The Oklahoma State University Extension Office, located in Eufaula for decades, will be moving to Checotah. Extension Educator Pamela Ward presented the Board of County Commissioners with a lease for ...

Only Special Education Team to compete Over 47 schools competed at Speedfest over the weekend and Checotah Middle School was one of them. Speedfest is an exciting, high-speed aircraft design competiti...

McIntosh County Deputy Treasurer Samantha Stubbs achieved her Advanced I and Advanced II certifications for county treasurers through the County Training Program (CTP). CTP is part of the Oklahoma Coo...

McIntosh County GOP is super excited to be going to the Republican State Convention this Friday and Saturday (May 3 & 4) in OKC we will be bringing our rule changes, platform planks, and resolutions f...

Stories from the past 114 YEARS AGO The Checotah Times Friday, April 29, 1910 Confederate Veterans Meet A delegation of Checotah people left Sunday for Mobile, Ala., where they are attending the annua...

Checotah Middle School Band recently received superior ratings at the Eufaula Concert Fest 2024.

The Bass Pro Tour Lake Eufaula tournament, featuring some of the biggest names in bass fishing, is being held in Eufaula now through Sunday, May 5. It is being hosted by Vision Eufaula. At 1 p.m. Satu...

Checotah Wildcat Baseball 2024 may have come to a close, but these boys of baseball, three sets of brothers, will continue batting for each other long after the season is over. Yes, Dallas and Dalton ...

Billions expected to emerge in rare event There are certain things for which Oklahoma summers are known: oppressive heat, suffocating humidity, devastating drought, continually running air conditioner...

Checotah Masonic Lodge #86, located at 625 W. Gentry, will host a community breakfast on Sat., May 4 from 7 a.m. -10 a.m. Start your Saturday off with a homemade breakfast consisting of eggs, sausage,...

A child’s perspective after the storm: 4-year-old Teagan Sullivan of Checotah asked “MOM, how did Jesus know that me love rainbows?”

LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER Shriners carry on a “sweet” tradition of selling Vidalia onions each year as an annual fundraiser for their organization and local Shriners will be kicking off their sells ...

First Pickleball Tournament at the Jim Lucas Library set for Thurs., May 9 at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $25/2 person team which includes t-shirts. Proceeds will benefit the library’s summer reading program. M...

The Berry-Patch Homegrown Plants and Produce has been sowing seeds into their local community for the past three seasons. Last week, owners Greg and Darby Berry along with their daughter and grandson,...

May 2-5 *MLF Bass Pro Tour May 5 American Bass Trail May 11-12 Chickasha Bassmasters May 16-18 *MLF Toyota Series May 19 Nichols Marine Tournament June 1-2 Ok High School Fishing Tournament June 2 Ame...

After decades of being cast from the state, American black bears have slowly but steadily returned to Oklahoma’s landscape, including Cimarron County’s Black Mesa region. To answer questions about the...

Felony Cases Leonard Boyd Gray III: burglary in the 2nd degree Misdemeanor Cases Kelly Joe Cunningham: driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol Earl Ray Jackson: driving a motor vehicle ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Neil Hays, RChecotah, secured passage of a bill that would allow employees at establishments that sell wine, beer, and liquor to sample the products if they are over 21. Senate Bi...