Between the egg hunt at Posey Park Saturday and the helicopter egg drop by Community Culture Church at the football field Sunday, hundreds of children throughout the county enjoyed the weekend’s Easte...

OKLAHOMA CITY - On March 28, Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting, State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced the creation of the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) Office of School C...

MUSKOGEE –Preston Shawn Whittington, 28, of Waurika, was sentenced last week to a statutory maximum sentence of 180 months in prison for Carjacking, according to the United States Attorney’s Office fo...

Bill shot forward with hunter-angler support for price increases Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill Tuesday raising the cost of most hunting and fishing licenses for the first time since 2003. Hunters and...

MUSKOGEE – Amy Leann Hall, 43, of Okmulgee, was sentenced to Life in prison last week for each of two counts of Murder in Indian Country, and 240 months in prison for one count of Assault with Intent ...

MUSKOGEE – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced last week that Rito Alvarado-Gomez, age 36, of Hope, Arkansas, Jose Alberto Alvarado-Gomez, age 33, of Hop...

Stories from the past 114 YEARS AGO The Checotah Times Friday, April 8, 1910 More Concrete Walks Checotah is to have more concrete sidewalks. At an adjourned meeting of the city council Tuesday night ...

Initiative to benefit God’s Helping Hands in Eufaula Arvest Bank today announced the kickoff of its 14th Annual Million Meals Campaign, a two-month long initiative to raise money to feed local communi...

CMS students came and toured the Heartland Heritage Museum & Gallery last Thursday as Director Iris Park told them about some of the history of Checotah

At next Checotah Lions Club meeting The Checotah Lions Club will host historian and author Jonita Mullins at their next meeting on Thursday, April 11. Mullins will present highlights of the life of Ba...

We can all do our part to prevent alcohol misuse or abuse. April is Alcohol Awareness Month and we can use this month to raise awareness about alcohol abuse and take action to prevent it, both at home...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Gov. Stitt on Tuesday signed House Bill 1006 into law, which will grant 4-H students an excused school absence when participating in an approved activity. The bill’s author, Rep. Rick ...

McIntosh County GOP had a great meeting with around 40 people present at the March 19 meeting and we are already looking forward to our next meeting on April 18 at the Checotah Library (sorry for all ...

Money to be use for basketball tour of Spain Event: Indian taco fundraiser Location: 612 Locust Ave., Eufaula Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Dates: April 6, May 11 Contact: call/text Jayla at 928-225-0284 Cos...

MUSKOGEE – Courtney Nicole Deatherage, 28, and Dustin Keith Deatherage, 27, both of Wilburton, last week were sentenced for their roles in a murderfor- hire plot, according to the United States Attorn...

Checotah Public School welcomes the community to come out and tour the new Checotah Performing Art Center during an Open House on Tuesday, April 9 at 1 p.m. The Performing Arts Center, located at 491 ...

Checotah Masonic Lodge #86 will have their annual Checotah Public School Scholarship Breakfast on Saturday, April 6 from 7a.m.-10 a.m. at 625 W. Gentry. Enjoy a homemade biscuit with gravy, sausage, e...

A special street dedication ceremony will take place Friday, April 5 at 10 a.m. at the Katy Depot, located at 100 Paul Carr Drive in Checotah. Several dignitaries, including Rep. Neil Hayes, Sen. Roge...

The last memorial bricks have been laid at Eufaula Memorial Library to honor all those from McIntosh County who were killed in the line of duty. These bricks had to be special ordered since they were ...

Rett Syndrome currently has no cure and one local family is struggling to understand this complex neurodevelopmental disorder that has affected their child. Elaina Donahue was a little over a year old...