A 23-year-old New Mexico man who was the subject of a nationwide manhunt for allegedly abducting a 13-year-old girl in North Carolina was arrested at a Checotah motel last week. Jacob Anthony Gardea o...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) today released its 2019 Policy Agenda, a collection of policy priorities meant to assist lawmakers as they work to author legislation. ...

Charles Urquhart of Eufaula harvested this monster whitetail buck in the Lake Eufaula area. (Photo submitted)

STILLWATER - Regional flavors, gut-healthy options, plus meats and more are on the menu for 2019, as Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center selects the hottest ...

Jack Christian of Checotah harvested this huge whitetail buck. (Photo submitted)

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rainbow Fleet Child Care Resource and Referral Executive Director, Carrie Williams, and Dr. Steven Crawford, professor and chair at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine’s Dep...

It was all hands on deck at GardenWalk to help distribute all the items from the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma on Friday, Nov. 30. Resident manager January Skadal usually coordinates the foo...

Carrie Lynn Gordon, 46, of Checotah has been hit with multiple charges following her arrest on Nov. 23. Gordon has been charged with bringing contraband (CDS) into a jail; possession of CDS; unlawful ...

Checotah Middle School held their annual canned food drive during their 7th hour classes, raising $388 and collecting 1,987 cans. All of the proceeds were donated to the Methodist Mission. Thanks to e...

Mayor Daniel Tarkington, Pastor “Bud” Shackelford and Public Relations Director Delaina Durrett-Stevens were among the 22 volunteers that helped load food into vehicles at the GardenWalk Food Drive on...

Tye Pippeneger took time from the gridiron and had a great day hunting as he harvested this nice buck. (Photo submitted)

The holiday season is here, which means gift-giving is probably on your mind. In addition to making gifts to your family and friends, you also may be interested in contributing to charitable organiza...

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), along with the office of the Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment (SOEE) and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (...

The Christmas Color Guard under the direction of Ashley Hackler did a great job performing for the Shop Checotah event on Dec. 1. (Submitted photo)

OKLAHOMA CITY – Paintings, sculptures and fabric art by members of the Tiger family and other Native American artists will be for sale at Paseo Gallery One during a show that starts Dec. 7 and continu...

TULSA – On Nov. 26, Muscogee (Creek) citizen Linda Kay Buchanan, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one Felony Count of embezzlement in excess of $1,000 from an Indian tribal organization, while...

Ty Dodd of Eufaula shows off the tusk of this wild boar he killed in the Mill Creel area. (Photo submitted)

The City of Checotah won first place and $150 with their “Hallmark” Christmas float on Dec. 1. (Staff photo by LaDonna Rhodes)

EAGLE RIVER, Alaska - Shake, rattle and roll! I will never say that phrase again without thinking about this past week in Eagle River. My family and all the rest of the Anchorage area survived a magn...