Political Party: Democrat Hometown: Tulsa, Oklahoma Education: Doctorate - Educational Administration, OSU; EDS - Specialist in Education, OSU; Masters - Counseling, NSU; Bachelors - Mathematics Educ...

Political Party: Democrat Hometown: Muskogee Current Town: Oklahoma City Education: Northeastern State University, B.A. and Tulsa University School of Law, J.D. Age: 71 Candidate Background: Communit...

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 ...

Monday, Nov. 5 : Chicken stir fry; oriental vegetables; egg roll; pineapple; fortune cookie; milk Tuesday, Nov. 6 : Spaghetti w/meat sauce; broccoli & cauliflower mix; garlic bread; fruit cup; milk We...

Political Party: Republican Hometown:   Muskogee Current Town:  Muskogee Education:   Accounting Degree, OU Age:   24 Candidate Background: Community service, education employment and other relevant ...

Political Party: Democrat Hometown: Broken Arrow Current Town: Broken Arrow Education: Tulsa Junior College – Associates Degree: Labor Studies; Northeastern State University - Bachelor’s Degree: Indu...

Political Party: Libertarian Hometown: Choctaw, OK Current Town: Bethany, OK Education: Choctaw High School, Rose State College, Oklahoma City Community College Age: 46 Candidate Background: Communit...

The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents voted for a pilot program that would permit alcohol sales at men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and softball games this season. In May, after the pilot ...

The Oklahoma Sooners kick off at 7 p.m. CT Saturday against Texas Tech, with ABC broadcasting the Big 12 clash. Of course, everyone remembers the last time the two faced off in Lubbock. A track meet b...

PAWNEE — Join the Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum for a frightening time at Pawnee Bill Ghost Stories on October 27 beginning at 6:30 p.m. Guides will lead guests through the park telling spine-tingling,...

WILBURTON – Get your running shoes laced up and get ready for Eastern Oklahoma State College’s third annual Mountaineer 5K on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 8 a.m. in downtown Wilburton. This year’s event will ...

If you participate in a pension plan at work, you might be offered a buyout at some point. This could happen if your employer wants to shrink its future pension obligations or if your company has been...

WILBURTON – Eastern Oklahoma State College will host its annual Halloween Carnival Wednesday, Oct. 31. Adults and children of all ages are invited to come enjoy free game booths and trunk or treat pro...

A bean luncheon fundraiser to keep the Highway 9 Community Center in Longtown from closing will be held at the Center from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3. The Center is five miles east of Eufau...

With a beautiful morning, President Marie Zeller opened our monthly meeting with the members saying the Pledge of Allegiance. Secretary Charyl Gebbie read the secretary report of last month’s meeting ...

GRANT – The cliché is that time flies. Cattlewoman Brenda Schulz, who ranches near Grant in southeastern Oklahoma’s Choctaw County, won’t argue that point. However, two 100-year floods in 25 years is ...

All about the people: OKMULGEE – Among the several departments and services Muscogee (Creek) Nation offers to citizens, and at times the public, the Mvskoke Language Program’s goal is to preserve, mai...

Time is running short for registered voters in McIntosh County to apply for absentee ballots to be mailed to them for the Nov. 6 General Election, County Election Board Secretary Carole Hayes says. Ap...

In November, sites in the Checotah area will be among 5,000 U.S. drop-off locations collecting shoebox gifts for children overseas during Operation Christmas Child’s National Collection Week, Nov. 12-...

Since it opened in 1983, VFW Post 8798 on SH 9 east of Eufaula has been not only a place for veterans to come for help, but also a place for socializing among veterans and non-veterans as well as a v...