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...

WASHINGTON - A veteran organization and the nation’s largest social media companies told a congressional hearing this week that imposters from foreign countries are using social media to exploit forme...

Anthony Shane Hammer, 36, is scheduled to stand trial in January on a charge of threatening the McIntosh County Courthouse. He will appear in court for a sounding docket at 9 a.m. on Jan. 24, at which...

"Heaven's Window" definitely opened up for 12-year-old Ava Rose Johnson on Nov. 2 at the Native American Music Awards in Niagara Falls, N.Y. Johnson won Best Independent Recording by a New Artist with...

Shai La Enni McGirt, 23, Eufaula, pled guilty last week to possession of a stolen vehicle and knowingly concealing stolen property. The charges are the result of an investigation by the McIntosh Count...

The Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign has been a Christmas tradition since 1891, when Captain Joseph McFee resolved to provide a free Christmas dinner to the poor of San Francisco. Since then, the li...

Checotah Public Schools invited all veterans and the community to the Checotah Veterans’ Day Breakfast and Assembly at the CHS Event Center at 9 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 11. A hot, homemade breakfast was ...

The Warrior’s Journey Honor Event The Warrior’s Journey will have a free steak dinner for all veterans and active service personnel in all military branches. They will be serving New York Strip steaks...

McIntosh County Court Report Felony Cases Christopher Tyler Duncan-driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol Angela Jean Franklin-assault and battery w/ a dangerous weapon Jeremy Lewis Ha...

State Rep. David Smith, R-District 18, was mostly all about business during a town hall meeting held Thursday night at the Eufaula Community Center. “My goal is to put businesses into the district,” S...

On Tuesday, Nov. 5, the Oklahoma Caring Foundation celebrated serving 200,000 children aboard the Oklahoma Caring Vans, which provide access to preventive health services such as routine immunizations...

There will be a free Domestic Violence Training course at the KTC Stigler Campus on Nov. 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Domestic violence can be physical abuse or sexual abuse, but may also take the f...

The McIntosh County Retired Teachers met at 1 p.m., Friday, Nov. 8, at the Jim Lucas Library, Checotah, Oklahoma. President Nettie Seale called the meeting to order with a flag salute and prayer led b...

Last week more than 500 Oklahomans were released from prison and reunited with their families as a result of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s signing of their commutations. The historic release represents the large...

A church safety seminar conducted by Sheepdog Seminars presenter Jimmy Meeks will be hosted by Checotah First Assembly, 401 N Broadway, Checotah, at 1 p.m. Nov. 20. All persons interested in church sa...

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