A former assistant basketball coach at Oklahoma State and the University of South Carolina was sentenced to three months in prison Friday for accepting bribes to link top players with bribe-paying man...

Mike Stidham congratulates Imogene Duvall on being chosen grand marshal for the Old Settlers Day parade.

by the library system. The volunteer tutors recently completed the Oklahoma Department of Libraries Open Minds Tutor Training Program. Tutoring sessions are held at the Checotah Jim Lucas Library. Fo...

Eufaula: Elevation above normal, water 77 and murky. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait and stinkbait below the dam. Striped bass and striped bass hybrids good on flukes and shad below the dam....

Former Checotah Wildcat offensive lineman Zach Henson committed to play football for the Western Illinois Leathernecks. Henson committed by phone to the head coach. “ We are so extremely proud of all ...

Mike Rose has been hired as the new athletic director for the Sapulpa Public Schools. Rose replaces Jason Parker, who served as athletic director for five years before being hired in April as Muskogee...

University of Tulsa's softball coach John Bargfeldt resigned his position. He was the winningest coach in the program’s history. Bargfeldt reportedly resigned to pursue other opportunities. Under Barg...

The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission approved changes affecting harvest reporting of alligator gar and black bear hunting during its regular June meeting Monday at the Oklahoma Department of ...

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 ...

Whole Hawg Day Horseshoes A Horseshoes Tournament will be held on Whole Hawg Day, July 27, behind the Eufaula Indian Community Center. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and the tournament begins at 10 ...

WWE Live SummerSlam HeatWave Tour is coming to OKC on Saturday, July 27! This will be your chance to see Universal Champion Seth Rollins, AJ Style, Sami Zayn, Becky Lynch, Lacey Evans, and Alexa Bliss...

Bicyclists on the 2019 OK Freewheel came through Checotah on Wednesday, June 12. Oklahoma Freewheel is a week long bicycle tour taken in early June in Oklahoma that typically begins near the Red River...

The eastern collared lizard, also known as the “mountain boomer,” was adopted in 1969 as the Oklahoma State Reptile. This reptile is a funny little lizard found locally in bluffs and rocky areas. They...

Sharpes Department Store employees Grayson Schuering, Kory Bible, Cody Rock and Aaron Brinsfield took the $500 first place prize in the Checotah Lions Club’s first Charity Golf Tournament on Friday, M...

A Tiger Mountain area resident faces charges related to threatening to kill his mother and father. Charles Darin Johnson, 43, was arrested on June 4 and charged with feloniously pointing a firearm and...

The talent of local artist Jeff Davis, a 1985 graduate of Checotah High School, is not only beautiful to the eye, but it speaks to the soul. Jeff Davis, aka J. Ross Davis, is an award winning Cheroke...

A little rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of the excited crowd and participants that gathered for the Power Wheel races and the Lawn Mower races on Friday night at the Checotah Sports Complex. The 53r...

Isaac Lanham, 12, is in a fight for his life. The Eufaula youngster recently was diagnosed with leukemia and the family is struggling with the tragedy, and with bills related to treatment. A benefit, ...