Alicia Andrews will replace Jason Nichols as the guest speaker at the September 12 Democrat’s Hamburger Fest to be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Checotah Sports Pavilion. Nichols, chairman of the 2nd Congr...

Gold Star Family Day Sept. 29 Gold Star families will be honored during a Gold Star Family Day at 7 p.m., September 29, at Veterans Park in Checotah. For more information call Jean Gawf at 918-843-075...

The Methodist Mission's Food Pantry assisted 193 households during August, according to a report by Mission Treasurer Bruce Callich. Callich reported the age groups and numbers of individuals in each ...

Marshall Elementary and Checotah Intermediate schools have been awarded a 21st Century Grant in the amount of $1,320,000. The money, to be used for a variety of programs, will be disbursed over a peri...

A 50-year-old Checotah man has been arrested on three counts of second-degree rape involving a girl who allegedly was under 16 years of age at the time of the incidents, according to Checotah Police O...

A Checotah motel owner fighting condemnation of his property by the City of Checotah has failed in an attempt to file lawsuits against the mayor, council members and former council members. Ahmad Zulf...

Mayor Daniel Tarkington wrapped up his auto racing’s regular point season coming in second place on Saturday, September 7 during the 49th Annual Championship Races and Enduro at the mighty Tri-State S...

Most of the fall’s hunting seasons will be here soon. Which means this is the ideal time to dive into a hunter education course a to learn about hunting safety, ethics and the important role of sports...

• Monday, September 16: BBQ on a bun; potato wedges; coleslaw; Rice Krispy treat; milk • Tuesday, September 17: Chicken & dumplings; okra; carrots; fruit cobbler; milk • Wednesday, September 18: Frito...

B.A.S.S. officials announced Thursday that the Bassmaster Elite Series event scheduled for Sept. 19-22 on Fort Gibson Lake will instead be held on Lake Tenkiller. The lakes are located just 40 miles a...

4-H DIVISION Poster Art, 300 4-H Promotional poster, grades 3-5 1st place: Chloe Andrews 4-H Promotional poster, grades 3-5 2nd place: Payton Peddy 4-H Promotional poster, grades 3-5 3rd place: Hannah...

Rabbit Show Results Dutch Breed Champion- Briley Gragg Dutch Res. Breed Champion - Hailey Cox Netherland Dwarf Breed Champion - Briley Gragg Netherland Dwarf Res. Breed Champion - Blaze Roper Lion-hea...

Ake, Roger M. Allen, Justin Lee Anderson, Teddy Bruce Baker, Jerry Beal Blevins, Kevin Brakebill, Raymond Brown, Ricky Dan Cardana, Adolfo Raralcaba Chaney, Charles Anthony Collins, Dennis Eugene Craw...

Drought had gained a toehold across western and central Oklahoma during a hot, dry first half of August; further spread and intensification seemed inevitable. All the while eastern Oklahoma was being ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian is looking to change the narrative about American Indians in classrooms, transforming how teachers are teaching history to achieve a more inclu...

America celebrates Constitution Day Tuesday, Sept. 17, the 232 nd anniversary of the 1787 date when Congress signed the US Constitution. But their job wasn’t ›inished. Many states asked that a Bill o...

Makayla Michelle Menary: animal running at large Michael Earl Conatzer: petit larceny Juvenile: furnishing tobacco to minors/possession by minor Denise Joy Rowell: fail to pay taxes due to state/expir...

Beginning November 1, the practice of garbage or waste feeding of swine will be prohibited in Oklahoma after the passage of House Bill 2155. “Garbage feeding increases the risk of foreign animal disea...

When renowned blues musician D.C. Minner hosted the first blues festival in his little hometown of Rentiesville in 1990, his wife, Selby, never could have dreamed she would still be “playing the blues...

Most people may look at Leonard and Latitia Hill and see just another couple with a sweet little baby, but there is so much more to their story. For fifteen years the Hills have been a family struggli...