Jan. 11-15 Monday, Jan. 11: Taco salsa w/ fixings on soft shells; chips & salsa; black beans w/ corn; snack cake; milk Tuesday, Jan. 12: Navy beans & onions; cornbread; spinach; stewed tomatoes or bee...

A McAlester couple has been charged in McIntosh County District Court with making a telephone bomb threat. Joshua James Rowell, 34, and Maisy Mae Martin, 28, are scheduled to appear in court at 9 a.m....

Dec. 28, 2020 - Jan. 4, 2021 Casi Nicole Bennett: Petit Larceny Audryanna Danielle Avendano: Petit Larceny Mellonie Renea Scales: Fail to Pay Taxes Due to State/Expired Tag; Operate MV While License R...

Robert Dean Smith, II, 34, has been charged with assault and battery with intent to kill after allegedly stabbing a neighbor in rural McIntosh County. At an initial court appearance by video on Dec. 1...

P.A.W. Awards - Eli Love, Alea Mattison, Kabrie Barlow, Riggin Teague, Gabe Metz, Levi Casey and Tristan Durrett. STAFF PHOTO P.A.W. Awards - Journey Howard, Makenna Webb, Zailey Thomas, Josiah Casey...

Two trapping technicians continued trapping quail through November, one at Packsaddle Wildlife Management Area and the other at Beaver River WMA for the first half of the month. Both technicians trap...

115 Years Ago: Checotah Times • September 7, 1906 Couldn’t Stay Away When once a person has lived in Checotah it is difficult for them to be satisfied anywhere else. Such is the case with Z. Culver. M...

Felony Cases Joshua Ross Billings: knowingly concealing/ holding/receiving stolen property Claude Henry Hannahs: assault with a dangerous weapon; trespassing after being forbidden Charity Mae Hayes: f...

The Chamber of Commerce announced Voss Veterinary Clinic as its Business of the Month. Voss Veterinary Clinic is owned and operated by veterinarian Mike Voss. The clinic was established in 1980 and Vo...

The first story to appear in the McIntosh County Democrat about the new coronavirus was on March 19. The front page was overwhelmed with news about COVID-19, which was becoming a pandemic. Since then...

Santa (Kevin Vogt) delivered meals through Feeding All Souls on Christmas Day to Checotah PD.

In observance of New Year’s Day, Peoples National will be closed on Friday, Jan. 1.

Feeding All Souls went curbside this Christmas with Rev. Samuel L. Cunningham and his members of Mt. Olive Star Missionary Baptist Church. This was their 12th year to feed in McIntosh County.

District 2 County Commissioner Tim Pendley plans to catch up on a lot of fishing he’s missed out on since taking office 12 years ago. “I’ve missed fishing a lot,” he said. Now, he probably will miss g...

Congress last week passed a COVD-19 relief package in the amount of $900 billion. An organization called endocrin.org, a national organization dedicated to improving public health, issued the followin...

After she filed a McGirt Motion, charges were dropped last week against a 37-year-old Eufaula woman who was alleged to have had sex with her teenaged male babysitter. Ashley Dawn Langford was charged ...

114 Years Ago: Checotah Times • August 31, 1906 Charged With Assault George James and John Brown and George Raleigh were arrested Tuesday afternoon at Summit, five miles south of Muskogee, by Deputy M...

Please call 918-689-3342 for reservation by 9 a.m. Jan. 4-8 Monday, Jan. 4: Pork chop w/ gravy; rice pilaf; peas; roll; cookie; milk Tuesday, Jan. 5: Roast; mashed potatoes w/ gravy; glazed carrots; r...

Coronavirus watch – 12/29 The Health Department released the following COVID-19 numbers on Tuesday, December 29. According to Tuesday’s figures, the total number of positive cases cross the state is 2...

Coronavirus watch – 12/28 The Health Department released the following COVID-19 numbers on Monday, December 28. According to Monday’s figures, the total number of positive cases cross the state is 282...