STILLWATER – The holiday season is upon us and in full swing. Menus are being planned and long standing family favorite recipes will likely grace the table as family and friends gather to celebrate. T...

Public schools statewide have an opportunity to strengthen safety and security through an initiative being offered to school districts free of charge, according to State Superintendent of Public Instr...

The McIntosh County Shop with a Cop Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction will be held Thursday, Dec. 5 at the Checotah High School Cafeteria. The event begins at 5 p.m. Tickets are $5. Among the items ...

Bean Dinner Fundraiser Nov. 21 Checotah Foundation for Academic Excellence hosting Bean Dinner Fund-raiser Thursday, Nov. 21 at 625 W. Gentry from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. (or until the food runs out) Beans, ...

It’s time to pull out the paint brushes, chisels and cameras because the Heartland Heritage Museum and Gallery is calling all artists to come show off their talents. From 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Saturday,...

Choral Director Carolyn Hutcherson will be awarded the Oklahoma Music Educators Association (OkMEA) Exemplary Teacher Award on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. The ceremony is a part of the OkMEA Winter Confe...

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Avery Frix (R-Muskogee) on Friday hosted a bipartisan interim study examining Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs) for those in Oklahoma’s seven pension plans. Several lawmake...

Checotah band members make District. Front row, left to right: Claralee Given, Ivy Ferguson, Jesse Kimble, Alyssa Quimby, Matigan Marion, Alexis Duval, Alazander Ball. Second row, left to right: Domin...

The 2019 Shop Checotah Christmas Give-Away program sponsored by the Checotah Chamber of Commerce is currently underway. For the past several years, Shop Checotah has been giving away thousands of doll...

Santa has lots of helpers at Christmas time in Checotah. Some of those helpers showed up at the Lions Club meeting on Nov. 12 to discuss the annual Angel Tree program that is now underway. This Decemb...

The Warrior’s Journey Honor Event and Dinner hosted at the First Assembly of God in Checotah had a great turnout on Thursday night, Nov. 14. Seventy-one veterans and veteran’s spouses were fed grilled...

The district attorney’s office has filed charges against ten parents for neglecting or refusing to compel their children to attend school. Eight of the defendants live in Checotah, two in Eufaula. Tho...

A single-vehicle accident three miles west of Hitchita Sunday claimed the life of a Beggs woman. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Sarah Owens, 33, was driving a 2010 Polaris Razor ATV south o...

In the Nov. 7 issue of the newspaper, a court report stated that Checotah resident Steven Ogle was cited for failure to restrain a dangerous dog. Ogle said the animal was a calf, not a dog. “I don’t h...

Local Flavor, the annual event that brings together area restaurants to give folks a sample of their menus, will be held Dec. 3 at the Xtreme Banquet Hall on Lakeshore Drive in Eufaula. The popular ev...

MUSKOGEE – Rafael Torres, 35, last week entered a guilty plea in federal court to the February 3 kidnapping of a wrecker driver in McIntosh County. The Oklahoma City resident could be punished by up t...

WASHINGTON––The fate of nearly 13,000 undocumented Oklahomans and 700,000 undocumented nationwide now rests with the six men and three women justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. Thousands of advocates ...

It mimics flu symptoms, but doctors say the Australia Norovirus is what is hitting Oklahomans hard in parts of the Midwest and keeping them out of work and school for up to a week. Noroviruses are a g...

WARNER, OK – Kamin Cooper, Checotah, Oklahoma is serving as a member of the Connors State College Shooting Sports Team in Warner, OK. Cooper is a Sophomore at CSC and pursuing an Associates of Science...

Orville Jones, 63, of Turpin, was injured in a single-vehicle accident Nov. 12 on Interstate 40 west of Checotah. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Jones apparently became sleepy while driving...