McIntosh County may be going through a coronavirus pandemic that is keeping everyone isolated, but it's not keeping the Easter Bunny at bay as communities come together to give their children an egg h...

Checotah Public Schools started implementing their distance learning plans on April 6 as teachers and students are forced to stay at home during the coronavirus crisis. Checotah Middle School Principa...

Scammers never seem to miss an opportunity to take advantage of natural disasters and other major life disruptions. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic is no exception, Oklahoma State University Exte...

Lawmen never know what to expect when they approach a suspect. It could be a friendly encounter or one that turns deadly. Today, even a friendly encounter could turn lethal. COVID-19 can be a deadly d...

For the June 30 Primary Elections the candidate filing period begins at 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 8, said Janelle McKnight, Secretary of the McIntosh County Election Board. Filing will be from 8 a.m. to...

Two children critically injured in a traffic accident near Hitchita on March 29 have died as a result of their injuries, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The children, both identified as fema...

I have amended the COVID-19 state of emergency proclamation in Checotah to explicitly implement “Safer in Place” from Gov. Kevin Stitt. The amended proclamation also incorporates Gov. Stitt’s safer at...

Winter seemed to take a final bow after February in Oklahoma, leaving March with a warm and wet transition to spring. Areas of southern Oklahoma failed to see temperatures dip below freezing, and Holl...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted approval to Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) to issue emergency allotments to SNAP customers. This action is to address temporary food needs due to...

Financial management specialists have spoken for years about the importance of an emergency savings account. If there is one thing consumers have learned through the COVID-19 pandemic is how true thos...

Amid the Presidential directive to comply with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations on social distancing and the State of Oklahoma’s similar requirements, the United States...

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and Oklahoma public school students not returning to school this year, the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety is waiving certain driver license requirements for tho...

Commissioner of Health Gary Cox has issued a letter notifying county health departments that all COVID-19 testing centers and providers are to loosen requirements for Oklahomans to be tested. “The Sta...

The Choctaw removal history is a long one, with removals dating as far back as the 1790s and as recently as the 1950s. The Choctaw Nation uses the term “removals” instead of “Trail of Tears” to refer...

With a surge in COVID-19 deaths since last week, Oklahoma now ranks 18th highest in the nation in the rate of coronavirus deaths. Taking population into account, deaths were highest in New York, with ...

The American family structure has shifted dramatically in the past 50-plus years. Less than half of U.S. children are raised in a traditional setting – nearly a 30% drop since the early 1960s. What th...

As the COVID-19 outbreak worsens in the United States, some Oklahoma drive-in theatres were trying to keep their doors open to cure cabin fever. Drive-ins across Oklahoma were open until Gov. Kevin St...

Associate District Judge Brendon Bridges announced the following changes at the McIntosh County Courthouse. In light of Supreme Court Administration Directive No. 2020-29 we are going to adopt the fol...

Former U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn died of prostate cancer Saturday, almost 45 years after surviving another form of the disease - malignant melanoma, a form of skin cancer. In January, 1995 I was Senior Sta...

As of March 26, 2020, Jim Lucas Library will be closed until April 17, or until further notice. This is from the Metropolitan Library System. Beginning Friday, March 26, City Hall hours will be 7 a.m....