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...

CORRECTIONS: The Indian Journal ran a story on Beadtelling in the September 25 issues that contained a number of errors. The following is the corrected version of the story: On Sept. 19, the Eufaula M...

Halloween is often a time of joy for many kids, as it is filled with costumes and the excitement of trick-or-treating. However, for some families (particularly those with children on the autism spectr...

Four weeks ago, my left eyelid declared war. What I thought was a stray eyelash turned out to be the lid folding inward so the lashes could scrape my cornea like industrial-grade sandpaper. In other w...

WILBURTON – Eastern Oklahoma State College will host the 6th Annual Agricultural Hall of Fame Celebration on Friday, Dec. 6, at 6 p.m. in the newly-renovated Goddard Building on the Wilburton campus. ...

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, ...

Eufaula High School students are invited to a Spooky Dance on Saturday, Oct. 25 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce building, 301 N. Main. Admission is $10 per person. The evening will i...

The Annual Downtown Merchant Trick or Treat event has been moved up a day to avoid a conflict with the Ironheads’ game against Lincoln Christian, set for Friday, Oct. 31. “We’ve moved it up, so it won...

A public hearing will be held Thursday, Oct. 2,2025, at 9:30 a.m. at the Eufaula Public School Administration Building located at 1784 JM Bailey Hwy. in Eufaula. The purpose of the hearing is to revie...

Randy Dwayne Stegall, 64, of Checotah has entered an alford plea to performing a lewd act in front of a woman and her two children. An alford plea registers a formal admission of guilt to charges in c...

State Superintendent Ryan Walters said nothing about his pending resignation during what was expected to be his last Board of Education meeting, one day after he announced on FOX News that he planned ...

Dallas — Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters has been named incoming Chief Executive Officer of the Teacher Freedom Alliance, a new national organization founded by the Freedom Foundation that ...

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation is offering free coffee and donuts during two Domestic Violence Awareness Month events in October. On Friday, October 3 from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Nichols Market, 200 S. 2...