1989 - Esther Blackwell 1990 - Raymond Carey 1991 - R.J. and Margaret Koch 1992 - Virgie Miner 1993 - W.H.”Skeet” and Vivian Frame 1994 - Truman Dixon and Lee Marshall 1995 - Frances Bristow Pickens 1...

Joy Harjo, a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, has been named the 23rd Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2019-2020. The announcement was made last week by Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress i...

Two suspects with arrest records dating back more than 20 years for crimes both major and minor were arrested together at a traffic stop on May 30 on Texanna Road. The two were identified as Boyd Pil...

Last week Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell announced the launch of the Oklahoma Fishing Trail, a new tourism initiative designed to increase revenue for Oklahoma. “Our goal is to become a top ten touris...

Friday, June 28 from 5-9 p.m. - Socialize with old friends at the Multipurpose Building. Yearbooks and pictures will be available. Saturday, June 29 at 10 a.m. - Coffee at the Katy to honor the Signif...

American Legion posts flags The American Legion posted flags for July for the following remembrances: July 4 – Independence Day July 27 – Armistice to end Korean War signed 1953 Checotah American Legi...

Northeastern State University has announce that 761 students met the criteria to be named to the Dean’s Honor Roll for the spring 2019 semester. To be eligible, students must have completed at least 1...

The Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture will host an elderberry workshop on Saturday, July 13, at the Kerr Center ranch near Poteau. The Kerr Center is evaluating several American elderberry varie...

Almost 6,000 electric company customers lost power during severe weather Saturday evening. A dozen transmission poles were knocked down as a result of severe that produces strong winds and torrential...

For the Children: As we move past the legislative session and into the summer months, the team at the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) has had the privilege of working with two successful ...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from April business. The monies they reported this period represent sales f...

The TriCounty Healthy Living Program was the spotlight speaker for McIntosh County Coalition meeting on June 18 at June’s Restaurant. (Staff photo by LaDonna Rhodes)

McIntosh County Critters A wise friend of mine once told me “Just when you think you know everything there is to know about bees, they’ll surprise you and do something completely different.” Today’s c...

Checotah High School student Gavin was among 270 young artists who attended the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute earlier this month. The two-week program, designed to developed the student’s talents, to...

The Best of Motown and More will perform at Eufaula’s Legacy on Main Street dinner theater July 6. The cost of the dinner and show is $45. For the show only, the cost is $25. Advance purchase of ticke...

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce has chosen 69 Diner as their Business of the Month. 69 Diner has been owned by Willie and Krista Wiles for 15 years, but it’s been Willie’s mom, Linda Wiles, who has b...

Monday, July 1: Chicken tenders; mashed potatoes/gravy; peas; bread; fruit cup; milk Tuesday, July 2: Chef salad; soup of the day; breadstick; pound cake w/strawberries; milk Wednesday, July 3: Ham; c...

What do JD Sumner, the Stamps, the Hoppers, the Blackwoods and three of the Gaither Homecoming Videos have in common? Songs written by BILL BURNS! He has written many, many well-known songs while livi...

The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry is encouraging horse owners across the state to take precautions against West Nile virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis by vaccinating their ...

The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry is encouraging horse owners across the state to take precautions against West Nile virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis by vaccinating their ...