April 22 – April 29 M ichael Deshawn Mitchell: petit larceny M ichelle Lee Nicholas: fail to carry insurance verification L arry Beavers: operating unsafe/defection vehicle R aymond Carter Palmer: fai...

The Checotah Disc Golf League started its fourth season this past Thursday, April 18 at the Checotah Sports Complex. Checotah has had disc golf since 2013 when course designer Curtis Hartshorn, minist...

Lake Eufaula State Park’s annual Easter Egg Hunt attracted hundreds of adults and their children to the Deepfork Campground Center Field Saturday. (Staff photo)

The Checotah Community Egg Hunt was an egg-cellent event this past Saturday, April 20, at the Checotah Sports Complex. This annual event was hosted this year by the First Assembly of God, First Free ...

MUSKOGEE – The former congressional candidate charged with three counts of sexual abuse of children was bound over for trial following a preliminary hearing on April 16. Daniel Ethan Edmonds, 35, Poru...

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Lora’s Consignment and Tanning on April 18. The business is owned by Lora Prock and is located at 137 S. Broadway. Hours are Monday through F...

I had the honor to escort my father, retired Army Master Sgt. Harold Haltom, on an Oklahoma Warriors Honor Flight (OWHF) to Washington D.C. on Tuesday, April 16. He is my father, and my hero. The two...

The Easter Bunny (Kyle Lirette) hopped into First Family Credit Union on Thursday, April 18, to take pictures with some good little bunnies like Gunner Williamson. (Staff photo by LaDonna Rhodes)

Checotah News  The Annual ODOT Trash-Off for Checotah is scheduled for Saturday, April 27, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.    This event is a dump day for the residents within the city limits of Checotah.   ...

The McIntosh County Sheriff’s Department is warning residents to beware of scammers who knock on your door and ask to do work for you. “Anybody that comes to your door and wants to do work is not a re...

Floyd Joseph Ball Jr. entered a blind plea in February to the rape and kidnapping last year of his former girlfriend. A blind plea is a guilty plea made by a criminal defendant when they have not ente...

Backyard gardens and flowerbeds are buzzing with bees this spring and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is asking Oklahomans to share sightings of a specific bee, the American bumble be...

There is still time to register for the only Crappie Masters All American Tournament Trail in Oklahoma. Plan to be at Lake Eufaula on Friday, April 26, 5 p.m. at VFW Post 8798, Hwy. 9 East of Eufaula ...

Felony Cases Toni Lynn Cook: assault and battery with a dangerous weapon M ontwain Deon Goff: endangering others while eluding/attempting to elude police officer; larceny of merchandise from retailer ...

STILLWATER — Medical researchers debate the precise mechanism, but the association between cold weather and intensified joint pain is well known to people with degenerative joint disease, or osteoarth...

Gov. Kevin Stitt has abandoned a 2017 effort by the state to push schools to funnel more dollars into the classroom or risk consolidation. Stitt on Friday renewed 29 executive orders from previous adm...

OKLAHOMA CITY –  The State Election Board completed its statutorily-mandated, biennial voter list maintenance on Monday, April 15. The process removed 3,030 duplicate voter registrations and 88,276 in...

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

It wasn’t publicized locally, but within the past few years teams of health officials at two Oklahoma health facilities took rapid actions to contain the spread of a fungal “superbug” that federal of...

The Plumb Theatre will present Terry Smith in Concert on Saturday, April 27. Doors open at 6 p.m. show time is 7 p.m. Admission $10. Smith is known as the “Songwriter for Johnny Cash.” His most famous...