Stories from the past 114 YEARS AGO The Checotah Times Friday, May 27, 1910 THE PRIZE WINNERS Last Saturday was a gala day for Checotah, it being the first of a series of sales and trades days given b...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Patrick Lamar Tims, Jr., 22, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty to an Information of one count of Robbery in ...

Lots of activities at state park Eufaula VFW Post 8798 will hold a flag ceremony on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, at 11 a.m. at the post headquarters. Over Memorial Day Weekend the post will place fla...

Yee-Haw! It’s time to put on your boots and kick up your heels because school is out and summer is finally here. That’s why the Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library is calling all cowgirls and cowboys to...

McIntosh GOP had an incredible meeting on May 16th with our newly elected OKGOP State Central Committee members Charity Linch (National CommitteeWoman) and Larry Murray (National CommitteeMan) and our...

Eufaula High School history teacher Roger Thompson, noted for his trademark bowtie and suits and love of travel, has decided to retire. After retirement he probably still will be seen sporting his bow...

Shawnee Police announced on Monday that the Medical Examiner’s Office identified the skeletal remains found back in December to be that of 27-year-old woman who had gone missing back in 2022. Accordin...

Rain or shine Checotah students proved you can always have fun as they celebrated another successful Slide Into Summer Bash & Senior Sunset on May 17 at the Checotah Sports Complex. This was the third...

The Checotah First United Methodist Church is excited to share the great news with the communities of Checotah, Oktaha, Midway (Council Hill) and Porum that they are partnering with USDA this summer f...

There will be a Memorial Day Ceremony presented by the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 3, McIntosh County under the direction of Commander Andy Killingsworth. The ceremony will be on Monday, May 27...

It has been an interesting dynamic at the recent city council and planning and zoning meetings. Again, on this month’s city council agenda were two hot topics - a community garden and street racing. H...

Don’t miss the 45th Annual Duvall Steer Wrestling Jackpot this weekend where you are guaranteed to see some intense bulldogging and hazing from our local cowboys to afar competitors dig their boots in...

Felony Cases Amy Jean Adams: bringing contraband into jail/penal institution; public intoxication Kenneth Allen Benard: falsely personate another to create liability Dalton Cole McClendon: child endan...

The Checotah Foundation for Academic Excellence recently awarded 17 grants to educators of Checotah Public School. The CFAE grants totaled $6,400. “Grant Patrol Day is always an exciting day for CFAE ...

Retired schoolteacher Alma L. Harper has been named Ms. Heritage Day, 2024. Perhaps there was no better choice for the title, as her life and her ancestry is brimming with history – in addition to her...

Weatherman assures us the weather will be pleasant Eufaula will celebrate the 152nd year of its founding with a full day of activities Saturday. One of the many highlights of this year’s Heritage Day ...

May 24 is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the June 18 Primary Election. Persons who are United States Citizens, residents of Oklahoma, and at least 17 ½...

7 a.m. – 9 a.m.: Community Breakfast meet & greet at Sulphur Springs Baptist Church on Booker T. Washington. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.: Eufaula Memorial Library & Oklahoma History Museum Kids Corner activities ...