Thanks to a generous grant from a private donor, the Oklahoma Arts Institute (OAI) is kicking off a new program, the OSAI at Home Academy, which will provide online education during the upcoming schoo...

Rain or shine, Checotah Public Schools opened their front doors to begin their first day of classes on Aug. 13. A bunch of damp students and staff jumped puddles and got temperatures checked as they ...

A 48-year-old Checotah area resident has been charged with failure to comply with the state’s sex offender registration law after it was learned he allegedly allowed an 11-year-old girl to live at his...

The global COVID-19 pandemic has called attention to a widespread shortage of respiratory therapists and nurses across the nation. Amid a critical time in the healthcare professions, students in Easte...

George Tiger, 70, former Principal Chief of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, was sentenced in federal court Thursday to 12 months and one day in prison for embezzling funds from the Wetumka-based Alabama-...

Defense attorneys have a new weapon in their arsenal for their clients, based upon the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision involving convicted child rapist Jimcy McGirt. Many attorneys are now filing m...

There will be a Celebration of Life in memory of Josh & Cody from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 22 at Mission Acres Country Store on State Highway 9 West. The celebration is in memory of Joshua L...

State Rep. Avery Frix, R-Muskogee, chair of the House Transportation Committee, and other Republican members of the committee on Friday issued a joint statement on the announcement by Gov. Kevin Stitt...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from June business. The monies they reported this period represent sales fr...

A 21-year-old Checotah man has pled guilty to charges of first degree rape and rape by instrumentation. Jordan Acie Goodwin is alleged to have sexually assaulted two teenage girls, one of them 15, in ...

Voters will go to the polls Tuesday, August 25, for the Runoff Primary Election. The only local candidates on the ballot will be Deena Farrow and Jennifer Ballard, both competing for the office of cou...

Checotah High School has a swim team, but no swimming pool. Members will be practicing in Muskogee at the Muskogee Swim & Fitness Center, 566 N. Sixth St., where the Muskogee Sharks practice. The Shar...

Felony Cases Gillian Lowe: actual physical control of vehicle under the influence; transporting open container of alcohol; driving without a valid drivers license Joshua Ryan Martin: Joshua Ryan Marti...

The Checotah High School issued the following statement on its Facebook: “We wish to be transparent and inform our families and community that a CHS student has tested positive for COVID-19. We have f...

Checotah Public Schools showed off their creative sense of humor last week as school started back. STAFF PHOTO | LADONNA RHODES

Checotah will host three events in one on Sept. 5 at the Checotah Sports Complex from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. This will be the first Old Settlers Day event ever held in September due to having to postpone th...

Mayor Daniel Tarkington shocked everyone Monday night at the Checotah City Council city council meeting when he announced he would be resigning by April of 2021. Tarkington said the reason for leaving...

JESSICA GAXIOLA PRE-K TEACHER AT MARSHALL ELEMENTARY What grade do you teach? Pre-K How long have you been teaching? This will be my 3rd year. I started off teaching Special Ed at Marshall and now I ...

STILLWATER – They look rather prehistoric, and they can make a pretty good smudge mark on a vehicle’s windshield. And oh boy, can they jump and eat. Fortunately, of the more than 130 resident species ...

The Checotah school board voted last Thursday to allow students enrolled in distance learning to participate in extracurricular activities. Prior to Thursday’s decision students enrolled in distance l...