Health Savings Accounts -- In one fell swoop, incumbent members of Congress could save consumers money, drive down healthcare costs, and burnish their bipartisan credentials before the midterm electio...

Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today issued the following statement on the announcement from the Administration on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), formally known as the North America...

McIntosh County Democratic Party will hold their regular monthly meeting at the Eufaula Memorial Library at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 9. Guest speakers will include Shannan Tucker, candidate for State Senate ...

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...

On October 4, 1874 – Kiowa leader Santanta, known as “the Orator of the Plains,” surrendered in Darlington, Texas. He was later sent to the state penitentiary, where he committed suicide October 11, 1...

Ahead of the 2019 Win-Star World Casino and Resort Global Cup USA, Team USA-Wolves Coach Wiley Petersen (Fort Hall, Idaho) has selected Navajo athletes Keyshawn Whitehorse (McCracken Springs, Utah) an...

Checotah High School choir members make Eastern District Honor Choir. They will attend an all-day workshop and perform with other top scorers from our state’s district in Muskogee at 6:30 p.m. on Oct....

FAMILY FEATURES Italy is one of the world’s great food nations, and many dishes have Italian roots. In honor of Italian heritage, light up the dinner table and impress your friends and family with so...

In the race to nab consumers’ attention (and dollars), retailers need to be increasingly creative. Some of the more successful efforts show that retailers must recognize the value shoppers place on co...

Oklahoma City – The Oklahoma Energy Resources Board (OERB) has now trained 16,000 teachers through energy education workshops. The group celebrated the milestone achievement at a workshop for more tha...

Governor Mary Fallin and the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety (DPS) today announced they have been notified that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has granted the state’s REAL ID extension ...

MUSKOGEE – They Muskogee Art Guild (MAG) schedules exciting workshops and classes year round. Two new workshops are coming up that will be offered to the public as well as guild members. Whether you ...