Felony Cases Terry Wayne Bean: unauthorized use of a vehicle; DUS William Jesse Cox: shooting with intent to injure; obstructing officer Kristina Pauline Duckett: bail jumping Melissa Maureen Ketchum:...

CHS Senior Graduation set for June 19 Checotah High School graduation is set for Friday, June 19, at 7 p.m. at the Ogle Field. Social distancing practices will be encouraged for the protection of the ...

June 5. Elevation above normal, water 85. Blue and flathead catfish excellent on live bait along rocks, shallows and noodling holes (no hooks). White bass good on Alabama rigs, crickets, jigs and smal...

Congratulations to Carol Beaver (front and center) who retired last week as the Superintendent’s Secretary of Checotah Public Schools after 30 years of dedication to the administrators, staff and stud...

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

The City of Checotah is beginning to look like a thriving tourist town again instead of a ghost town after being quarantined for weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses, parks and churches are ...

Local churches across Checotah invited all of the community to join together for a Community Prayer Service on Sunday, June 7 in Pocket Park. Ministers of all faiths, community leaders and people of ...

Enthusiastic fans of bass fishing — and sports fans who have missed the thrill of competition — are catching live on-the-water action from Lake Eufaula on ESPN2. The Bassmaster Elite Series came to Eu...

It’s a short trail to Old Settlers Day and the excitement in Checotah is building as time draws near and plans are coming together. Old Settlers Day, historically set for the 2nd Saturday in June, has...

At 81 years young, Don Johnson shows no sign of slowing down from working hard and doing a whole lot of what he loves - wood carving and whittling. Don has never known how to sit for too long. He like...

Checotah’s basic water rates will increase by approximately $2.50 and sewer rates by approximately $2.60 beginning Monday, June 15. The new rates will be on the June billing cycle, which will be paid ...

After waiving his preliminary hearing on May 27, former Checotah school employee Jeremy Lewis Hayes, 29, was ordered to appear for district court arraignment at 9 a.m. on June 17. He will enter a plea...

Why the world needs real love right now is obvious, especially with so much hate and violence that’s going back and forth. But do many even know the true definition of LOVE? As far as its grammatical ...

Voters in McIntosh County who want to have absentee ballots mailed to them for the June 30 elections should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Janelle McKnight said Friday. Although the County...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) has arrested 26-year-old Cherokee White following an investigation by the Bureau’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit. This...

Norman High School’s Cade Horton has been named the 2019-20 Gatorade Oklahoma Baseball Player of the Year. The 6-foot-3, 195-pound senior shortstop and right-handed pitcher was 1-0 on the mound with a...

TULSA – News On 6 television viewers in Green Country who use an antenna to get a signal will need to rescan their channel lineup starting at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 25 to keep receiving News On ...

Our country is hurting. The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed more than 100,000 lives and put more than 40 million Americans out of work. Small businesses across the country have had to shut their doors a...

The exterior of the county courthouse is looking a little more beautiful today, thanks to a Beautification Team that has been working several weeks pulling weeds, planting seeds and doing a little pa...