Oklahoma’s statewide prison lockdown will continue, Oklahoma Department of Corrections officials report. All visitation remains canceled until further notice. ODOC enforced the lockdown on more than a...

A preliminary hearing for the suspect charged with threatening to shoot up the McIntosh County Courthouse has been set for 9 a.m. on October 8. Anthony Shane Hammer, 36, was arrested near Tahlequah on...

The No.12th ranked Texas Longhorns defeated the Oklahoma State Cowboys 36-30 in Austin Saturday night. Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger threw for 281 yards and four touchdowns to give his team a 36-23 l...

A group of McIntosh County firefighters joined other firefighters in Oklahoma City on September 7 to pay homage to first responders and others who were killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks by terr...

Former Muscogee (Creek) Nation Principle Chief George Tiger, 69, pleaded guilty Friday to a federal bribery charge which could result in 10 years imprisonment, up to a $250,000 fine or both. The Honor...

Senior Sarah Rice couldn’t contain her excitement as Senior Alex Hamm crowned her band queen at Friday night’s game.

A Eufaula woman driving south on U.S. Highway 69 in Checotah allegedly rammed a pickup truck in front of her because God told her to do it, Police Chief Darren Glover said. Four people were injured in...

The 2nd Annual Gold Star Luminary Initiative will be held at 7 p.m. on Sunday, September 29 at Veterans Park in Checotah to honor Gold Star families. “Gold Star” is a military term that is used by all...

Jack Dean Williams, 92, sometimes affectionately called “Mr. Democrat,” died September 10. A service celebrating his life was held Friday, September 13, at Garrett’s Serenity Chapel with Reverend Stev...

First Lions Club meetings of the fall season The Lions Club will resume their regularly scheduled meetings on the second and fourth Thursday of the month. They have moved their general meetings to Cha...

The City of Checotah took action at the City Council Meeting on Sept. 9 to amend an animal ordinance that was recently approved. Ordinance #588 stated that if an animal was caught at large three times...

There is only one more week to register for the 6th Annual Business Expo sponsored by the Checotah Chamber of Commerce. This year the Business Expo will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Septembe...

Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) Director Justin Brown has announced a 13 percent pay raise for more than 3,700 DHS employees, of which more than 80 percent of the positions are in the agen...

Connors State College recently introduced its first Simulation Lab to cover all aspects of modern nursing education. Leading the simulation lab is Clinical Instructor, Sheri Todd. The lab is located a...

The September meeting was opened by the Pledge of Allegiance. The Secretary’s and Treasurer’s report were read by Claudia Hazelton. Both reports were accepted as read. Upcoming events for October were...

The Oklahoma delegation returned to Washington this week after a month-long recess to tackle Oklahoma policy issues, as well as concerns regarding the federal appropriation budget for the 2020 fiscal ...

Since the beginning of this program in 1991, Centenarians of Oklahoma has honored more than 2,300 Oklahomans who have reached the age of 100. Currently, Centenarians of Oklahoma has 235 living honoree...

50 Years of Kenny Rogers will headline a dinner/theater performance at Legacy on Main Street Saturday, October 5. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Cost of the dinner/sho...

In September 2017, the United States Department of Agriculture released a survey revealing that more than 41 million people in the United States don’t have enough food, of whom 13 million are children...

An otherwise leisurely county fair got a jolt of excitement Saturday when a high-strung heifer decided she didn’t want to participate. Clayton Scott, 18, of Checotah was leading his Angus into the are...