Open Rodeo coming soon Checotah Open Rodeo - Checotah Roundup Club Arena April 17th Contact Checotah Rough April 17th Contact Checotah Rough Riders for more info Golden Gala 2021 CHS will host their p...

There were plenty of Miss United States Agriculture representatives on hand as well as 164 animals and owners at the 77th annual Muskogee Regional Junior Livestock Show and Premium Sale. It was a patr...

Friday, March 12, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the following McIntosh County elections to be held on April 6, 2021: • City of Eufaula Municipal El...

In law enforcement, usually you go looking for suspects. Sometimes, suspects come looking for you. One such suspect arrived at the garage of the McIntosh County Jail the afternoon of Wednesday, March ...

It is March Mayhem at the McIntosh County Democrat. Somewhere in the paper there is a hidden leprechaun. Look closely at each ad. Spot the elusive leprechaun and be the fifth caller to call the McInto...

McIntosh County Sheriff ’s Office Investigator Dalton Thomas described the scene of dead cows lying in a pasture near Council Hill as resembling a cemetery. “There were 30 at the back of the property,...

Jacob Borba, 21, of Eufaula, was killed in a head-on collision three miles south of Eufaula on Oklahoma Highway 9, Wednesday, March 3. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Borba was driving eastbound in a...

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Eufaula Health Center is now offering the COVID-19 vaccine to all Muscogee citizens and Native Americans age 16 and older. “We are committed to ensuring our Native communit...

Checotah Public Schools is pleased to announce it has received a $9,500 grant from the Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation through its Community Grant program. The grant will be used to...

Wendy Peckham Logan has lived in Checotah her entire life and knew from a very young age that becoming a teacher was what she wanted to do. Now at 52 years young, she says being named Marshall Elemen...

Coronavirus watch – Monday, March 8 The State Health Department on  Mon day, March  8 ,  released the following numbers concerning the COVID-19 virus in Oklahoma. According to the  Department  a total...

The Checotah Lady Wildcats defeated Skiatook 48-32 on Thursday to move on in regional action on Saturday. It was a huge victory over Skiatook that gave Checotah momentum. After trailing 10-5 at the e...

On March 4, 1493 – Explorer Christopher Columbus arrives back in Lisbon, Portugal, aboard his ship Niña from his voyage to what is now The Bahamas and other islands in the Caribbean. 1789 – The first ...

Back-to-back winter storms brought snow and below freezing temperatures to Oklahoma this month, earning a literal upturned nose from the state’s alligators. Though the toothy reptiles are much less co...

As we begin to thaw across the state, you may notice small dead fish floating at some Oklahoma reservoirs. Threadfin shad (Dorosoma petenense), a popular baitfish species in Oklahoma, are a subtropica...

Felony Cases Rhonda Lynne Radley: cruelty to animals Ryan Wid Staples: endangering others while eluding/attempting to elude police; driving with license canceled/suspended/revoked Misdemeanor Cases Ri...

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Some of the biggest names in popular film, literature, television and music will be recognized during the 60th anniversary Western Heritage Awards, scheduled for September 17 – 18,...

My how one year changes. Just a year ago the world changed for high sports in Oklahoma. The Eufaula Lady Ironheads were on their way to the Big House in OKC to square off against Jones. With less than...

The Professional Oklahoma Educators Foundation has launched a fundraising campaign, titled “Heart Times,” that allows teachers and businesses to help replace educators’ personal teaching supplies if d...

(Staff photos by LaDonna Rhodes)