On Nov. 11, Veterans Day, Lake Eufaula Playhouse held the raffle drawing for two Henry Golden Boy Rifles.    From just over 600 tickets, the lucky winners of the drawing were Gary Nichols and Rick Bak...

The Checotah Roughriders’ annual toy drive is now underway until Dec. 1. The proceeds benefit McIntosh County elementary school students, including those in Checotah and Eufaula. Drop off unwrapped to...

held their General Membership Meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 13 at the Methodist Fellowship Hall. The guest speaker was Tracy Parish with Compassus Hospice who spoke about the need for hospice volunteers in...

OKLAHOMA CITY—The Governor’s Interagency Council on Homelessness (GICH) is seeking input to guide development of a new five-year plan as federal, state and local partners work together to end homeless...

Junior Gieruit: I would put a couple peppers, seasoning and stuffing on it. I would cook it in the oven for like 30 for 3 hours. I would get it out with these glove things. I would eat it with my mom,...

Checotah’s First United Methodist Church has scheduled several events and services to celebrate Advent. Everyone is invited and welcome to attend. The church is located at 419 W. Gentry. Rev. Jim Jone...

STILLWATER - The holiday season is officially here and Thanksgiving Day is quickly approaching. While many Oklahomans will be preparing holiday meals for their families and friends, the risk of food p...

got a little hard to swallow as students from Checotah Intermediate School and Marshall Elementary had to gobble up mysterious treats like pickled beets. (Staff photo by LaDonna Rhodes)

Deputies serving arrest warrants at a Eufaula residence earlier this month found more than they bargained for. McIntosh County Deputy Sheriff Anthony Thompson and deputies Chad Breazeale and Matt You...

The McIntosh County Retired Teachers met at 1 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, at the Jim Lucas Library in Checotah. President John McClain called the meeting to order with a flag salute and prayer led by ...

Investigators say the wrong address on a package ordered from Amazon resulted in the arrest of three Checotah residents earlier this month. DA Investigator Kevin Branscum said a suspect ordered items...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The House Democratic Caucus today elected a new leader for the 57th Legislature.   Rep. Emily Virgin, D-Norman, has been chosen to lead the caucus as Minority Leader. She served as the...

STILLWATER - When the last bite of turkey is consumed and the plates are cleared, the next item on the Thanksgiving agenda is a nap. Because turkey makes you sleepy, right? Darren Scott, food scientis...

The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission accepted generous donations from the National Wild Turkey Federation and the North Fork Chapter of Quail Forever during its regular November meeting Nov. ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is partnering with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) and other sponsoring organizations to launch OK Foster Wishes: an an...

My grandma usually cooks it. She cooks it in the microwave for 6 minutes. She puts holes in it and chicken on it and then we eat it. Blaine J. Me and my mommy go buy it from Wal-Mart. Mostly my daddy ...

hosted a Pinterest Party on Saturday, Nov. 10. The theme was pool noodle wreaths that brought in 21 people to make 14 wreaths under the direction of Chrystal McCullough. Pictured above is Rebecca Alex...

GOD’S HELPING HANDS TO HOLD ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BOX GIVEAWAY God’s Helping Hands will hold its annual Christmas Box Giveaway from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 22 at the First Free Will Baptist Chur...

Statistician with U.S. Census Bureau The “War to End All Wars” came to an end on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. A year later on Nov. 11, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson procla...

Amanda Davis was only 18 years old when she joined the Air Force on January 13, 1999, knowing this was the only way she could afford a college education.   “I came from a military family and lived in...