Sept. 17, 2018 – Oct. 8, 2018 Russell Thomas Davis: fail to pay taxes due to state/expired tag Jason Manning: operate MV while license suspended Jennifer Nicole Owens: operate MV while license revoked...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Muscogee (Creek) Nation Principal Chief James R. Floyd attended the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s Trauma Summit, “It Starts Here: Trauma-Informed Instruction” at the Cox Con...

Vizavance, formerly Prevent Blindness Oklahoma, is the only nonprofit agency in Oklahoma dedicated exclusively to advancing children’s education through better vision and eye health and safety.   Thro...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It is a time to remember the victims and honor the survivors of domestic violence. Domestic violence or domestic abuse is a pattern of disturbing behavior...

A rural McIntosh County man was given a five-year deferred sentence last week after pleading guilty to cruelty to animals. Vincent Leon Williams, 55, who lives near Henryetta, was ordered by Associate...

The City of Checotah has been putting up new signage for the Jefferson Highway route through Checotah. The Jefferson Highway was a 2,290-mile transcontinental “National Trail” from Winnipeg, Canada to...

OKLAHOMA CITY – On the heels of a trauma summit focused on equipping educators to respond to students suffering from toxic stress, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister today annou...

Literacy Council hosting Fall Fun Festival All are invited to come and enjoy free food, games and various other activities suitable for all ages from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 at the Checota...

FELONY CASES C olton Ray Doshier: DUI (aggravated); allowing use of motor vehicle without required interlock; transporting open bottle or container of liquor R achel Diane Dawn Eden: distribution of C...

Elevation normal, water murky. Crappie excellent on minnows in coves, along dam and main lake. Striped bass and blue catfish good on cut bait, live bait, live shad and shad below the dam and along the...

A handful of small Oklahoma cities have become owners of dozens of Oklahoma nursing homes across the state in the past 15 months, hoping to tap into a federal program that will bring them millions of...

OKLAHOMA CITY – A free workshop will be held to bring a better understanding of how Oklahoma’s legislative process works to prioritize and fund public education, as well as a review of various issues ...

In its continuing effort to keep an education at the University of Oklahoma affordable for all students, OU will increase the amount of money students may receive with several freshman scholarships fo...

The Fifth Annual Checotah Business Expo was held on Sept. 27 at the Community Center. The event, sponsored by the Checotah Chamber of Commerce, had a good turnout and was free to the public. Thirty-o...

CHS Talent Show CHS will be having their Talent Show at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 4 at the Event Center. Grades 9th – 12th are encouraged to participate. Tickets are $3 at the door or may be purchas...

Several Checotah Wildcats got up bright and early to meet other classmates at the flagpoles for the Global Day of Student Prayer. Weathering a quite cooler temperature of 64 degrees with dark clouds ...

A personal injury collision occurred on Sept. 27 on US 266 three miles west of Checotah. Vehicle one was a 1995 Ford Pickup driven by 18-year old Cody Honel from Eufaula. Not injured. Honel had one 17...

The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) recently received notification that Insure Oklahoma, the state’s premium assistance program for businesses and employees, has been reauthorized by the federal...

The Arbor Day Foundation will brighten up your fall by offering 10 colorful trees and bushes when you join the organization in October. The free trees are part of the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation’s ...

On Friday the House unanimously passed H.R. 6, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act. H.R. 6 includes the Every Prescription Conveyed Securely (EPCS) Act and the Tribal Addiction and Recovery A...