Faces trial in federal court RENTIESVILLE - allegation by the FBI is stomach churning: desecration of a human corpse. s small community founded in 1903 as one of 50 all-black towns in Oklahoma, is kno...

Old Settlers Day proved to be a little soggy but still successful this year as the community came out to enjoy the day. Some started their day o having all-youcan- eat pancakes breakfast with the Lion...

McIntosh County Emergency Management posted on Facebook information about an accident on I-40 in McIntosh County that closed the eastbound tra_c lanes for _ve hours and backed tra_c up about eight mil...

Rev. Steve Dennis, pastor of the First Baptist Church, invites the community of Checotah to come celebrate 125 years of the church’s history in a special commemoration service to be held on June 25, 2...

Rhodes wins photo of the year Indian Journal places third _e Oklahoma Press Association (OPA) named the McIntosh County Democrat the top newspaper in the state in its division, awarding it the Sequoya...

Associate District Judge Brendon Bridges has ordered a competency hearing for a man who recently attempted to ood the county jail. Edward Arthur Goss, 40, of Salida, Colo., was initially arrested on M...

FOX23 News reports that a large contingent of lawmen, including FBI agents and deputies with the McIntosh County Sheri 2’s o_ce and Muskogee Nation o_cers, converged on Rentiesville Monday evening. Ac...

Navy servicemen and women who served on the USS Carr(FFG-52) will gather for their _rst crew reunion in Checotah, the hometown of the ship’s namesake. More than 60 former shipmates and their family me...

A 55-year-old Ft. Smith, Ark., woman died a_er suffering chest pains while boating on Lake Eufaula Saturday, June 3, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Sonya McCrea was a passenger in a 2014 Go...

McIntosh County Democrat sports editor Rodney Haltom presented Checotah head wrestling coach Brett Oleson as the 2023 McIntosh County Democrat Coach of the Year. “This coach is an exceptional coach th...

From kindergarten graduation to 8th grade promotion to elementary awards and high school awards, Checotah schools have had several busy weeks as they awarded their students and sta_ achievements and f...

On any given day of the week one could _nd Marie Martin volunteering at the local nursing home, Cedar Manor, doing what she loved most - taking care of people. Before becoming a volunteer, Marie had w...

MUSKOGEE – e United States Attorney’s O e for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jeramey Dill, 34, of Hulbert,was sentenced to 120 months in prison for one count of Use, Carry, and Discha...

Make plans to attend the Checotah High School Alumni Reunion June 23 - 24. Friday, June 23, come to the Katy Depot to catch up with old friends. It’s a nice, cool place to visit and reminisce over old...

e very _rst “March for Mental Health and Self-Care Carnival” was a huge success thanks to so many who walked for awareness to include the Checotah High School Band and Color Guard, along with those wh...

On May 3, Checotah FFA President Kristian Pouncil and Checotah FFA Vice- President Shanelle Sheppard received their State FFA degrees at the BOK Center in Tulsa. Both FFA o_cers have been outstanding ...