The 2nd Annual Gold Star Luminary Initiative will be held at 7 p.m. on Sunday, September 29 at Veterans Park in Checotah to honor Gold Star families. “Gold Star” is a military term that is used by all...

Jack Dean Williams, 92, sometimes affectionately called “Mr. Democrat,” died September 10. A service celebrating his life was held Friday, September 13, at Garrett’s Serenity Chapel with Reverend Stev...

First Lions Club meetings of the fall season The Lions Club will resume their regularly scheduled meetings on the second and fourth Thursday of the month. They have moved their general meetings to Cha...

The City of Checotah took action at the City Council Meeting on Sept. 9 to amend an animal ordinance that was recently approved. Ordinance #588 stated that if an animal was caught at large three times...

There is only one more week to register for the 6th Annual Business Expo sponsored by the Checotah Chamber of Commerce. This year the Business Expo will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Septembe...

Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) Director Justin Brown has announced a 13 percent pay raise for more than 3,700 DHS employees, of which more than 80 percent of the positions are in the agen...

Connors State College recently introduced its first Simulation Lab to cover all aspects of modern nursing education. Leading the simulation lab is Clinical Instructor, Sheri Todd. The lab is located a...

The September meeting was opened by the Pledge of Allegiance. The Secretary’s and Treasurer’s report were read by Claudia Hazelton. Both reports were accepted as read. Upcoming events for October were...

The Oklahoma delegation returned to Washington this week after a month-long recess to tackle Oklahoma policy issues, as well as concerns regarding the federal appropriation budget for the 2020 fiscal ...

Since the beginning of this program in 1991, Centenarians of Oklahoma has honored more than 2,300 Oklahomans who have reached the age of 100. Currently, Centenarians of Oklahoma has 235 living honoree...

50 Years of Kenny Rogers will headline a dinner/theater performance at Legacy on Main Street Saturday, October 5. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Cost of the dinner/sho...

In September 2017, the United States Department of Agriculture released a survey revealing that more than 41 million people in the United States don’t have enough food, of whom 13 million are children...

An otherwise leisurely county fair got a jolt of excitement Saturday when a high-strung heifer decided she didn’t want to participate. Clayton Scott, 18, of Checotah was leading his Angus into the are...

Alicia Andrews will replace Jason Nichols as the guest speaker at the September 12 Democrat’s Hamburger Fest to be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Checotah Sports Pavilion. Nichols, chairman of the 2nd Congr...

Gold Star Family Day Sept. 29 Gold Star families will be honored during a Gold Star Family Day at 7 p.m., September 29, at Veterans Park in Checotah. For more information call Jean Gawf at 918-843-075...

The Methodist Mission's Food Pantry assisted 193 households during August, according to a report by Mission Treasurer Bruce Callich. Callich reported the age groups and numbers of individuals in each ...

Marshall Elementary and Checotah Intermediate schools have been awarded a 21st Century Grant in the amount of $1,320,000. The money, to be used for a variety of programs, will be disbursed over a peri...

A 50-year-old Checotah man has been arrested on three counts of second-degree rape involving a girl who allegedly was under 16 years of age at the time of the incidents, according to Checotah Police O...

A Checotah motel owner fighting condemnation of his property by the City of Checotah has failed in an attempt to file lawsuits against the mayor, council members and former council members. Ahmad Zulf...

Mayor Daniel Tarkington wrapped up his auto racing’s regular point season coming in second place on Saturday, September 7 during the 49th Annual Championship Races and Enduro at the mighty Tri-State S...