PRINCIPAL’S HONOR ROLL Arden, Andrew Atkins, Kohlie Baldwin, Samantha Beals-Masseo, Raymond Lewis Beaver, Jeremy Beaver, Jordyn Bohannan, Natalie Brinsfield, Cierra Bryant, Shyann Buncik, Lalontee Bur...

A Blessing Box has been placed at the corner of S.E Main St. and E. South Ave., just outside of Mann's Pioneer Fence, to help serve the needs of Checotah residents who might not have adequate resource...

The Chamber of Commerce recognizes Creek Nation Casino Checotah as the Business of the Month for January and congratulated General Manager LaChista Lollis for their contribution to the community. Cree...

Age: 18› Class: 2020 ›Family: Oliver Martin and Carla Martin ›Extracurricular activities: Cross country, basketball, baseball, track › Interests: Fishing ›FAVORITES: › Food: Pizza› Subject in School: ...

• Monday, Jan. 20: Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day • Tuesday, Jan. 21: Lasagna; sauteed squash; mixed greens, breadstick; pound cake w/icing; milk • Wednesday, Jan. 22: Brown beans w/onions; tom...

FFA students from Checotah and Eufaula assisted with a pajama drive on Dec. 3, 2020. The event was sponsored by the Department of Human Services at the Checotah Walmart for children in McIntosh County...

Two seniors celebrated their birthdays last month at the Senior Community Center. Front, Bobby Patterson and back, D.W. (Steven) Moore.

The Democrat The staff of McIntosh County Assessor Trina Williams-Smith is filled with Christmas spirit. Santa greets visitors who drop by.

Courtesy Photo These law enforcement officers not only put a lot of hard work in putting together the spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Thursday, Dec. 5 at the Checotah High School cafeteria, but also ma...

Checotah Senior Center celebrated October birthdays with Raydene Henson and Claude Whisenhunt.

Eighth-grade middle school students participated in a lesson created by the K20 group of the University of Oklahoma. The K20 Center is a statewide educational research and professional development cen...

Pre K winners of the PAWS awards were from left to right: Kayzlea Moham, Jase Wilks, Jonah Coleman and Kaitlyn Saenz. Kindergarten winners of the PAWS awards are from left to right: Gael Vega, Waylon...

Elevation below normal, water 89 and murky. Blue and channel catfish good on shad below the dam, main lake and river channel. Flathead catfish fair on live bait along the river channel and river mouth...

According to a report issued by Bruce Callich, current treasurer of the Methodist Mission, the Mission's Food Pantry assisted 173 households during September. Callich reported the numbers and ages of ...

Officers of the Checotah FFA chapter participated in the 2019 Oklahoma FFA Chapter Officer Leadership Training Conference held Sept. 10 at the Glenpool Conference Center in Glenpool. The eight state F...

Leadership Oklahoma, a statewide leadership program, is now accepting applications for its 2020 Youth Leadership Oklahoma (YLOK) class. The application deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4. Applicants...

On May 24, 2019, the staff of Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center was forced to evacuate the only prehistoric American Indian archaeological site open to the public in Oklahoma due to historic flooding...

U.S. Navy Senior Chief Aviation Electronics Technician James Hendricks, from Porum, Oklahoma, stands at parade rest during a burial at sea aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in t...