Checotah Trash Off was a huge success this year with lots of volunteers helping the Checotah Chamber of Commerce and the City of Checotah clean up the town. COURTESY

PAWS N CLAWS gave away over 700 pounds of dog and cat food this past Saturday outside of Lake Life in Eufaula to bring awareness to abandonment in the local area and abroad. LADONNA RHODES | STAFF

Saturday, April 20 Check-in at 11 a.m. Photos start at noon. Checotah Middle School Auditorium

2024 Prom King and Queen: Mitchell Tanner and Elisabeth Ortiz COURTESY

LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Muscogee Creek Nation held an Honor Walk for survivors of sexual assault and child abuse last Friday at Posey Park. “We had a gr...

Mother’s Day gifts of flowers, candy and dinner are nice, but give her something that will last all year – a subscription to the McIntosh County Democrat. To subscribe, call 918689-2191. Now through M...

LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER Over 700 pounds of dog and cat food was given away by volunteers with PAWS N CLAWS – Eufaula, OK to bring awareness to the devastating reality of animal abandonment in not ...

The Eufaula Area Museum is inviting political candidates to speak at a Political Forum and pie auction it is hosting May 30, at 6 p.m. at the VFW in Eufaula. For more information contact Connie Morris...

Street renamed Emmy's Way On Friday, April 5, Enterprise Avenue was officially changed to Emmy’s Way in honor of the late Sarah Emmaline Scott Stidham, affectionately called Ms. Emmy by most. The Katy...

The phenomenon took place at around 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 8. The last one occurred in 2017. The next one will happen Aug. 22, 2044.

A fish fry favorite, channel catfish are abundant across Oklahoma and are both fun and easy to catch. While catfish will eat a wide variety of different types of bait, they have a strong preference fo...

Felony Cases Dylan Carl Beaver: computer fraud/unlawful use of computer system; unauthorized use of a credit card Adar Davis: bail jumping Stephen Damien Loosey: bringing contraband into jail/penal in...

The theme of the March meeting was Easter. Jan Krieger, Janis Davis and Karen Willoby were our hostesses. They did a lovely job of decorating the room with flowers, bunnies, Easter eggs, candy and muc...

Recently Paradise Point Fire Department was paged to assist Hitchita Volunteer Fire Department with an RV fire at Gentry Creek and then to assist FAIC Fire Department and Texanna Fire Department with ...

Oklahoma’s weather was mostly lamb during March, although it did have its lion moments. The state experienced only one true outbreak of severe weather, but that single event on March 14 was significan...

Paws N Claws wants to bring awareness to abandonment in the local area and abroad so they are partnering with others to give away free dog and cat food to those in need or if someone sees a need. The ...

The Checotah Band Boosters are currently raising funds for senior Alyssa Quimby to be able to purchase her our instrument for college. Barbara Ogden, Checotah Band Boosters treasure and chairman of th...

Cowboy Corner is getting very interesting at the Heartland Heritage Museum & Gallery. Checotah is the place where legends come together and there are some pretty big boots to fill. Pictured (front row...

The FFA Livestock Judging Team won the NEO Livestock Judging Contest last week. The team consisted of Jade McPeak, Rylee Howell, Shayla Dismukes and Chayda Carpenter. Jade McPeak also won the High Ove...