16th Annual Women’s Conference Checotah First Free Will Baptist Church, 713 N. Broadway St. Friday, Jan. 17 from 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Free and open to th...

The Eastern Oklahoma Development District Area Agency on Aging recently wrapped up a successful food drive to assist senior citizens in Muskogee County. The agency is now poised to expand its fight a...

Eastern Oklahoma State College will dedicate a renovated athletic training center to honor the memory and legacy of former track and field coach Glen Stone. The dedication ceremony for the “Glen Stone...

Connors State College has announced the names of students on the President’s and Vice President’s Honor Rolls for the fall semester. Among these are two students from Eufaula and 10 from Checotah. To ...

As we step into a new year, and debatably a new decade depending upon who you ask if decades start with a 0 year or a 1, we at the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy are looking for a brighter futu...

When you think low carb, I know you think it sounds terrible if you have never thought about reducing your intake. If you are all about the breads and pastas and sweets, then you think this idea is t...

Two Warner residents were injured early Saturday when their eastbound vehicle drove off U.S. 266 about two miles west of Checotah and struck an embankment and a fence. According to the Oklahoma Highwa...

According to a report by Bruce Callich, treasurer of Checotah's Methodist Mission, the Mission's Food Pantry assisted 2,056 households during 2019. Callich reported a breakdown of the numbers and ages...

If you are a resident of McIntosh County and live in the Dewar School District, Friday, Jan. 17 is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the Feb. 11 Dewar Sch...

Anthony Velez, 42, of Edmond has been ordered to appear in McIntosh County District Court at 9 a.m. on March 10 for a preliminary hearing on a charge of maiming a Porum resident. Velez appeared in cou...

A 20-year-old Checotah man charged with multiple counts of rape will face a preliminary hearing in McIntosh County District Court on March 3. Jordan Acie Goodwin was charged on Nov. 25 with first-degr...

A 43-year-old Tiger Mountain man who had been charged with threatening his parents instead will be tried in March on a charge of feloniously pointing a firearm. The threat charge against Charles Darin...

After the Pledge of Allegiance the January meeting of the Texanna Lady Crafters was opened with President Marie presiding. First on the agenda was the installation of the new officers for 2020. The ne...

Five days after 31-year-old Bixby resident Karissa Ford allegedly snatched her year-old daughter, the mother and child were found at a residence north of Eufaula. District Attorney investigator Kevin ...

The preliminary hearing for former Porum Assistant Police Chief David Kash, 49, on two charges of child sex abuse has been set for 10 a.m., April 23 in Muskogee County District Court. The date was set...

Checotah was an active community in 2019, from honoring veterans to raising money for worthwhile causes. The schools received a lot of honors and there were acts of heroism. Some of the stories the M...

MARILYN ROOP January 11, 1954 - January 3, 2019 Marilyn Jean (Holland) Roop was born January 11, 1954 in Bakersfield, California. She passed away January 3, 2019 at her home in Checotah at the age of...

DEC. 23 – DEC. 30 • Kevin Lynn Murray: fail to comply with compulsory insurance • Kimberly Diane White: fail to pay taxes due to state; expired tag • Cole Keegan Hocker: operate MV while license suspe...

McIntosh County Court Report Felony Cases William Todd Caudleendangering others while eluding police officer Michelle Rene Martin-distribution of controlled dangerous substance with possible intent to...

Porum Assistant Police Chief David Kash, 49, has been charged in Muskogee County District Court with two counts of child sexual abuse. The felony charges were filed Thursday, Dec. 26, a week after the...