On July 11, 1656 – Ann Austin and Mary Fisher, two Englishwomen, become the first Quakers to immigrate to the American colonies when the ship carrying them lands at Boston in the Massachusetts Bay Col...

Dirt, or rather soil, falls into two interesting measurements of time in Blane Stacy’s life – eight hours and eight seconds. Rodeo and dirt – or as Stacy calls it, “Soil” – have each come to garner a ...

The OSBI is offering a $5,000 reward for information that can help agents solve the 1977 disappearance of Ronnie Odell Davis. Davis was last seen at his horse corral near the Choctaw County community ...

Learning to save for what you want in life is a crucial life skill, but it’s one too few young people are learning. That’s why for Youth Appreciation Month in July First Family Federal Credit Union wi...

The tumultuous weather of May calmed somewhat with the transition to June, the first month of climatological summer. Despite the seasonal switch, however, there was still plenty of unsettled weather i...

The Eufaula-Canadian Tribal Town will have an open house from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Monday, July 15. The tribal town headquarters is located on 7th Street and Foley Avenue. A walk will commemorate the t...

More than 80 new laws went into effect on July 1, including one that gives state employees a long-awaited pay raise. State workers making less than $40,000 will receive a $1,500 raise, the first for s...

The Eastern Oklahoma Development District (EODD) held its 52nd Annual Awards Banquet and Annual Board of Directors Meeting at the Checotah Senior Center last Thursday, June 27. The meeting was attende...

Monday, July 15: Hamburger on a bun with fixings; red beans; potato salad; brownie; milk Tuesday, July 16: Polish sausage; cabbage; black-eyed peas; cornbread; strawberry fluff; milk Wednesday, July 1...

For the youngsters who did not have power wheels to race at the Freedom Celebration, Phillip Thomason with State Farm had five new ones that parents could sign their child up to race in. (Submitted ph...

Plumb Theater presents singer, songwriter Hayden Powell in concert July 13. The young performer is being brought back by popular demand. He’s been working hard ,going back and forth to Nashville. I’ve...

The cottonmouth or water moccasin snake has many different nicknames including: black moccasin, gaper, mangrove rattler, water mamba and is our critter of the week. The cottonmouth is a semi-aquatic (...

With the record-breaking rainfall this spring, it is not surprising some wildlife has been displaced from their regular habitat. While an errant rabbit passing through your yard may not be a big deal,...

State Treasurer Randy McDaniel reminds Oklahomans that time is running out to enter the fourth annual Summer Savings Adventure Sweepstakes, which will see one Oklahoma family win $5,529 toward an Okla...

Carolyn (Fisher) Reece has been persistently tracing her family roots for many years and has recently been inspired to clean up the Fishertown Cemetery, where some of her relatives now lie. Reece is ...

It was a weekend to remember and reminisce as Checotah alumni met up at the Katy Depot on Saturday, June 29 for coffee and light refreshments. The Checotah Landmark Preservation Society honored the 2...

The U.S. Supreme Court said last week it wants to hear more arguments in the case of Patrick Murphy, who was convicted of murder by a McIntosh County jury in April, 2000 and sentenced to death. He was...

People’s Bank closed July 4 Peoples National Bank will be closed on Thursday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day and reopen Friday, July 5 during regular scheduled times. Trends and Treasures Ch...

On July 4, 1776 – The Continental Congress approved adoption of the amended Declaration of Independence, prepared by Thomas Jefferson and signed by John Hancock–President of the Continental Congress–a...

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation had an economic impact of $866 million in Oklahoma in 2017, supporting 8,700 jobs that paid $303 million in wages and benefits to workers, according to a new study. In the ...