One of two men charged with operating a whiskey still has pled guilty and the second suspect is scheduled to enter a plea in district court on Feb. 26. Clinton Riley Potts, 45, who lives near Checotah...

If you are a registered voter of McIntosh County and live in the Dewar School District, be aware of the following: For Absentee Voting By Mail: Wednesday, Feb. 5 is the last day to apply for absentee ...

A Piedmont man was injured Saturday night when he lost control of his ATV one mile north and four miles east of Eufaula on Country Road ND 4247. Chase Chappell, 49, was flown to St. Francis Hospital i...

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

On February 6, 1861 – The 1st meeting of Provisional Congress of Confederate States of America. 1862 – General Ulysses S. Grant provides the first major Union victory of the war when he captures Fort ...

Left: Remi Walker was the grand prize winner of the Gentry Cinema $50 certificate. Kindergarten Positivily Awesome Wildcats Walker’s-Timber Mann, Cutbirth’s-Remi Walker, Comages’-Piper Williams, Pitt...

Eufaula resident Stephen Leon Newnam, 71, pled no contest last week to paying a 15-year-old girl for sex. Newnam was charged in February, 2019 with second degree rape and lewd or indecent proposal to ...

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that their annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet will be Thursday, Feb. 13. at 6 p.m. at the First Free Will Baptist Church Family Life Center. Tic...

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Every human life is precious. As a father of six, I cannot express enough how precious the lives of innocent children are. From the moment of conception, each child is worthy of life and protection fr...

The Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents approved creating the College of Education and Human Sciences, combining the College of Education, Health and Aviation and the College of Human Sciences at Oklahoma S...

Associate District Judge Brendon Bridges on Friday denied a request by former Checotah school employee Jeremy Hayes to have his bond reduced from $250,000 to $25,000. A pre-preliminary hearing confere...

Checotah FFA hosted an exciting event on Thursday, Jan. 23 as the Oklahoma FFA State FFA Officer “Goodwill Tour” came to visit members of the Checotah FFA as well as other area FFA Chapters from Oktah...

Ake, Roger M. Allen, Justin Lee Anderson, Teddy Bruce Baker, Jerry Beal Bear, Larissa Leann Boyles, Daron Ray Brown, James Burns, Simone Rachelle Carter, Kevin Dale Chaney, Charles Anthony Collins, De...

If you are a registered voter of McIntosh County and live in the Dewar School District, Wednesday, Feb. 5, is the last day to apply for absentee ballots to be mailed to them for the Feb. 11 Dewar Scho...

• Monday, Feb. 3: Chicken primavera, garlic roasted potatoes, tossed salad, roll, banana bread; milk • Tuesday, Feb. 4: Polish sausage; black-eyed peas; cabbage; cornbread; fruit, cobbler; milk • Wedn...

Donnie Jo Pullen, 41, of Wetumka, has pled guilty to possession of a stolen vehicle, knowingly concealing stolen property and other charges related to an alleged theft ring in Hanna. Pullen was given ...

Midthunder Casting is holding online open casting calls for a national anti-smoking anti-vaping campaign to promote healthy lifestyles among Indigenous communities. They are seeking authentic Native A...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced last week that 12 defendants, primarily residents of Haskell and Pittsburg counties, have been indicted for their rol...

Craig Robert Mann, 45, of Checotah, pled guilty last week to distribution of a controlled dangerous substance and possession of CDS with intent to distribute. Mann also pled guilty to a felony bogus c...