On September 17, 1630 – The city of Boston, Massachusetts is founded. 1766 – Samuel Wilson, the future Uncle Sam, was born in Menotomy Mass. Menotomy later became Arlington. 1787 – The Constitution of...

114 Years Ago: Checotah Times • May 18, 1906 Found Stolen Horses Found Stolen Horses On February 5 of this year Joe Foster, living 1 ½ miles southeast of Pumpkin Ridge school house, had a fine team of...

DEQ is excited to announce the release of the Online Operator Training Platform. This new platform provides additional training opportunities to Oklahoma’s water and wastewater operators, and it is a ...

The Bedlam Blood Battle is on again this fall, and it’s time to save lives and support your favorite team with Oklahoma Blood Institute at Checotah High School. Oklahoma Blood Institute is hosting a b...

Youthful tribal member Austyn Harry gets his face painted by Sheena Williams on Peoria Nation’s Indian Day. The activity was a prelude to the tribal history that would be showcased later in the day. ...

The 105th meeting in the McIntosh County rivalry between Eufaula and Checotah will take place this Friday night at Checotah starting at 7:30 p.m. It is billed as the longest un-interrupted high school...

In a recent years, there has been a strong focus on degrees in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math - the STEM fields. However, employers also value creativity, critical thinking an...

DEQ is excited to announce the release of the Online Operator Training Platform. This new platform provides additional training opportunities to Oklahoma’s water and wastewater operators, and it is a ...

Day 1: Artist Tracy Lee Stum prepares paint for her 3D art. Day 2: Tracy Lee Strum hard at work. Day 1: Tracy Lee Stum and husband Sayak Mitra discuss the artistic journey they are about to embark up...

They called it the “Indian problem.” The white settlers wanted more land, and the tribes held rich acreages. Removing tribes from the Southeast was more than just an idea by the time Andrew Jackson wa...

From above, the Lake Eufaula Trump Boat Parade assembling on Oklahoma’s largest lake Saturday looked like the 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy when 6,939 vessels prepared to invade France to drive out ...

As is already known, our family experienced an unimaginable tragedy Friday, September 5. In a single moment, we lost four members of our families that will never be able to be replaced. Kevin and Holl...

Four members of a Checotah family were killed Friday night when a Cirrus SR-22 single-engine airplane crashed near Chester, Ark., a community about 35 miles south of Fayetteville. The four-seat aircr...

Shonda Marie Clark, 38, of Porum has been arrested and charged with making a telephone bomb threat to the McIntosh County Courthouse on Aug. 28. It is alleged in court documents that Clark made the th...

Pablo Elizondo, 27, of Park Hill, was given three five-year suspended sentences after pleading guilty to two counts of unauthorized use of a vehicle and one count of breaking and entering a dwelling w...

On September 13 at 10:30 a.m., The Church of Christ will celebrate 100 years of service in Checotah. During the congregation’s regular worship service they will be remembering those who sacrificed to...

A 56-year-old Porum woman was killed in a single vehicle accident Wednesday, Sept. 2. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Sheila Dover was southbound on 4306 Road two miles south of Texanna road...

The Checotah Youth Soccer League is now signing up players for the Fall 2020 soccer season. Register in person at Checotah Hall or online at the following links: U10 and older: https://sysem.gotsport....

The Fall Festival this past Saturday was fun for all ages and finished with a bang. It was a day packed full of festivities as Checotah celebrated their postponed 54th Old Settlers Day, their 2020 Ca...

Felony Cases Shonda Marie Clark-making a telephone bomb threat Noel Allan Dedmon-falsely personate another to create liablility Michael Duane Lee-assault with a dangerous weapon Randi Nicole Nixon-lea...