A recount of the votes cast in the Aug. 27 run-off election for McIntosh County District 2 Commissioner didn’t change the outcome. Incumbent Monty Grider lost by 12 votes to challenger Clifford McElha...

A 33-year-old man arrested by Checotah police in August on suspicion of a hit and run incident is in the custody of the Muscogee Creek Nation on charges of felony theft and felony eluding. Cody Wayne ...

A 55-year-old Oktaha man was killed in a two-vehicle accident on Wednesday, Sept. 5 on U.S. 64 five miles south of Muskogee, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Dead at the scene was Brent Eller...

Dist. 2 County Commissioner Monty Grider spoke at the monthly Eufaula Chamber of Commerce luncheon, giving an update on the $6.2-million makeover of the courthouse. The project includes a new three-st...

Saturday, Sept. 28 Race starts at 9 a.m. Follow I:40 Facebook page for registration and details

Join locals for first Out of the Darkness Suicide Awareness Walk September 21 at the Eufaula Cove Pavilion Onsite registration starts at 3 p.m. Walk starts at 4 p.m.

Checotah local, Holly Lackey, is now the new face of the Checotah Chamber of Commerce. Lackey has taken a part-time position at the Chamber and will be available from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. each week day to ...

The mayor signed for the Checotah Public Works Authority a new lease agreement with the Endowment Fund Grand Lodge of Oklahoma of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) that will be in effect...

On Sept. 4 Texanna Road will be closed north of Ogden Corner to replace a 6-inch around, 40-foot long rusted out culvert, District 2 County Commissioner Monty Guthrie has announced. The road at that l...

Checotah trucker Buck Crombies second annual Lakeside Large Car Truck Show took place Friday and Saturday, Aug. 23 and 24 at Xtreme RV Resort. More than $8,000 raised by last years event went to the S...

The end of summer is upon us and is traditionally marked by the Labor Day weekend. This holiday weekend is a time for America to reflect on the hard work of our fellow Americans and enjoy the last few...

Cool corvettes came through Checotah on Monday afternoon on their way to the National Corvette Museum for its 30th anniversary. See more in next week’s edition.

Checotah Public Schools (CPS) officially started back on Thursday, Aug. 15, with the senior Class of 2025 meeting on Ogle Field for their last “Senior Sunrise” together. However, the first of the week...

Fifty bands, including groups from seven states, will provide a rich showcase of “All the bands are great!” said Selby Minner, who has hosted the event for decades. Gates open at 4 p.m. each day. Seve...

A man and wife have been arrested on animal cruelty charges. Warrants for the arrest of Morgan Alayne Bateman, 39, Checotah, and Cody Donald Smith, Piru, Calif, were is- sued on Aug. 8. The couple tur...

JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR A 67-year-old Hanna man has been arrested on an animal cruelty charge for allegedly beating a dog with a baseball bat. Jesse Paul Burcham was arrested at his residence on Au...

The Cherokee Nation Marshals Service is investigating a homicide that took place at Porum Landing on Sunday. No arrests have been made as of Monday afternoon and details of the crime are not available...

Two Checotah FFA students, Kristian Pouncil and Shanelle Shepherd-Scott, completed their requirements to earn the highest degree in FFA- the American FFA Degree. The American Degree is the “Gold Stand...

What started out as a concerned neighbor taking care of another neighbor, ended up becoming a death-bed promise that would turn into a life-saving mission for one family new to Checotah. Teresa and Jo...

A man died while inspecting power poles on Ray Street in Prentiss, Mississippi last Tuesday afternoon. According to the Prentiss Police Department, the 20-year-old victim died after touching a live wi...