ADA – Jennifer Norwood of Checotah was among 161 candidates who received Master’s degrees from East Central University Saturday. The 2019 Spring Commencement Ceremonies took place at ECU’s Kerr Activi...

OKLAHOMA CITY - Last week, members of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association Board of Director’s approved a task force to consider the creation of a voluntary Oklahoma beef label.   The idea was approve...

STILLWATER — Checotahan Christopher Ryan Rhodes was among some 3,500 students who graduated from Oklahoma State University during ceremonies held Friday and Saturday in Gallagher-Iba Arena on the OSU-...

A local five-member team of pool players won the Women’s 2019 Team Silver Division in the recent week-long Black Gold BCA tournament held at the Hard Rock Casino in Owasso. Competition ended May 4 wit...

Betty Whisenhunt, McIntosh County Treasurer, recently achieved Advanced II Certification for County Treasurers through the County Training Program (CTP). The CTP is part of the Oklahoma Cooperative Ex...

President Marie Zellner opened the May meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance. The Secretary and Treasurers reports were read and approved. Want a day out? Come and join us at our Texanna Lady Crafters...

WILBURTON – Eastern Oklahoma State College hosted its 110th Commencement Ceremony on May 3 in Wilburton. An estimated 252 students will earn degrees from Eastern this year. Students from this area who...

STILLWATER - A record number of 5,500 Special Olympics Oklahoma athletes have taken over the campus of Oklahoma State University to celebrate the 50th annual Summer Games. This is the largest Special ...

(This the third story in a series about prisoners serving juvenile life without parole in Oklahoma.) Convicted of murder at age 15 in 1983, Wayne Thompson has been trying to win parole in Oklahoma fo...

Delaina Durrett-Stevens represented Checotah at the Jefferson Highway Convention held April 24-27 in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Stevens is in public relations at the Chamber of Commerce and said she wa...

Today students and staff want a variety of fresh, tasty and nutritious choices on the schools’s menu. So that’s just what Opaa! Food Management Inc. has promised to deliver to Checotah Public Schools....

The Checotah Lions Club has scheduled its annual Mother’s Day Fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, May 10 at the new Sharpe’s parking lot located at 211 N. Broadway Street. The Lions Club will...

Annual Checotah FFA Banquet set for May 9 The Checotah FFA will have their annual banquet on Thursday, May 9, at 6 p.m. at the CHS cafeteria. Graduation set for May 10 Checotah High School graduation ...

Felony Cases James Robert Gomesunauthorized use of a vehicle/burglary in the second degree Lee Ann Medlin-abuse/exploitation/neglect of a vulnerable adult H ustle Silvanus Murray-endangering others wh...

A 53-year-old Council Hill woman is alleged to have stolen money from her elderly mother to support a gambling habit. Lee Ann Medlin has been charged in McIntosh County District Court with abuse/explo...

Dates set for CHS Alumni Checotah High School Alumni, mark your calendars for June 28-29. For more information contact: Imogene Duvall 918-473-2781 dATes set for Duvall Jackpot The 41st annual Duvall ...

A winner has been drawn for the Mother’s Day gift basket full of goodies. Valued at over $200. Check out next week’s paper to find out who won! The Democrat would like to thank the following business...

An 83-year-old Porum man died in a two-vehicle accident that occurred at about 3:45 p.m. Friday, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The cause of the accident is still under investigation. The c...

Checotah Foundation for Academic Excellence, Inc. (CFAE) announced their winning grant recipients on Tuesday, April 30. Of forty grant applications received this year, CFAE was able to award 14 of the...

On May 9, 1754 – The first American newspaper political cartoon was published. The illustration in Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette showed a snake cut into sections, each part representing an ...