The Chamber of Commerce pulled out all the stops for their annual Christmas parade and Shop Checotah Give Away on Saturday.   It was definitely “A Hallmark Christmas” to remember with horses, wagons, ...

The First Freewill Baptist had over 30 volunteers on hand to help collect over 14,000 boxes for Operation Christmas Child on Nov. 19. These boxes are part of Samaritan’s Purse ministry and are sent to...

RENTIESVILLE – Music and food will be served at the grand opening of an exhibit soon to open at the Rentiesville Museum. The exhibit is entitled “Impact & Accomplishment – Oklahoma’s Black Towns & Com...

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)

The No. 4 ranked Oklahoma Sooners (12-1) are headed to the College Football Playoff for the second consecutive season and third time in the last four years. They earned the fourth and final spot in th...

A 68-year-old Checotah man was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle accident on Lotawatah Road Saturday. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Chris Skadal was killed when his 2000 Chevro...