For the Children: As we prepare for the end of summer vacation for many Oklahomans, both students and educators alike, I am reminded of my own days and summers growing up in Rush Springs. Our end of s...

Checotah Casino hosted their 2nd annual Back to School Bash this past week. The casino along with several other Creek properties purchased backpacks & school supplies for their workers and Checotah Pu...

Raisin Pie This was requested just last week. It may not be the same, but I hope you give it a try. 12oz raisins ¾ cup dark rum ¼ cup water 1 pie crust - feel free to make your own or just get one fr...

It was not a call that  Rabekah Crow expected. The Bartlesville resident was working  at her job as  a Phillips 66 help-desk agent in spring 2018 when an unfamiliar number  flashed across her caller I...

The gift of surrogacy was so priceless for the elated intended parents, as Mandi Pitts gave birth to a baby boy on Wednesday, July 24. He weighed 8.7 pounds, 21.5 inches long and had lots of chubby, l...

If you are a resident of McIntosh County and live in the Henryetta School District, Friday, August 16, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the September ...

Ryal Public School has announced it is participating in a free breakfast and/or lunch program for school year 2019-2020. All students enrolled in the district or the listed sites may participate in th...

Splashing, laughing, reconnecting and eating were the sounds at Gretchen Payne’s Beta Sigma Phi pool party July 16. The annual pool party is considered a favorite summer social and the following ladie...

During the recent Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) Convention, the OCA Board called for a special meeting on Aug. 24 to consider an increase to the brand registration and renewal fee. The OCA Bo...

A fugitive who escaped from the Wyoming Department of Corrections nearly 10 years ago was located in Krebs and arrested by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI). Ashli Faler was convicted ...

WASHINGTON - Oklahoma’s two U.S. senators – Republicans Jim Inhofe and James Lankford – split their votes on a two-year-budget bill that President Trump quickly signed into law, and Inhofe’s provision...

State Rep. Avery Frix (R-Muskogee) invited the family of Paul Henry Carr to the State Capitol last week to attend a ceremonial signing of a bill that names a bridge in Checotah after the Naval war her...

Checotah resident Christopher Reeves was honored Friday, Aug. 2 at the Drillers game as the Tulsa Drillers Hometown Hero. His children, Ava and Jaxon, were very excited because they got to sit on the ...

The Jim Lucas Library wrapped up its summer program, A Universe of Stories, this past week. From Planetariums to Alien Invaders to Space Exploration and Galaxy Slime, the universe came alive at the l...

Dr. Charles “Bo” Colbert, BA, MA, EdD, has announced his candidacy for National Council Representative for the McIntosh District of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Colbert was born and raised in the Tusk...

Eufaula native Ava Pendley may only be eight years old but she has been singing since she was four and is already on her way to making a name for herself as she continues to win more medals in a seri...

Optometric physicians are reminding parents that all students should receive comprehensive vision exams before the start of the school year, especially as digital learning devices become more common a...

Checotah Intermediate School (CIS) has been honored by the Oklahoma Public School Resource Center (OPSRC) for the progress the school has made over the past year. Jeff Pritchard, a representative with...

McIntosh County Court Report Felony Cases Lacey Kay Bentley: harboring a fugitive from justice; falsely personate another to create liability Richard Lavern Fisher: assault with a dangerous weapon; th...

When my wife and I took over my family’s small plumbing business shortly after graduating high school, it was over a half a million dollars in debt. We knew this was unsustainable and that we had to m...