Black History Month seminar set A seminar about Black History Month will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 10 miles west of Checotah. Rev. Samuel Cunningham, past...

MUSKOGEE - The preliminary hearing for a former congressional candidate charged with three counts of sexual abuse of children will be held at 1:30 p.m., March 5 at Muskogee County District Court. Dani...

The Chamber of Commerce has announced that the theme of this year’s Chamber Banquet will be “Grillin’ & Chillin’.”  This year the banquet will be held on Tuesday, February 19 at the First Free Will Ba...

Charges were dismissed last week against Brian Keith Kaiser, 42, of Beggs, who was alleged to have kidnapped and beaten his estranged wife, a Porum resident, in July, 2018. The charges were dropped on...

Chapter BX of PEO meeting Chapter BX of PEO will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5 in the home of Donna Sharpe with Holly Coleman serving as co-hostess. The Initiation Team will give the program “Exempli...

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce has announced that Union Antiques is the Business of the Month for January 2019. Union Antiques has been owned and operated by Terry and Krista Bryant for the past thr...

The McIntosh County Oklahoma Retired Educators Association, OREA, is having their first monthly meeting for the second semester 2018-2019. It will be at 1 p.m., Friday, Feb. 8, at the Jim Lucas Librar...

On January 16, almost eight weeks after a horrific car accident that almost took his life, Steve Kirby was flown to a special rehabilitation facility in Houston, Texas. His wife, Kacy Kirby decided he...

Randall Lee Reeves Jr., 43, of Checotah, pled guilty last week to possession of a firearm after a former felony conviction and to unlawful use of a police radio. He also faced charges of second-degree...

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma City Zoo recently welcomed six nine-month-old, female dwarf Nigerian pygmy goats to its barnyard habitat located in the Children’s Zoo and asked for the public’s help pick...

Donald James Stradley, 30, was charged Jan. 24 with failure to register as a sex offender, the second time he was charged with the offense within a year. Court documents state Stradley has a history o...

WOODWARD – Fruit and vegetable growers, and others interested in learning about produce safety and regulations, are invited to attend a Produce Safety Alliance Grower training course from 8:30 a.m. to...

Thomas Gary Baldwin, 68, Checotah, has been charged with lewd molestation involving a minor child over a period of years. The charge was filed on Jan. 24 and Baldwin was arrested on Jan. 25. Associate...

OKLAHOMA CITY – With the start of a new year, the State Election Board is encouraging Oklahomans everywhere to make a resolution to get registered and vote. “Whether you just turned 18 or have been el...

OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma Humanities (OH) is accepting applications from Oklahoma nonprofits wishing to apply for a Major Grant award of up to $8,500 or a Challenge Grant award of up to $15,000. Be awa...

OKMULGEE – The Muscogee (Creek) Nation presented an Outstanding Service award to Darren Delaune, a citizen and employee of the Nation, for the heroism he displayed while saving the life of another cit...

Jan. 21, 2019 – Jan. 28, 2019 Angela Dean Burrow: reckless driving Ashley Dawn Jones: public intoxication Jason Shane Jones: public intoxication

So far this year, we have had a young woman from Germany, Daniella Rice, doing sign language to beautiful song, Breath of Heaven by Sandi Patty; celebrated 65 years of marriage with a local couple; bi...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Col. Cynthia Tinkham has been promoted to the rank of brigadier general, the first female to achieve that position in the Oklahoma Army National Guard. Tinkham enlisted in the OKARNG i...

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