The Class of Checotah, along with some parents and school staff, enjoyed their last spring trip of the season. Because the band worked so hard and won so many trophies and contests during the 2021-202...

The Board of Trustees Jerry Baker, Randy Leeper and Jack Mouser once again extend a big welcome of your attendance at Hanna Cemetery on Memorial Weekend, Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22. It’s a sp...

Checotah 21st CCLC gave back to their community last week. The Gardening Club, taught by Mrs. Dunn, repotted some beautiful flowers to give to some very special people: The McIntosh County Democrat, T...

Sliding Into Summer Bash will be this Thursday, May 19 at the Checotah Sports Complex from 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. There will be food trucks, free hotdogs, corn hole, kickball, music, the Inspyral Circu...

EODD Outreach program will be hosting a resource fair for senior citizens 60 and older. This event will help connect people with local resources that are available in the area. There will be free onsi...

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The McIntosh County Health Department staff wore blue on April 1 to commemorate the occasion, and to bring attention to the programs that the Health Dep...

If you would like to list your meeting or event in the Community Area Calendar, please email all the information to ladonna@cookson.news or call 918-473-2313 (office) or 479-422-4210 (cell). You may a...

8th grader Weston Brown and seventh-grader Eli Forsblom competed in the Eufaula Junior High 9-Hole Tournament last week. Brown finished 6th place with a score of 50 and Forsblom had a score of 58. Bot...

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The American Legion Post 21 will host a Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 30 at 1 p.m. at Greenlawn Cemetery. All veterans and the community are encouraged to attend this special ceremony. State Re...

It’s been 100 years since Lenna Baptist Church opened their doors northwest of Eufaula. While all the history is waiting to be discovered, a celebration date is set. Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, will be a ...

On Feb. 22 Friendly Lake Eufaula Area Supporters (FLEAS) met at the VFW for their monthly meeting. Hostesses were Sharon Joplin, Kay Owens and Gloria Stubbs. President Kay Rogers called the meeting t...

We held our business meeting on Feb. 18 with Becky Blackwell leading the meeting with our pledge to the flag. Lisa did our minutes. Treasurer’s report was presented by Claudia; all were approved. Good...

February 22, 2022 was unlike any other Tuesday or should it be called “Twosday?” To say that it was just a lucky day would be an understatement for two local Checotah families who welcomed new babies...

Doors will open to the public at 5 p.m. and you don’t want to miss this year’s Chili Cook-Off in Checotah. The 14th Annual Checotah Chili Cook-Off returns this Saturday, Feb. 26 and is the biggest fun...

“Nothing more sweet is remembered than a simple act of kindness.” Here is a simple act of kindness recently done for Valentine’s Day: Nothing is sweeter than being remembered on Valentine’s Day and ev...

Eastern Oklahoma Library System (EOLS) has received a generous donation from the Rotary Club of Muskogee. On February 14, the Club presented a check for $3,000 to the library system to help support th...

Heartland Heritage Museum and Gallery will host a special watercolor class on Saturday, March 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 116 N. Broadway. Artist Mike Riley will be the instructor. Riley, who battles ...

Northeastern State University has been named one of 2021’s best schools for online health care education programs by EduMed.org. NSU’s online registered nurse (RN) to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B...

Jade McPeak hasn’t slowed down much since her reign as Junior Miss United States Agriculture as she won Junior Miss Oklahoma Regency International last month and was recently chosen the 1st runner up ...