residents will be responsible for the hauling and disposing of their own trash at the city maintenance ...

City of Checotah postpones 4th of July celebration The City of Checotah had to make a decision for the greater good of the community to postpone the upcoming 4th of July celebration planned due to the...

Mayor Daniel Tarkington along with the Chamber of Commerce had to make the grueling decision to cancel the City of Checotah’s 4th of July Celebration due to the steady rising of COVID-19 cases in the ...

A woman who blamed God for telling her to ram a vehicle in front of her last year has pled no contest to a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. District Judge Mike Hogan sentenced Sh...

A long drawn-out battle over the fate of the 28- room Budget Inn Motel, located on old Highway 69 south of Interstate 40, may be drawing closer to a conclusion. The City of Checotah condemned the buil...

Getting the annual flu shot is always important. But this year, it might be essential. The SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus is surging throughout the state and much of the country, and many health experts are p...

Felony Cases Austin Earl Brown: assault and battery upon a police officer Michael Ray Craft: feloniously pointing firearm; possession of firearm after former felony conviction; domestic abuse – assaul...

2020 senior Alex Hamm is presented the Checotah Landmark Preservation Society’s award by Betty Barrett.

A tombstone that depicts two hands shaking in compromise reads, “In remembrance of Black Beaver. Died May 8, 1880. Aged 74 years.” Black Beaver’s life is a story of triumph, exile and service to count...

STILLWATER - 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 technolo...

Incumbent County Clerk Ronda Gail Prince lost her bid for re-election by the thinnest of margins in Tuesday’s Primary Election. Only five votes separated her from one of two challengers. Prince said W...

Mayor Daniel Tarkington along with Chamber President David Prince announced Monday afternoon that due to the increased number of COVID-19 cases in McIntosh County, both Old Settlers Day and the Fourth...

Members of the Katy Depot will be hosting their annual Alumni Coffee at the Checotah Intermediate Multi-Purpose Building between 10 a.m. -12 p.m. on Saturday, June 27. Citing the larger size of the sc...

During a time when police officers are being berated by some media and being lumped together in horrific acts of brutality, many are rising up in their communities to show the next generation that ev...

The Checotah High School graduating Class of 2020 celebrated their final moments in high school as 85 seniors walked across the stage to receive their diplomas Friday. CHS Principal Jennifer Campbell,...

Plans are being finalized to bring students back to campus for the fall. The semester begins on Aug. 17. However, the administration at Connors understands that some students may not be ready to retur...

Voters will go to the polls Tuesday, June 30, for the primary election. The Graham-Dustin School District is also holding a general election on that date. “These elections present unique challenges to...