The Checotah Landmark Preservation Society recently served a special lunch for Mayor Daniel Tarkington, the City of Checotah workers and Honey Springs Director Adam Lynn to say thank you for all the h...

Muscogee (Creek) Nation voters on Saturday elected Bristow resident David Hill as the tribe’s new principal chief. According to unofficial returns by the MCN Election Board, Hill who received 3,399 vo...

The Katy Eats and Treats opened their doors for business on Tuesday, Dec. 3 with sisters, Kathy Cox and Karen Hyatt, owning and operating the family eatery at 210 W. Gentry in Checotah. "I guess we ju...

We hear it in our songs and on the screen that this is the most wonderful time of the year. But for many, Christmas is one of the hardest times of the year. Whether it is due to loss of loved ones or...

The Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain (OSAI) is accepting online applications and scheduling auditions for the state’s premier arts academy for high school students, to be held June 13...

JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR A 46-year-old Rentiesville man is to stand trial on 11 charges of animal cruelty and his 20-year-old son faces a trial on a charge of unauthorized use of a vehicle in two se...

The Jimmy Buffett Tribute Live Music Show will perform at Legacy on Main Street, 224 N. Main on Jan. 11. This is a dinner/entertainment show. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. The show begins at 7:30...

A 40-year-old Stigler man was killed and a 29-year-old former Eufaula woman was severely injured in a single vehicle accident on the Indian Nation Turnpike in Pittsburg County Monday, Dec. 9. Winter W...

The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) has released its 2020 Children’s Legislative Agenda, a series of public policy goals aimed at improving child well-being in Oklahoma. The Children’s Le...

Elevation above normal, water murky. Crappie are biting good on jigs and minnows around docks and main lake. Blue catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, shad, and kool aid flavored shad around channels...

DeMarco Patterson, 24, of Checotah, is facing a second degree rape charge after allegedly having sex with 14-year-old girl he met at a restaurant in Checotah. According to a probable cause affidavit f...

An area man and woman face multiple charges in connection with several burglaries at a storage facility east of Eufaula. Anita Jean Neilson, 58, of Keota, and Clayton Paul Baker, 53, of Longtown, have...

“Miracle on 34th Street” was a huge success for the annual Christmas Classic production for Lake Eufaula Playhouse. To date, this was the largest cast ever used by the Playhouse. Patrons of the theat...

On December 19, 1675 – The Great Swamp Fight, a pivotal battle in King Philip’s War, gives the English settlers a bitterly won victory against the Narragansett tribe. 1777 – With the onset of the bitt...

State Rep. Avery Frix (R-Muskogee) recently commented on several road projects in House District 13 that were approved by the Oklahoma Transportation Commission at its December meeting. A project to p...

Refresco US, Inc. has announced plans to add 75 new jobs and invest nearly $12 million at its Fort Gibson operation. The company is immediately hiring for new positions. Those interested in applying s...

Felony Cases Thomas Leo Banks, Jr.: child abuse; domestic assault & battery in presence of minor child Devin Ray Britt: domestic abuse – assault & battery Paradise Jackson: child neglect; failure to r...

Craig Robert Mann, 44, of Checotah, will stand trial after the first of the year on charges of distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, conspiracy and seven allegations of obtaining cash or m...

Selfies with Santa coming soon First Family Credit Dec. 20 from 1-4 p.m. Come by and snap a selfie with Santa. Peoples Bank to be closed Peoples National Bank branches will close early on Christmas Ev...