Due to the COVID-19 crisis at hand, many area organizations are canceling their meetings and events. Therefore the newspaper will delay publishing the Area Calendar until further notice. Check with yo...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Tulsa District announced Friday that campgrounds around Lake Eufaula are closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The closures affect Corp campgrounds in...

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce announced the Business of the Month for March is the McIntosh County Democrat. Publisher and owner Jeff Mayo is a third generation newspaper publisher. Mayo has served...

Iris Park of Checotah jumped out of a perfectly good airplane from 14,000 feet in Houston on Thursday, March 4. Of course, Iris and her tandem jump instructor had a good parachute and they made a sta...

LaDonna Rhodes | The Democrat The First Assembly of God under the direction of Pastor Bud Shackelford helped 162 families at their monthly food drive on March 20. The food distribution is from 2 p.m. ...

Georgia Thornhill, 96, was born Feb. 9,1924, to Robert & Della Clark. Georgia and husband, Ray, had five children. The first child being Linda Satter, who was born on Georgia’s birthdate in 1945. Geor...

A clash of controversy filled social media pages following Checotah Cruise Night that started at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 20. Event Coordinator Hoss Durrett with Hosstyle Motors went live on Facebook...

The Checotah Methodist Mission food pantry will continue to serve the community during this coronavirus pandemic. In order to protect clients and volunteers a few adjustments have been made to the pro...

Lions cancel meetings All Lions Clubs general meetings are canceled until the second week in June if Coronavirus precautions are lifted by that date. The Lions Club golf tournament and Mother’s Day ri...

Sam Cunningham will be setting up his concession trailer this Thursday, March 26, to help feed communities during the coronavirus pandemic and help others to give back to their community through the B...

Muscogee (Creek) Nation Muscogee (Creek) Nation has announced the temporary closing of its casinos through at least Tuesday, March 31, when officials will evaluate re-opening based on current informat...

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 Coffey, David Conner, Courtney Lave...

LaDonna Rhodes | The Democrat Belle Point Sam Chapter-Good Sam RV Club toured the Heartland Heritage Museum on March 12. Curator Frankie Blagg gave the hour tour to the visitors from Fort Smith, AR.

• Monday, March 30: Swiss steak w/gravy; greens; breaded squash; bread; applesauce cake; milk • Tuesday, March 31: Chefs salad; vegetable soup w/crackers; bead; Honey Bun; milk • Wednesday, April 1: S...

Felony Cases Bejay Dewayne Adcockendangering others while attempting to elude police Larry Joe Lee Arnoldendangering others while attempting to elude police/unauthorized use of a vehicle Terrol Wayne ...

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister announced Monday that she will propose a Continuous Learning Plan to the State Board of Education this week to complete the school year for Ok...

Chief of Police Darren Glover and the Checotah Police Department announced the following public notice on the COVID-19 virus on March 20. Due to the concerns of the COVID-19 virus, the Checotah PD wil...

Officials with Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association confirmed on Monday that all of its tribal members have closed their casinos temporarily. Each tribe is a unique, independent sovereign nation, and th...

The Governor issued an Executive Order 2020-08 declaring an emergency caused by the impending threat of COVID-19 to the people of this State and the public’s peace, health, and safety. To ensure we ar...

• June's-closed until further notice • Katy's Eats and Treats-closed until further notice • Sallie's-dining still currently open but offering curbside service • Silvia's-closed until further notice • ...