Many county residents were surprised when they learned that Canadian-based TransAlta Corporation was signing lease agreements with several landowners in McIntosh County for a wind turbine project. Lea...

On Aug. 30 Checotah police issued a misdemeanor warrant for the arrest of Enid resident Jazmine Shaneen Roberts, 30, on a charge of abandoning a pet dog. Police didn’t hear from Roberts again until Oc...

Gods Helping Hands is registering folks for its annual Christmas Box Giveaway. The event will take place Dec. 21 at the First Free Will Baptist Church on Birkes Road in Eufaula. Register Mondays and W...

Lots of Halloween happenings can make a small town too spooky. The Chamber warned town folks to “Beware of the Witching Hour on Oct. 31” as werewolves, mummies, demons and their dogs descended upon Ch...

Haltom’s Huddle is hosting a canned food drive and will be collecting canned goods until Dec. 15. Haltom is asking for the support of both communities to help with local charities to get food to those...

At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 fighting ceased in World War I, “the war to end all wars.” Nov. 11 has been set aside as a national holiday since 1919 to commemorate that da...

More than 200 opponents of the proposed wind farm attended a weekly county commissioner meeting Monday, hoping to convince the commissioners to file a moratorium against a company that plans to put in...

Opponents of the proposed wind farms planned for McIntosh County are invited to a meeting on Thursday, Nov. 21 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Eufaula VFW hall. Text 918-617-6124 for more informati...

Supports all survivors Halloween, also known as All Hallow’s Eve, may seem to be the scariest time of the year with all its ghouls, goblins, witches and more, but it truly can’t compare to the terror ...

A burn ban has been put into effect by the McIntosh County Commissioners until further notice. The ban was enacted at the Monday, Oct. 28 meeting, and will remain active immediately for a period of ab...

Former Paradise Fire Chief Justin Lee Wells, 42, Porum, pled guilty on Wednesday, Oct. 23 to embezzlement of public funds. Associate District Judge Brendon Bridges handed Wells a oneyear deferred sent...

A former Checotah Intermediate School Teacher of the Year has been arrested and charged with misdemeanor domestic abuse following an altercation Sunday. Stacy LaFavor, 54, formerly Coleman, entered a ...

Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes wrote the first modern novel published in 1605 called Don Quixote, which became todays timeless musical Man of La Mancha. Don Quixote was fighting imaginary foes. Th...

On Friday Checotah celebrated Band Homecoming at their pep assembly and then before their game. The Band Royalty included: Freshman Peyton Howell and Walter Beaird, Juniors Chloe Andrews and William C...

Jefferson Highway-Oklahoma Chapter President Delaina Stevens was elated when she got the news that a convoy of historic military vehicles traveling the Jefferson Highway would make a quick stop in Che...

The 15th annual Curtis Eugene Woodfork Turkey Shoot will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Warrior School Grounds 10 miles west of Checotah across from the Mt. Olive Baptist Chu...

Early voting begins Wednesday, Oct. 30, for voters in McIntosh County and other counties across the State. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day have the option of voting...

David Deval Martin, 39, was convicted of murder in McIntosh County in October 2016 and sentenced to life in prison without parole. However, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2020 in its McGirt dec...

The Checotah Landmark Preservation Society held their Annual All-You-Can-Eat Hobo Dinner at the Katy Depot on Saturday night, October 19. The doors opened at 5 p.m. for locals to come get a bowl of st...

Developers of a proposed 121-turbine wind farm in Western McIntosh County may find themselves facing gale-force opposition to their project. Half a dozen opponents to the wind farm attended a county c...