A Holdenville resident won’t have to worry about laying out a feast for Thanksgiving. All he needs is a turkey to put beside his 25-plus pound sweet potato. Fred Millard, Jr. has been featured by Nati...

Cold and flu season is almost upon us. If you read my column on a regular basis and read it completely, you will notice a lot of the foods I have covered have all sorts of great benefits from reducin...

Access Home Care II, a locally owned and family operated business, has been serving the Checotah area for 25 years. The company provides Case Management and Personal Care through the Oklahoma Advantag...

Lee Ann Medlin, 53, of Council Hill, pled guilty on Oct. 2 to charges of abuse/exploitation/neglect of a vulnerable adult, two counts of uttering a forged instrument and one count of knowingly conceal...

The Eufaula woman alleged to have claimed that God told her to ram a pickup truck on U.S. Highway 69 has been charged with the misdemeanors possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS) and rec...

Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019 form 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. come celebrate with the City of Checotah along Gentry west of the stoplight on the South side of the street. We would like to invite you to join us ...

Larry Joe Lee Arnold, 38, of Checotah, is listed in good condition following a single-vehicle accident on New Texanna Road Saturday shortly before 2 p.m. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Arno...

Kidnapping suspect Damien Keith Stapp, 32, of Hanna, who faces multiple charges involving an alleged theft ring, was hit with an additional charge last week for failing to register as a sex offender. ...

Two men charged last year with the theft of eight cattle pled no contest Friday to the charges against them and were handed suspended sentences by District Judge Mike Hogan. Drew Rexy Jordon (last nam...

The billowing smoke could be seen for miles. On March 5, a five-alarm fire ripped through Monroe's Sports Bar and was close to destroying Jay Patel's motel, America's Best Value Inn. Five fire depart...

The City of Checotah is asking residents to make sure their address is on their home and/or business for better response of emergency departments. It is required that all houses and businesses in the ...

Agee, Logon Ryan Allen, Edmond Monte Anderson, Gary Don Bahe, Mandy Gail Baumann, Staci Raye Boswell, Eric Lee Brinsfield, Danny Joe Burnett, Cody K. Carter, Kevin Dale Chaney, Charles Anthony Collins...

After the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Election Board received two petitions complaining about the Sept. 21 primary election, the MCN Supreme Court decided to void the election. The Election Board has set ...

McIntosh County Court Report Felony Cases Curtis Breshears-unauthorized use of a vehicle Brandon Lee Chandler-domestic assault and battery by strangulation Tyler Lee Grant-burglary/3rd degree David Br...

The 2019 Bulldog Invitational Band Competition in Okmulgee on Sept. 28 had a pretty big turnout. Bands from all over traveled to compete, including bands from Eufaula and Checotah. Checotah took first...

Christopher Alverson, 38, and Tyler Turney, 28, both of Checotah, are listed in stable condition in a Tulsa hospital following a single vehicle accident in Hughes County Saturday afternoon. According ...

The 6th Annual Business Expo held on Sept. 26 at the Checotah Community Center exceeded expectations. Thirty-seven businesses and organizations participated in the local event organized by the Checota...

As Benjamin Franklin famously wrote, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." That is certainly the case with the flu vaccine, which according to the Center for Disease Control, prevented 5....

The Gold Star Luminary Initiative held on Sept. 29 shed light on the real loss of fallen military, even in small towns like Checotah. Eighty-seven luminaries were lit at dusk for the lives lost while ...

Hours after Raven Maxine Lyon-Edwards filed an emergency protective order last week against fugitive Damien Keith Stapp, he allegedly kidnapped the 27-year-old Eufaula woman and was caught following a...