We can’t promise this will happen to every couple – but, we had a young couple who came to our theatre on their first date.  They eventually got married, moved away for a short time, moved back and ca...

Another successful Chili Cook-Off is in the books for Checotah.   On Saturday, Feb. 23, the 12th Annual Chili Cook-Off sponsored by the Heartland Heritage Museum and Gallery went off without a hitch. ...

We are starting a free 13-week seminar and support group March 6. It is designed to help you rebuild your life. We know it hurts and want to help. We meet Wednesdays 6-7:30 p.m. at the Checotah First ...

Students in the Social Workers Association of Tomorrow (SWAT) chapter at Northwestern Oklahoma State University recently completed their Compassion in Action Dignity Drive for the fall semester. SWAT ...

HANNA – The Muscogee (Creek) Nation held the Hanna Indian Community Center Groundbreaking Ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 19, to celebrate the new construction that will also be the building prototype for a...

The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Food & Forestry (ODAFF) has announced funding opportunities to enhance the specialty crop industry within the state. The funding is through the Specialty Crop Bl...

The Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting on Thursday, Feb. 21 for Dee Dee’s Salon located now at 214 S. Broadway in Checotah. Owners DeeDee Miller and Easton Rogers want to invite everyone to sto...

On the Web: • bit.ly/MPengineer At the library: • “Engineering” by Tom Jackson • “Peeking Under the City” by Esther Porter

Ake, Roger M. Allen, Edmond Monte Allen, Justin Lee Almeida, Louis Ernest III Anderson, Teddy Bruce Arnold, Charles Wayne Bahe, Mandy Gail Baker, Jerry Beal Baumann, Staci Raye Bear, Larissa Leann Ben...

Look in your newspaper for articles about new infrastructure being built in your city.

Felony Cases Julia Bumgarner: trafficking in illegal drugs; maintaining place for keeping and/or selling controlled substance; possession of firearm in commission of a felony; knowingly concealing sto...

OKLAHOMA CITY - As a requirement under existing state law, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is encouraging current businesses manufacturing or selling food products infused with or conta...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved a bill by Senators Roger Thompson, R-Okeman, and Wayne Shaw, R-Grove, that would permit state agencies to enter into pay-for-s...

STILLWATER - The days of scooping peanut butter straight out of the jar with a spoon may be nearing an end. Researchers at the Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products ...

Feb. 18 – Feb. 25 T racie Sonnie Begaye: fail to stop at stop sign S amantha Wells: fail to pay taxes due to state/ expired tag J uvenile: furnishing tobacco to minors/possession by minor J uvenile: p...

Ellen: What did the gorilla say when it dialed the wrong number? Ennis: “King Kong ring wrong!”

RENTIESVILLE – A representative of Hunter’s Home Living History Site, located in Park Hill, Cherokee County, will present a special program at Honey Springs at 1 p.m., March 2. Hunter’s Home is the on...

To make these and other parts of our infrastructure work, we depend on engineers. Engineering is using imagination and technology to solve a problem. Some engineers figure out how to build things. Oth...

Book your tickets now for this Night of Comedy with Mike the Hypnotist, scheduled for Saturday, March 2 at Legacy On Main Street. This is a dinner-theater event, with dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the show ...

A little rainy weather didn’t slow down folks as they gathered for a barbeque feast at the Checotah Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet Saturday, Feb. 19 at the First Free Will Baptist Church Family ...