Elevation above normal, water 40 and murky. For current elevation conditions go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website at https://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/EUFA.lakepage.html . Crappie good on j...

On February 4, 1777 – George Washington appoints Nathaniel Sackett as spymaster over what will become the Culper Ring of spies. 1822 – Free American Blacks settled Liberia, West Africa. The first grou...

Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, has been appointed to serve on the Joint Legislative Task Force on the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA). Thompson was named to the panel by Senate President Pro Tempore ...

Darla McMahon of Checotah is among those who are on the Deans Honor Roll at Rogers State University. To qualify for the Dean’s Honor Roll, students must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours with a 3....

Several Oklahoma State University online programs were recognized among the nation’s best in the U.S. News and World Report’s 2021 Best Online Programs ranking released this week. The Spears School of...

1st Grade P.A.W. Awards: Charlie Eastteam, Nathaniel Stahlhut, Mya Burkhalter, Aubree Bridges, Parker Andrews, Savannah Mann and Arianna Fanning. COURTESY PHOTOS Pre-K P.A.W. Awards: Kaylee Wilks, Ad...

It was 75 years in the making, and now it’s here! You can view every issue of Outdoor Oklahoma magazine online. The Outdoor Oklahoma Digital Archive from 1945 to present is available on the website of...

Florida Atlantic University announced Mike Stoops as their new defensive coordinator. For the past two seasons, Mike Stoops was an analyst at Alabama, which beat Ohio State in the College Football Pla...

Pictured left, Marshall Elementary students enjoyed dressing up to look like they were 100 years old during their 100 days celebration last Friday. STAFF PHOTO | LADONNA RHODES

Felony Cases Brian James Baker: lewd exhibition of person; obscene material – procuring Joshua Ross Billings: possession of stolen vehicle Chase A. Brooks-McGuffin: second degree rape; lewd exhibition...

A local family is devastated at the double loss of their family members within days of each other. Amanda Pittman never would have dreamed she would lose her parents five days apart. Orvial Lewis Yarb...

There’s something to be said about being raised as a good ole country boy. Maybe it’s learning to appreciate the great outdoors. Maybe it’s the responsibility taught while tending to livestock and do...

The Gentry Cinema in Checotah will be playing Pokémon Detective Pikachu on January 29, 30, and 31st in memory of Brad Venable. He was a voice-over in this film. Join the Venable and Davis family in ce...

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce has picked DDS Dentures and Implant Solutions as their Business of Month. DDS Dentures and Implant Solutions was established in 1999 and is located at 100 NW 9th St. i...

Checotah Chamber of Commerce postpones banquet The Checotah Chamber of Commerce has postponed their January and February events due to the rise of COVID-19 cases in the area. In effort to keep the com...

Dr. James Finck is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in Chickasha. His column routinely appears in the Democrat It was a dark day on Jan. 6 as Congres...

Since its founding in 1902, the Eufaula Fire Department has never had a female on the force. Until now. Larissa Upton, 19, soon will become the first woman to fight fires alongside the all-volunteer ...

Two more McIntosh County residents died over the weekend from COVID-19, one from Checotah and one from Eufaula, according to the State Health Department’s report on Monday, Jan. 25. The total number o...

Former Porum Assistant Police Chief David Kash, 51, was sentenced to 35 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to two counts of felony child sexual abuse. A jury trial had been scheduled to begi...

Freedom House ladies are constantly lending a hand to help out the Checotah community and the surrounding area. From picking up trash at the Checotah Sports Complex to helping The Least of These Minis...