Checotah’s own Carrie Underwood is definitely on a winning streak this month. At the first of this month she won a Grammy with the Best Roots Gospel Album, My Savior. Underwood was more emotional over...

Enchanted Oaks resident Glen Clyma says he has spoken to McIntosh County District 3 County Commissioner Michael Burns several times about the road conditions in his rural community, even submitted a p...

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Wagner and Lynch, Attorneys at Law located at 103 Industrial Rd in Checotah. Call them at 918-926-3523 for more information. COURTESY PHOTO

Lafayette Street Runs east and west - one block south off Gentry Lafayette Street was named after Benjamin F. Lafayette Born: February 2, 1859, GA Died: September 1937, OK Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery,...

McIntosh Counties’ Oklahoma 2nd Amendment Association will be meeting on Thursday, April, 28, at the VFW Post 8798 (Hwy 9 East) at 6 p.m. All are invited. Meetings are held monthly on the 4th Thursday...

It seemed like everybody and their dog was out this past Saturday at the Checotah Sports Complex. It was a great day for an egg hunt, soccer games, softball games, the Farmers Market and even bicyclin...

Common threads ran through eulogies given by several speakers at Saturday’s Memorial Service for Coach Paul Bell. He was kind and generous, intense, animated on the sidelines, unafraid and a profound...

The McIntosh County Sheriff ’s Department has been conducting a search for 4-year-old Zaiven Wyatt Houke who went missing from his residence near the Emerald Bay community west of Checotah on April 11...

It was a race to the finish for Easter eggs at the annual Community Easter Egg Hunt this past Saturday at the Checotah Sports Complex. Four ball fields were filled with eggs by local volunteers from ...

The Chamber appreciated all the volunteers for Checotah’s Trash-Off. COURTESY PHOTO

The body of a child who went missing in the Emerald Bay community Monday morning, April 11, was found Tuesday evening, April 12, in water near the shore of Lake Eufaula. Zaiven Wyatt Houke, according ...

Art rocks will be hidden along the Dr. Maurice Payne Walking Trail so while children are hunting Easter eggs others can hunt for artwork. Keep your art rock but bring it into the Heartland Heritage Mu...

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Campbell Family Medicine, PLLC at 313 W. LaFayette Ave. under owners Tim and Jenni Campbell. For more information call 918-843-2036 or go to ...

April 11-15 • Monday, April 11: Turkey BLT croissant; tomato cucumber salad; no bake cookie; milk • Tuesday, April 12: Polish sausage; scalloped potatoes; green beans; dinner roll; strawberry pretzel ...

Darryl Miller was the lucky winner of the “Catch the Leprechaun” contest which was played throughout the month of March in the McIntosh County Democrat. Miller won a gift basket valued at over $70 wit...

Some Amazon deliveries may be a little late this week. This semi was northbound on U.S. Highway 69 near the Checotah exit when it ran off the highway. COURTESY PHOTO | LEILANI OTT

Longtime football coach Larry Childers came out of retirement to take over the helm of the Porum Panthers. Childers has 39 years coaching experience with stints in Warner, Morris, Porum, Checotah, Web...

Felony Cases Karen Marie Briggs: trafficking in illegal drugs; as to codefendant(s); unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia; as to co-defendant(s) Diana Hernandez Fernandez: falsely personate anoth...

GIRLS: 400 relay: 2. Wagoner, 52.94. 5. Checotah, 55.24. 3,200 relay: 4. Checotah, 11:58.40. 100 hurdles: 6. Katelynn West, Checotah, 18.84. 800 relay: Checotah, 1:58.70. 100: 3. Brooklyn Austin, Wago...

Checotah resident Sydney Coleman was crowned Miss Azalea 2022. She is the daughter of Thomas and Ginger Coleman and is a freshman at Warner High School. She is pictured with pageant director Debbie Mo...