In three weeks Honey Springs Battlefield will come alive with its biennial multiday event, which begins with an Education Day for school groups on Friday, November 7. Activities continue on Saturday, ...

The Calvary Baptist Church will hold a Harvest Gathering from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., on Sunday, Oct. 26 on SH 150, ¾ mile west of U.S. 69. Everyone is invited. There will be food, outdoor games, pie auctio...

Jacob and Stephanie Smith, operators of a daycare center in Checotah, have been formally charged with multiple counts of child abuse. They were arrested on Oct. 1 and at their arraignment on Oct. 7 Ja...

A tour of Greenwood Cemetery in Eufaula will start at Asbury Memorial at 1 p.m. Friday, October 17. The public is invited to join the Friends of the Eufaula Memorial Library to see graves of important...

The Eufaula City Council is once again at full force after months of working with only four board members. Monday night the Council appointed James Mason Dobbs, 29, to fill the position of Freeholder ...

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Sam Wampler Freedom Ford of Eufaula spent a week gathering food that will be available to anyone who needs it at Under One Roof. It was a generous effort by the dealership, who turned over a truck-loa...

Put on your walking shoes, grab a sun-shading hat, bring some cool water, and enjoy a walking tour of Greenwood Cemetery. The tour starts at 1 p.m. Friday, October 17. It is offered by the Friends of ...

The I-35 Southern Corridor will be open to two lanes in each direction from Oklahoma City to the Texas state line from Friday to Sunday, according to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. The I-3...

Dozens of colorful quilts were on display at the biannual “Quilts by the Lake” show held Saturday, Oct. 4, from 9 am. to 4 p.m. at the North Fork Baptist Church. The Piece Makers Quilt Guild, which me...

CASA for Children is urgently seeking at least 25 additional community members to step in and serve as Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA Volunteers) for children living in foster care across Mus...

A Checotah couple running a daycare center out of their home is accused of abusing children under their care, according to police. After a lengthy investigation that began on July 7, Checotah police a...

The Class of Checotah competed at the Ironhead Invitational on September 27, coming home with some exceptional bragging rights. A total of 19 marching bands in their division competed over the course ...

About this time every year wide swaths of territories in Oklahoma are attacked by an infestation of armyworms – also known as cutworms. Technically, they are classified under the genus Spodoptera and ...

The Lake Eufaula Association held its annual Golf Tournament on Friday, September 26 at the beautiful Arrowhead Golf Course, and it was a huge success from start to finish. The day’s winners were: • 1...

MUSKOGEE – For the second time, David Deval Martin, 40, of McIntosh County has been sentenced to life in prison for the vicious 2013 murder of a Checotah woman. The latest sentencing took place on Wed...

An Oklahoma fishing guide from the Lake Texoma area was the winner of the 2025 Crappie Masters National Championship held Sept. 26-27 at Lake Eufaula. Kayle Ward took home $20,000 for his efforts. Win...

A husband and wife who were charged last year with animal cruelty pled guilty Friday, Sept. 26 and each were given five-year deferred sentences. Morgan Alayne Bateman, 39, lists her home as Checotah, ...

A community is walking out of darkness, one step at a time. What started out as one family’s mission to bring awareness to suicide has become a resounding mission for many within the McIntosh County a...

A free disposal event for the public will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 11 sponsored by District 2 County Commissioner Clifford McElhaney. There will be roll-offs stationed at the City...