A new mural went up at Lafayette and Broadway last week as part of the Creative Expressions Throughout Small Town Checotah. This mural was painted by a group from the Checotah’s National Art Honor Soc...

Singer had Checotah connection MUSKOGEE – After conducting a national search for several months, the Merle Haggard Statue Committee made up of community and industry leaders in Muskogee, Oklahoma, hav...

WILBURTON – Eastern Oklahoma State College will host a week full of activities and events for the college’s 86th annual Homecoming celebration Nov. 6-11 in Wilburton. The theme of this year’s event is...

Funds to support developing educators for autism mastery TAHLEQUAH — Northeastern State University has received a $1.08 million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Edu...

PAWHUSKA – Thirty years later, bison still are making the world’s biggest little postage a bigger deal than ever. The Nature Conservancy’s Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, celebrating th...

We held our business meeting Oct. 20 with Karen Kranz leading the meeting with our pledge to the flag. Claudia did our minutes and Lisa gave the treasurer report. All were approved. Can you say, “brai...

Q and A with Pastor J. You are not alone. As we approach the end of the year and the holidays it can be a difficult time for many people. We may not see it among the bright lights, bells and presents ...

Lake Eufaula Christian Church Even church congregations who think they’re following God’s path might really be sleepwalking, or worse — be spiritually dead. Jesus saw this problem with the ancient chu...

147 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 15, 1876 The following dispatch, bearing the date of June 7, was received at the Department headquarters from the commanding officer at Fort Laramie: Spotted Tail, chief o...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond has extended the deadline for letters of intent for political subdivisions interested in pursuing opioid abatement grants. Letters are now due by 5 p....

FORT SMITH, Ark. - On Sunday, Nov. 5, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., the True Grit Trail will officially launch its expansion into Oklahoma at the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith. The True Grit Trail organ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a lawsuit last week against Meta for knowingly designing and deploying harmful features on Instagram, Facebook and its other social media platfo...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Department of Corrections announced Friday that the new Orange Alert notification system is operational and ready for citizens to opt in. ODOC worked with Rave Mobile Safe...

Eufaula Performing and Arts Club is pleased to announce a golden opportunity for students in grades 4 through 12 to embrace the enchanting world of theater and the arts. This club offers a platform to...

World War I ended on Nov. 11, 1918 – at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, which is how Nov. 11 became Veterans Day, a day to honor all veterans whether they served in time of war or pea...

Vamella Marie Banks, 38, of Checotah, is facing charges of assaulting a police officer and a medical care provider as well as malicious injury to property under $1,000 in value and resisting an office...

Over 12 months ago Jasper Eli Wade Reynolds, 34, and Shannie Renea Stokesberry, 48, were arrested following a highspeed chase in Checotah that began at the Walmart parking lot. They were arrested Sept...

The 14th annual Curtis Eugene Woodfork Turkey Shoot and the Indian Taco Lunch have been rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 4. Rain last weekend forced the delay. The Turkey Shoot will be from 11 a.m. to 3...

Being a volunteer grandparent, mentoring school-age children, has kept 96-year-old Margaret Floyd young. After volunteering with the KI BOIS Foster Grandparent Program for the past 33 years, she shows...

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