A rural McIntosh County man was given a five-year deferred sentence last week after pleading guilty to cruelty to animals. Vincent Leon Williams, 55, who lives near Henryetta, was ordered by Associate...

Elevation normal, water murky. Crappie excellent on minnows in coves, along dam and main lake. Striped bass and blue catfish good on cut bait, live bait, live shad and shad below the dam and along the...

A handful of small Oklahoma cities have become owners of dozens of Oklahoma nursing homes across the state in the past 15 months, hoping to tap into a federal program that will bring them millions of...

OKLAHOMA CITY – A free workshop will be held to bring a better understanding of how Oklahoma’s legislative process works to prioritize and fund public education, as well as a review of various issues ...

In its continuing effort to keep an education at the University of Oklahoma affordable for all students, OU will increase the amount of money students may receive with several freshman scholarships fo...

McIntosh County Democratic Party will hold their regular monthly meeting at the Eufaula Memorial Library at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 9. Guest speakers will include Shannan Tucker, candidate for State Senate ...

The Fifth Annual Checotah Business Expo was held on Sept. 27 at the Community Center. The event, sponsored by the Checotah Chamber of Commerce, had a good turnout and was free to the public. Thirty-o...

CHS Talent Show CHS will be having their Talent Show at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 4 at the Event Center. Grades 9th – 12th are encouraged to participate. Tickets are $3 at the door or may be purchas...

Several Checotah Wildcats got up bright and early to meet other classmates at the flagpoles for the Global Day of Student Prayer. Weathering a quite cooler temperature of 64 degrees with dark clouds ...

A personal injury collision occurred on Sept. 27 on US 266 three miles west of Checotah. Vehicle one was a 1995 Ford Pickup driven by 18-year old Cody Honel from Eufaula. Not injured. Honel had one 17...

The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) recently received notification that Insure Oklahoma, the state’s premium assistance program for businesses and employees, has been reauthorized by the federal...

The Arbor Day Foundation will brighten up your fall by offering 10 colorful trees and bushes when you join the organization in October. The free trees are part of the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation’s ...

On Friday the House unanimously passed H.R. 6, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act. H.R. 6 includes the Every Prescription Conveyed Securely (EPCS) Act and the Tribal Addiction and Recovery A...

State Rep. Lewis Moore today held an interim study before the House Public Health Committee on mental health and substance abuse issues among the state’s prison population. “A lot of people in our pri...

Getting the care you want when you need it the most. FIVE WISHES is an easy to use legal document that lets you plan in advance how you want to be cared for in case you become seriously ill. For more ...

The Oklahoma State Election Board has been notified by the National Association of Secretaries of State and the National Association of State Election Directors of a potential scam involving phone cal...

Checotah’s Methodist Mission, located in the 400 block of West Gentry, is in desperate need of volunteers, according to Mission workers. Kim Bultman, chairman of the Mission board, said they are doing...

The Oklahoma Territorial Museum will host its sixth annual History Never Dies family-friendly Halloween carnival on Saturday, October 20, from 5 to 8 p.m. This year’s theme will be “The Wizard of Oz” ...

Health Savings Accounts -- In one fell swoop, incumbent members of Congress could save consumers money, drive down healthcare costs, and burnish their bipartisan credentials before the midterm electio...

Heartland Heritage Museum and Gallery will host its 4th Annual Car Show on Oct. 13 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Checotah Sports Complex. Registration will be from 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. prior to the event. T...