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...

Breastfeeding support group to meet Friday The Mother to Mother Breastfeeding Support Group will meet from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16, at the Checotah Health Department. The meeting is fre...

The Checotah Roughriders’ annual toy drive is now underway until Dec. 1. The proceeds benefit McIntosh County elementary school students, including those in Checotah and Eufaula. Drop off unwrapped to...

  The 2018 Shop Checotah Christmas Give-Away program, sponsored by the Checotah Chamber of Commerce, is now underway.    For the past several years, Shop Checotah has been giving away thousands of dol...

If you are a veteran that is homeless, on the verge of being homeless or dealing with other critical issues, there is an organization you may not know about that can potentially help. Ki Bois Communit...

Shop Small is a movement all over the United States to help promote the support of local businesses. American Express proudly backs Shop Small and has since it started in 2010. Checotah Chamber member...

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...

1731 – Benjamin Franklin opened the 1st US library. The first circulating library in America, the Library Company of Philadelphia, was founded by Benjamin Franklin and others. 1944 – The US 3rd Army b...

Ake, Roger M. Allen, Edmond Monte Allen, Justin Lee Almeida, Louis Ernest III Anderson, Teddy Bruce Arnold, Charles Wayne Bahe, Mandy Gail Baker, Jerry Beal Baumann, Staci Raye Bear, Larissa Leann Ben...

ELECTION OVERVIEW Eufaula attorney Brendon Bridges was the overwhelming victor in the race for McIntosh County Associate District Judge in Tuesday’s election. According to unofficial returns, with 14 ...

Two passengers in a pickup truck driven by a Checotah woman were injured in a single vehicle accident Sunday. Garrett Harness, 24, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, and Stephanie Minyard-Rogers, 52, of Henry...

Christmas time is kicking off in Checotah. The Checotah Chamber of Commerce is already busy working on their upcoming events. Don’t miss out on any of the exciting things that will be going on during ...

MUSKOGEE - The Mvskoke Loan Fund will host a half-day workshop for business owners who are looking to generate more business and pique the interest of their target customers through a customer-centric...

The Beta Sigma Phi Chapter XP 3902 met Oct. 9 at the home of Bette Sanders, with Wilmatine Griffin as co-hostess. President Shirley Davis called the meeting to order and led the reciting of the ritual...

Oklahoma Blood Institute invites military supporters to recognize the brave individuals who serve our country this Veterans Day by making a life-saving blood donation. On Monday, November 12, the day ...

By Trisha Gedon OSU communications STILLWATER – Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension is partnering with other entities to host an educational field day geared toward those who are looking t...

LOWELL, Ark. – Arvest Bank announced today its mortgage division has originated more than $1 billion in purchase-money mortgage loans in 2018, the third time it has done so in its history. Arvest hit ...

The Oklahoma Environmental Quality Education Committee invites qualified individuals to apply for a grant to promote enthusiasm in young people for learning about the environment and natural resources...

WILBURTON – Thirty-six Porum GEAR UP students recently traveled to Tulsa to tour Oral Roberts University (ORU). Students began the morning by participating in a guided tour at ORU led by Student Ambas...