Gov. Kevin Stitt issued an Executive Order on March 15 declaring an emergency in all 77 counties. On March 16, the State Supreme Court Chief Justice Noma D. Gurich clarified the procedures to be follo...

Methodist church cancels activities Following the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control, The Checotah Methodist Church is cancelling all activities, including worship services, effective March...

A week ago the outbreak of coronavirus, which causes the COVID – 19 disease, was something happening in a different part of the state, a different state and in some distant country. The closest repor...

In the City of Checotah we have people who are on both sides of the fence. Some don’t believe in the virus, some are panicking over it. So we made the decision, based on the recommendation of the Cent...

Felony Cases Valerie Morgan: embezzlement of state property Baily Jene Nelson: grand larceny Brandon Ross Williams: aggravated assault and battery Misdemeanor Cases Gary Lee Bowling Jr.: DUS Mary Clar...

Lake Eufaula Playhouse is doing an Easter Egg Extravaganza Fundraiser. If you would like to help LEP raise money for the theater program, why not also help your kids or grandkids or even adults enjoy ...

According to a press release form the Oklahoma State Department of Health, the agency is authorizing the following facilities to restrict visitors as they deem necessary to protect those they serve: •...

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

The CHS choral group serenaded the Lions Club and other patrons at Charlie's Chicken on March 12. LaDonna Rhodes | The Democrat

The Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization released the following information about the virus that has spread around the world in the past four months: Coronavirus is a family o...

The Checotah Disc Golf League has officially changed its name to the Lake Eufaula Disc Golf Alliance (LEDGA) and their 2020 season will start on March 26. They are currently in their fifth season and ...

Because of the state emergency caused by the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, Associate District Judge Brendon Bridges issued the following administrative order for the McIntosh County Courthouse: - All civ...

The Friends of the Jim Lucas Library relished the tales from Marilyn Hudson, author of "Oklahoma Bad Girls," who was the guest speaker at Books Sandwiched In on Wednesday, March 11. Hudson, who is kno...

• Shannon Wynell Vance: disorderly conduct • Juvenile: furnishing tobacco to minors • Sarah Rene Russell: trespassing; petit larceny • Devin Christopher Dubuc: operating unsafe/defective vehicle • Kai...

Elevation normal, water murky. For current elevation conditions go to the US Army Corps of Engineers website at https://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/EUFA.lakepage.html . White bass fair on jigs, live bai...

They called it the “Indian problem.” The white settlers wanted more land, and the tribes held rich acreages. Removing tribes from the Southeast was more than just an idea by the time Andrew Jackson w...

Annual Mother’s Day FundraIser for Lions Club Full Slab of Ribs $20 May 8 from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Set up East of Armstrong Bank Skeet Frame Memorial Scholarship Fund Freedom Baptist Church revival The F...

• Monday, March 23: Steak fingers w/gravy; parsley potatoes; green beans; bead; Rice Krispies Treat; milk • Tuesday, March 24: Brown beans w/onions; tomato relish; pickled beets; cornbread; banana spl...

Kross, Kim and Rachel Stauffer all participated in the Muskogee 5K Run on March 14. Kross came in 8th overall with a 1st in his age group. Kim came in 2nd place in her age group and Rachel came in 1st...

Dear Editor: A world shaken by coronavirus America, and the World, is presently shaken by a tiny virus, so tiny that it is invisible to man’s naked eye. Fear of contracting an infection from such a sm...