Communities in the area have announced several events to honor of veterans in observance of Veterans Day. Events include: Checotah Veterans Parade A Veteran’s Parade will be held at 12:45 p.m. on Nov....

Jacob Parnosky, 29, of Eufaula, pled guilty last week to charges of releasing a dangerous dog on a law enforcement officer, obstructing an officer and resisting an officer. District Judge James Bland ...

Annual bazaar and bake sale Nov. 9 Texanna Lady Crafters will host their Annual Bazaar and Bake Sale Nov. 9-10. The location is on Texanna Road east of U.S. 69. Peoples National Bank to be closed Peop...

Shop Small is a movement all over the United States to help promote the support of local businesses. American Express proudly backs Shop Small and has since it started in 2010. Checotah Chamber member...

TULSA – Five Muscogee (Creek) citizens represented the Nation as 2018 recipients of the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development “Native American 40 Under 40” award during the Oct. 3...

1731 – Benjamin Franklin opened the 1st US library. The first circulating library in America, the Library Company of Philadelphia, was founded by Benjamin Franklin and others. 1944 – The US 3rd Army b...

Ake, Roger M. Allen, Edmond Monte Allen, Justin Lee Almeida, Louis Ernest III Anderson, Teddy Bruce Arnold, Charles Wayne Bahe, Mandy Gail Baker, Jerry Beal Baumann, Staci Raye Bear, Larissa Leann Ben...

ELECTION OVERVIEW Eufaula attorney Brendon Bridges was the overwhelming victor in the race for McIntosh County Associate District Judge in Tuesday’s election. According to unofficial returns, with 14 ...

Two passengers in a pickup truck driven by a Checotah woman were injured in a single vehicle accident Sunday. Garrett Harness, 24, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, and Stephanie Minyard-Rogers, 52, of Henry...

Christmas time is kicking off in Checotah. The Checotah Chamber of Commerce is already busy working on their upcoming events. Don’t miss out on any of the exciting things that will be going on during ...

MUSKOGEE - The Mvskoke Loan Fund will host a half-day workshop for business owners who are looking to generate more business and pique the interest of their target customers through a customer-centric...

The Beta Sigma Phi Chapter XP 3902 met Oct. 9 at the home of Bette Sanders, with Wilmatine Griffin as co-hostess. President Shirley Davis called the meeting to order and led the reciting of the ritual...

Generational Group is once again the title sponsor for The Salute, a fundraising gala and golf/tennis tournament. The event will be hosted at Bent Tree Country Club in Dallas on November 8-9, 2018. Si...

Not only is this WWI tribute to fallen horses, mules and donkeys touching, it’s also a great piece of conceptual art. These soldiers are paying their respects to the fallen animals that died by their ...

Wildlife biologist Melynda Hickman with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation was named 2018 Wildlife Biologist of the Year by the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SE...

Eufaula: Elevation above normal, water murky. Striped bass excellent on cut bait, live bait, live shad and shad below the dam and along the dam. Crappie fair on jigs in coves, along dam, docks and mai...

CHS Choir to pay tribute to Underwood Nov. 1 Checotah High School Choir will present a Country Tribute Concert featuring music co-written by our very own Carrie Underwood. The concert is free and will...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma State Board of Education today approved a Fiscal Year 2020 budget request of $3.35 billion for common education, which includes an increase of more than $440.6 million. Th...

On November 1, 1620 – 41 Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, anchored off Massachusetts, signed a compact calling for a “body politick.” 102 Pilgrims stepped ashore. They called themselves Saints and the o...

Political Party: Republican Hometown: Oklahoma City Current Town: Oklahoma City Education: Bob Anthony holds a B.S. degree from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania, an M.S...