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...

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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...

Oklahoma students in grades 9-12 in fall 2025 are welcome to register to attend a free summer STEM camp at Northwestern Oklahoma State University-Alva June 1-6. Registration for “Renewable Energy – Th...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate Retirement and Government Resources Committee unanimously approved Senate Bill 432. The measure by Sen. Avery Frix, R-Muskogee, increases pension benefits for volunteer fire...

A proposal to end noexcuse absentee voting in Oklahoma narrowly advanced 4-3 through the House Elections and Ethics Committee last week. Critics fear the measure could discourage voter participation a...

When Isaac, a young Oklahoma City man, was 7 years old, he and his mother moved from Las Vegas to Oklahoma City. Just two years later, Isaac’s mother died. He never met his father. His grandparents to...

The Department of Education is, again, trying to spend public money on Bible lessons, Oklahoma Watch recently reported. Last week, the agency issued a request for proposals for materials that will int...

The Board of Education on Thursday advanced new academic standards for social studies that would require public schools to teach the Bible. Academic standards outline what students are expected to lea...

Vernon, the historic community on the western edge of McIntosh County, has joined the ranks of Oklahoma’s Purple Heart communities. The event was celebrated on Saturday, Feb. 22, beginning at 1 p.m. w...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Senate on Tuesday approved legislation to prohibit teachers and other school personnel from using corporal punishment on students with disabilities. Sen. Dave Rader, RTuls...

The Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma awarded a total of $674,609 for calendar year 2025 to 11 Area Agencies on Aging throughout Oklahoma at the Oklahoma Association of Area Agencies on Aging (O4...

1st place chili winner - Richard Millsap.