City of Checotah is prepared for the winter blast coming in this evening! Please stay in if you don't have to be out and if you see a City truck out sanding or clearing streets please stay back at a safe distance. Thank you and have a safe weekend.
Winter Weather tips from the City of Checotah! Be prepared for the upcoming Winter Blast!
The City of Checotah will provide a warming shelter that will be located at the Checotah Community Center. The shelter will be open this Friday January 23rd at noon and stay open till Monday January 26th until noon. No cots will be provided. If you have any questions please call City Hall at 9184735411. Thank you.
Due to dropping humidity and increasing winds, please do not burn and if you see smoke, please report it immediately. Thank you!
GFL formally Sue's Recycling has decided that they will no longer take drop off payments through the City of Checotah. So please do not bring your trash bill to City Hall we will not be able to take them anymore. Thank you.
City of Checotah will be operating under new hours beginning January 2nd.
Merry Christmas from the City of Checotah!
The City of Checotah would like to offer its condolences to the family of Earnest "Ernie" Myers who faithfully served the City of Checotah and Ward 1 as a City Councilman from 2009-2023. Ernie was voted Vice Mayor for the City of Checotah by his fellow Councilmen in which he fulfilled this role from 2015-2023. Ernie was well respected among his peers and fellow Councilmen. He was a great asset to the City during his time in office. He truly had a heart for his community. He will be greatly missed.
A reminder that Santa will be at Checotah City Hall today Dec 22nd from 2pm to 4pm. Bring the kids by to meet and talk with Santa!
Water has been restored to the Northwest side of town. If you have any issues please contact the Police Department and they will get in contact with the Water Department! Thank you for your patience!
Northwest side of Checotah will experience low to no water pressure over the next couple of hours to repair a water leak. They plan to have the water back on by 6pm. Thank you for your patience!
We are excited to announce Santa will be joining us at City Hall here in Checotah on Monday December 22nd from 2 to 4pm! Bring the kids by the City Hall to visit with Santa!
Water has been restored to the NE side of Checotah. If you experience any issues please contact City Hall. Thank you for your patience!
There will be little to no pressure for those on the NE side of Checotah while the water department repairs a leak. They expect to have it back up and fixed by noon. Thank you for your patience!
We want to let everyone know that over the next three days there will be a lot of police traffic and sirens blaring in town. Shop with a Cop is an annual event that benefits the youth of McIntosh county! Please be patient with the traffic and extra noise, it's for a Great cause. You will see lots of police and emergency vehicles at Walmart over these next three days also!
Water has been restored. If you have any issues please contact the Checotah Police Department. Thank you for your patience!
There is a water leak in the area of SW 2nd street and Audd Avenue. You may experience low to no water pressure for the next couple of hours. Hope to have all water restored by 8am. Thank you for your patience.
Today Rep Tim Turner of Oklahoma House District 15 and Rep Neil Hays of Oklahoma House District 13 presented The Andy Blizzard and Justin Durrett families with Citations from the Oklahoma House of Representatives and with a replica of the signage that will be placed on Hwy 266 East of Checotah around Soda Springs road. Cheif Blizzard and Assistant Chief Durrett were two great men who served the City of Checotah and made great impact on the community they served.
Water has been restored if you have any issues please contact City Hall. Thank you for your patience!
There is a water leak on the Northwest side of Checotah so water will be low pressure to no pressure for the next couple of hours. Water hopefully will be restored by 5pm. Thank you for your patience!