Applications for absentee ballots by mail must be received by the McIntosh County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, February 6, to be processed in time for the February 12 Board of Educat...

On January 31, 1865 – Gen. Robert E. Lee was named general-in-chief of the Confederate armies. 1917 – President Woodrow Wilson refused the compromise on Lusitania reparations. 1917 – Germany announces...

WARNER – On January 22, 2019, the State Chamber Research Foundation released “The Economic Role of Oklahoma’s Public Colleges and Universities.” This higher education study examines the economic outpu...

A Checotah man charged with multiple counts of rape involving girls ages 6 through 11 as well as child abuse pled no contest to the charges on Jan. 25. District Judge Mike Hogan sentenced James Dean F...

EDMOND - The University of Central Oklahoma recently announced the students named to the university’s honor rolls, a distinction given to those who achieve the highest academic standards. Eufaula grad...

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...

BROKEN ARROW  — Oklahoma’s 2018 Teacher of the Year is a step closer to claiming the profession’s highest honor. In a news conference held recently at Broken Arrow High School, Gov. Kevin Stitt and St...

The Checotah High School Student Council recently attended a student council convention where they had the privilege of hearing a group called Generation Why or GNWY for short. The CHS Student Counci...

The partial shutdown of the federal government over a border wall that lasted 36 days and created chaos among hundreds of thousands of Americans ended Friday when competing factions in Congress came t...

From time to time, law enforcement agencies benefit financially from enforcing law enforcement, usually from drug-related crimes. Property seized from those arrested is held until the agencies can con...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — B.A.S.S. is seeking nominations for the best and brightest high school bass anglers in the country. The Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team recognizes the 12 most outst...

Former area candidate for Congress Daniel Ethan Edmonds, 35, who once noted that he was a Sunday School teacher, has been charged in Muskogee County District Court with three counts of child sexual ab...

TULSA - Crappie University announces its 2019 classes are set and include 10 repeat venues for the new year, all being in areas known for excellent crappie fishing opportunities nearby. In Oklahoma, ...

FAMILY FEATURES In communities across the country, many cities and towns revolve around their local school districts. As education is considered one of the backbones of society, it’s common for commu...

The 10th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast attracted a large crowd of admirers of the martyred pastor and civil rights leader to the Mt. Olive Star Baptist Church Monday. The event i...

Nominations are now open for the McIntosh County Citizen of the Year. The winner will be announced at the Checotah Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet, which will be held on February 19. Democrat Gener...

Donna May Williamson Age : 79 Status : Widowed Number of Children : 3 Grandchildren: 4 Great grandchildren: 1 Careers : housewife, waitress, clerk at the police station Hobbies : bingo, fishing, horse...

OKLAHOMA CITY - Two Oklahoma organizations have partnered to combat the low number of female elected officials in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Women’s Coalition and The Carl Albert Congressional Research an...

The City of Checotah recently placed a memorial plaque at the pavilion for fallen Asst. Chief of Police, Justin Durrett. Pictured here are his children, Tristan and Ashtyn Durrett, who loved seeing th...

Sharply falling crude oil prices have resulted in the first decrease in the Oklahoma Energy Index in eight months and foretells an inevitable slowdown in oilfield activity in the months ahead. Dr. Rus...