The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department announced it will debut a new fancentric football event at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium to replace OU’s traditional spring game. “Crimson ...

It was a culinary showdown of steaming hot chili during the 17th Annual Chili Cook-Off in Checotah on Feb. 22. The community showed up as 21 competitors showed out with some serious spicy chili and so...

Trisha Chain, with the Oklahoma State Fire Marshal’s office, said Thursday an investigation of the fire that destroyed the 27,000-squarefoot Escalated Greens on Jan. 9 is on-going. There has been no d...

The fourth annual 5K Green Run and 1-mile Fun Run will be held Saturday, March 15, starting at 9 a.m., with check-in at 8 a.m. There are two major changes in this year’s run – the Lake Eufaula Associa...

Checotah Masonic Lodge #86 will host a Community Breakfast on Saturday, March 8 from 7 a.m. – 10 a.m. at 625 W. Gentry. Start the day off with a homemade breakfast consisting of local farm fresh eggs,...

Charles “Bub” Hammett Jr., a deputy with the McIntosh County Sheriff’s office, was terminated by the county commissioners at their weekly meeting on March 3. The termination came following an executiv...

The Eufaula-Canadian Tribal will host a wild onion dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 8 at the Eufaula Indian Community Nutrition Center, 800 Birkes Road. Dinner will include onions, salt p...

It was a day of ladies, leadership and lots of giveaways at the Eufaula Chamber Women’s Luncheon at the VFW Post 8798 on Saturday, Feb. 22. The Eufaula Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the third annual...

The third annual Bedouin Shrine Fish Fry will be held Friday, March 7 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. the Bedouin Shrine Temple, 201 S. 6th St. W. in Muskogee. Cost of the meal is $15, which includes fish, Fre...

February started off with a warm and pleasant stretch, reaching a summery 89 degrees in several locations on Feb. 3, breaking the all-time high temperature record for that date—87 degrees, set in Eric...

OKLAHOMA CITY – In the wake of growing unrest and controversy over the proliferation of wind farms in rural Oklahoma, Attorney General Gentner Drummond has unveiled a related Frequently Asked Question...

Catch a lucky break at the library this March! Patrons who have completed the Beanstack Winter Reading Challenge or blacked out one of our Library Bingo cards are in luck. Soon you will be rewarded fo...

Kambria Miller, a 7th grader at Checotah Middle School, is the CMS Spelling Bee Champion and has now earned the right to spell at the 15th Annual 2025 Eastern Oklahoma Spelling Bee which will be held ...

Tony Fields is running for re-election for Ward 2 on the City Council when locals go to the polls on April1. “I, Tony Fields, a native Oklahoman, born in Checotah in 1964 to Norma Ruth “Jackson” Field...

Sherry Spears, a 57-year-old Republican, announced her candidacy for Checotah City Council Ward 1. “I am a born and bred Oklahoman who has lived in Checotah since 1975. I attended Checotah Public Scho...

Successful donors will receive a limited-edition cowboy-themed T-shirt and chance to win classic cowboy gear Are you ready to wrangle up some good? Saddle up and donate blood with Our Blood Institute ...

OKLAHOMACITY– Rep Tim Turner, R-Kinta, commented on the death of former House District 15 Rep. Bobby Frame, who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001. “It is with heavy hea...

114 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, March April 13, 1911 Without Dairy Service Matters in the dairy business have been somewhat complicated for several days past and patrons who have set ...

Carl Acuff, Jr. will be performing here March 15 after appearances in Nashville, Branson and Ft. Worth, Texas, where he was on The Malpass Brothers TV show to honor Randy Travis. This will be Carl’s t...

The deadline to submit a voter registration application for the April 1 Board of Education and Municipal Elections is rapidly approaching. Friday, March 7, is the last day to apply for voter registrat...