One of those charged with burglarizing a home near the community of Stidham while the homeowner was about to be buried has pled guilty. Rachael Elise Ash, 30, and Adam Mark McGirt, 25, were arrested o...

Felony Cases Corey Lee Bicknell: knowingly concealing stolen property; driving with license cancelled/suspended/revoked L uis Aaron Brown: driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol ...

Disasters can alter a family’s normal routine with little warning. Neighborhood streets can be closed because of large debris or downed power lines. Suddenly, an area that is a familiar part of a norm...

Ake, Roger M. Albright, Austin Michael Allen, Edmond Monte Allen, Justin Lee Almeida, Louis Ernest III Anderson, Teddy Bruce Arnold, Charles Wayne Bahe, Mandy Gail Baker, Jerry Beal Baumann, Staci Ray...

(This the second story in a series about prisoners serving juvenile life without parole in Oklahoma.) The house on a country road in Seminole County where 90-year old Myrtle Ruby McGehee was brutally...

Raymond Thomasson, 54, of Henryetta was killed Thursday, April 25, when the motorcycle he was riding left the roadway and struck a tree, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The OHP reported that...

Dates set for CHS Alumni Checotah High School Alumni, mark your calendars for June 28-29. For more information contact: Imogene Duvall 918-473-2781 disciple coming to Faith Church Disciple is coming M...

OKLAHOMA CITY – For the first time, Oklahoma educators and families will be able to review their students’ state test results as early as May. The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) anticip...

The Highway 9 Community Center in Longtown is in danger of closing. Dena Sponsler, or runs the facility, says it may have to close by July or August if money doesn’t start coming in. “Congressman Rand...

Anthony Michael Grant, 35, of Porum, and Nichole Kay Hamm, 33, of Quinton, were charged on Oct. 29, 2018, with drug trafficking. Hamm, a former special education teacher at Canadian High School, is aw...

The April 23 FLEAS meeting was called to order by our President Joy Hamilton in our new facility at the Methodist Church. The hostesses for the meeting were the Red Hat Ladies, who were wearing bright...

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.   ...