Cooler weather is here and it’s just in time as competition is heating up for some serious chili cooking. Yes, it’s time for the 12th annual Checotah Chili Cook-Off sponsored by the Heartland Heritage...

Black Heritage Celebration The Morning Star Baptist Church, west of Checotah, 412055 E. 1070 Rd., will celebrated Black History Month on Sunday, Feb. 17. Guest speaker will be Minister Michael Logan, ...

A first-degree rape and kidnapping trial that was to get underway Monday was called off Friday when the defendant entered a blind plea of guilty. A blind plea is a guilty plea without a set sentence. ...

Checotah resident Seth L. McKibben, 22, was injured in a single-vehicle accident in Caddo County on Jan. 28. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, McKibben was driving a 2004 Dodge 1500 westbound ...

Sen. Roger Thompson and Rep. Chris Kannady have been named to the Oklahoma Commission on Opioid Abuse, replacing two legislative members who did not run for re-election last year. Oklahoma Attorney Ge...

RENTIESVILLE – Legacy Keepers R Us founders ShIronbutterfly Ray and Oscar Ray Sr. will present “Where the Legends Went” at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 at the Honey Springs Battlefield and Visitor Center...

RENTIESVILLE - More than 60 Civil War buffs attended a recent presentation at Honey Springs Battlefield and Visitor Center by Prof. Tom Wing. Wing conducted a program based upon the Civil War diary o...

TULSA – Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences (OSU CHS) announced the establishment of multiple scholarship funds totaling $475,000. The funds come from the Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw N...

A 33-year-old McIntosh County woman pled guilty last week to harboring a fugitive and resisting an officer. Lacey Annette Smith was sentenced by District Judge Mike Hogan to three years in prison on e...

1800 – USS Essex becomes first U.S. Navy vessel to cross the equator. 1832 – 250 Marines defeated Malay pirates in Sumatra, Indonesia. 1861 – The Choctaw Nation declares its allegiance to the Confeder...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation has been filed to bring Oklahoma’s poultry laws in line with U.S. Department of Agriculture standards. Sen. Ron Sharp (R-Shawnee) authored Senate Bill 995 to provide small ...

STILLWATER – When the weather is cold and limiting outdoor activities, it is a good time to tackle some house cleaning projects you may have been putting on the back burner. Cleaning out your pantry i...

Voters will go to the polls Tuesday, February 12, for the following 2019 Board of Education Primary Elections: Checotah Public Schools: Member-Board of Education Office No. 4 Warner Public Schools: Me...

While many Oklahoma schools are struggling to keep their fine arts programs alive due to state budget cuts, classes at Checotah Public Schools are still thriving thanks to inspiring teachers like Eli...

OKLAHOMA CITY  — The number of students in public schools in Oklahoma continues to rise steadily, as indicated by the newest enrollment numbers released by the Oklahoma State Department of Education ...

The Steve Kirby Bean Dinner and Auction was a huge success Saturday, raising over $30,000 for this former Checotah police sergeant who was critically injured in a car crash on Thanksgiving Day, 2018. ...

MUSKOGEE – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced the sentencing of seven defendants as a result of a multi-agency investigation referred to as “Operation K...

Black History Month is the annual celebration of achievements by Black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S. History. Black History Month is the successor ...

Black History Month seminar set A seminar about Black History Month will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 10 miles west of Checotah. Rev. Samuel Cunningham, past...

MUSKOGEE - The preliminary hearing for a former congressional candidate charged with three counts of sexual abuse of children will be held at 1:30 p.m., March 5 at Muskogee County District Court. Dani...