The McIntosh County Retired Teachers met at 1 p.m., Friday, Nov. 8, at the Jim Lucas Library, Checotah, Oklahoma. President Nettie Seale called the meeting to order with a flag salute and prayer led b...

Last week more than 500 Oklahomans were released from prison and reunited with their families as a result of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s signing of their commutations. The historic release represents the large...

A church safety seminar conducted by Sheepdog Seminars presenter Jimmy Meeks will be hosted by Checotah First Assembly, 401 N Broadway, Checotah, at 1 p.m. Nov. 20. All persons interested in church sa...

Ake, Roger M. Allen, Justin Lee Anderson, Teddy Bruce Baker, Jerry Beal Bear, Larissa Leann Boyles, Daron Ray Brown, James Burns, Simone Rachelle Carter, Kevin Dale Chaney, Charles Anthony Colbert, Br...

According to a report by Bruce Callich, current treasurer of Checotah's Methodist Mission, the Mission's Food Pantry assisted 196 households during October. Callich reported the numbers and ages of in...

Battle of Honey Springs Reenactment 2019

2019 Senior Night

The Checotah Intermediate School (CIS) 4th and 5th grade academic teams competed in the annual ACHIEVE Meet in Hulbert on Wednesday, Nov. 6. The students competed academically against several other st...

Native American Arts; tournaments Nov. 16 Dominoes, cornhole toss and horseshoe tournaments will be part of the Native American Arts & Crafts Festival from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16 at the...

Halloween 2019

Felony Cases Spurr Houston Duvall: driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol; transporting opened container of beer (misd) Shandy Sharai Farrimond: possession of contraband (weapons/explo...

The staff of The McIntosh County Democrat welcomes Letters to the Editor on subjects of interest to our readers. Short letters are most likely selected for publication, but the use of any material is ...

By Author unknown Submitted by Peggy Barnett-Centenarians of Oklahoma Veteran’s Day was established in 1919 to celebrate the end of World War I. The World War I Armistice was signed on the 11th hour o...

Muskogee County Deputy Sheriff Bryan Jones and his K-9 partner, Tibo, brought an important message of drug awareness to the students at Checotah Intermediate School on Oct. 29. Jones and Tibo bring a ...

The weekend was a full one at Honey Springs Battlefield and Visitor Center. Education Day was held on Nov. 1 with approximately 1,500 students coming from different schools across the state. Students,...

A bomb threat forced the closing of the McIntosh County Courthouse last week. However, a rumor of a bomb at Checotah High School on the same day was unfounded. “There was a minor incident that was bl...

Checotah Public Schools would like to invite community members and veterans to the Checotah Veterans’ Day Assembly at the CHS Event Center at 9 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 11. There will be special music pro...

than 2,500 coats for children in the Oklahoma City area. The next is Mary Owen, 17, who founded Foster Family Night Out, a program to serve Grady County and the surrounding areas. Mary has worked with...

Ake, Roger M. Albright, Austin Michael Allen, Edmond Monte Allen, Justin Lee Almeida, Louis Ernest III Anderson, Gary Don Anderson, Teddy Bruce Arnold, Charles Wayne Bahe, Mandy Gail Baker, Jerry Beal...

Lake Eufaula Playhouse’s annual Christmas play is almost ready for showtime. This year LEP chose to bring “Miracle on 34th Street” to the citizens of Mc-Intosh County. Performance dates will be 7 p.m....