The Eufaula Area Chamber of Commerce and the Checotah Chamber of Commerce jointly cut the ribbon on Saturday, December 14 at 3 p.m. for Porches & Pastures’ new location at 114375 N. Old Hwy. 69 near T...

The Longest Night - A Blue Christmas service was held Sunday, Dec. 22 at the First United Methodist Church in Checotah. A Service of Healing and Wholeness was brought by the Rev. Jim Jones and the bea...

The Heartland Heritage Museum and Gallery held a special holiday arts and crafts show on Dec. 14 with more than a dozen artists and craftsmen displaying an array of canvas creations, woodwork wonders,...

Christmas came a little early for the team of investigators who combat sex abuse of children in McIntosh County, thanks to Stites Furniture. A couple of members of the county’s Multi-Disciplinary Team...

The McIntosh County Democrat collected hats, scarves, socks and gloves as a community project for the residents of Checotah Manor. Collections were made through the month of December at the Checotah o...

Demos to meet The McIntosh County Democratic Party will hold its first meeting of 2020 at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 9 in Checotah at the Jim Lucas Public Library. Join us to make a difference! Chapter BX of P...

Caregiver Support Group Eastern Oklahoma Development District (EODD) Area Agency on Aging would like to invite any and all Caregivers to a Caregiver Support Group. A caregiver is anyone who is providi...

Who wouldn’t want free smoothies for a year right? That’s what the new Tropical Smoothie Cafe located at 319 W. Shawnee in Muskogee was offering to the first 50 customers in line on Friday, Dec. 13 at...

On December 19, 1776 – The British suffered a major defeat in the Battle of Trenton during the Revolutionary War. After crossing the Delaware River into New Jersey, George Washington led an attack on ...

Rev. Samuel L. Cunningham Sr. will be Feeding All Souls who want the fellowship on Christmas Day. The event is sponsored by Mt. Olive Star Baptist Church in Checotah and is still going strong eleven ...

The Checotah Landmark Preservation Society recently served a special lunch for Mayor Daniel Tarkington, the City of Checotah workers and Honey Springs Director Adam Lynn to say thank you for all the h...

Muscogee (Creek) Nation voters on Saturday elected Bristow resident David Hill as the tribe’s new principal chief. According to unofficial returns by the MCN Election Board, Hill who received 3,399 vo...

The Katy Eats and Treats opened their doors for business on Tuesday, Dec. 3 with sisters, Kathy Cox and Karen Hyatt, owning and operating the family eatery at 210 W. Gentry in Checotah. "I guess we ju...

We hear it in our songs and on the screen that this is the most wonderful time of the year. But for many, Christmas is one of the hardest times of the year. Whether it is due to loss of loved ones or...

The Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain (OSAI) is accepting online applications and scheduling auditions for the state’s premier arts academy for high school students, to be held June 13...

JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR A 46-year-old Rentiesville man is to stand trial on 11 charges of animal cruelty and his 20-year-old son faces a trial on a charge of unauthorized use of a vehicle in two se...

The Jimmy Buffett Tribute Live Music Show will perform at Legacy on Main Street, 224 N. Main on Jan. 11. This is a dinner/entertainment show. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. The show begins at 7:30...

A 40-year-old Stigler man was killed and a 29-year-old former Eufaula woman was severely injured in a single vehicle accident on the Indian Nation Turnpike in Pittsburg County Monday, Dec. 9. Winter W...