The McIntosh County Retired Teachers met at 1 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, at the Jim Lucas Library in Checotah. President John McClain called the meeting to order with a flag salute and prayer led by ...

Investigators say the wrong address on a package ordered from Amazon resulted in the arrest of three Checotah residents earlier this month. DA Investigator Kevin Branscum said a suspect ordered items...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The House Democratic Caucus today elected a new leader for the 57th Legislature.   Rep. Emily Virgin, D-Norman, has been chosen to lead the caucus as Minority Leader. She served as the...

STILLWATER - When the last bite of turkey is consumed and the plates are cleared, the next item on the Thanksgiving agenda is a nap. Because turkey makes you sleepy, right? Darren Scott, food scientis...

The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission accepted generous donations from the National Wild Turkey Federation and the North Fork Chapter of Quail Forever during its regular November meeting Nov. ...

GOD’S HELPING HANDS TO HOLD ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BOX GIVEAWAY God’s Helping Hands will hold its annual Christmas Box Giveaway from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 22 at the First Free Will Baptist Chur...

OKMULGEE - Some may remember or have heard stories of when electric cooperatives brought electricity to rural homes and farms. What a difference it made in the lives of those who had been overlooked o...

OKLAHOMA CITY - Five individuals and one organization recently received the Kirkpatrick Honor for Animal Well-being. Becky Switzer of Ground Zero K9 Emergency Training Center; Dr. John Otto and Lee Fa...

FELONY CASES L aura Rae Buchanan: distribution of CDS; possession with intent to distribute; unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia (misd) T oni Cook: two counts of assault and battery upon a polic...

OKMULGEE – As the single most preventable cause of disease and premature death in the U.S., commercial tobacco use prevention remains at the forefront throughout the country. Each year, on the third T...

Statistician with U.S. Census Bureau The “War to End All Wars” came to an end on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. A year later on Nov. 11, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson procla...

Amanda Davis was only 18 years old when she joined the Air Force on January 13, 1999, knowing this was the only way she could afford a college education.   “I came from a military family and lived in...

Arvest Bank continued to be a top U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lender within its footprint in 2018, based on loan production. That’s based on data for the SBA fiscal year ending Sept. 30. ...

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce will once again give prize money to the winners with the best floats in this year’s Christmas parade.   Shelter Insurance - Dusty Duvall Agency, is sponsoring the 2018...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Farmers are harvesting the first crops of industrial hemp grown in Oklahoma since World War II. Botanac, an Oklahoma industrial hemp grower and producer, partnered with local farmers a...

Mike Broyles, Canadian Superintendent and current president of the Organization of Rural Oklahoma Schools (OROS), recently presented Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, with their Rural Legislator of the Y...

Veterans Day, once known as Armistice Day, was first celebrated on November 11, 1919, the anniversary of the end of World War I. In 1928, the United States Congress passed a resolution for Armistice D...

It’s that time again. Time for making sweet treats for the holidays like peanut brittle and other delicious candies. So who has this candy making down to an art - Pam Essex does. She’s been making bat...

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...

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce will have a welcome station set up on Saturday, Nov. 24, from 9:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. know which local merchants are participating in Shop Small. Get your passport stam...