Eight years after filing a breach of contract lawsuit in McIntosh County District Court against Checotah Public Schools, Rossco Construction was awarded $186,804. The suit was filed on Nov. 23, 2010 i...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today declared a state of emergency for all 77 Oklahoma counties due to flooding, severe storms, tornadoes, and straight-line winds that have struck the state sinc...

combat suicidal statistics that every day 22 veterans end their own life. So he raised over $10,000 to get supplies for our veterans to start this tournament then we started working and asking friends...

STILLWATER - It is a sure bet that a quick look through just about any barn, storage building or garage in Oklahoma will turn up some old, unused pesticides. Instead of letting these chemicals take up...

A man and his stepson face several charges related to theft of cattle from a McIntosh County man. Drew Rexy Jordon (last name sometimes spelled Jordan), 43, and Sanders Chase Krebs, 18, are scheduled ...

Pentecostals of Eufaula fundraiser Oct. 19 Pentecostals of Eufaula will hold a fundraising dinner at 310 McIntosh during the lunch hour for delivery only on Friday, Oct. 19. The meal includes beans an...

Fighting cancer is the biggest priority for people when they have been diagnosed with the disease. After the initial shock of diagnosis has worn off, patients can then take their first steps towards ...

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Men have a small amount of breast tissue, and that means they can be affected by breast cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, men’s breast tissue has ducts, but only few, if any, lobules. ...

Significant Women in Oklahoma Agriculture The weekends are for the birds – and the rabbits. For Shelley McBride Lynch of Checotah, who owns 3F’s Poultry and Rabbit Processing, LLC, this is only parti...

Political spending by secretive groups that are allowed to hide their donors have already spent what is likely a record amount this year to influence Oklahoma political races. An Oklahoma Watch review...

William Clayton “Clay” Brown, 35, has pled guilty to the Sept. 15, 2017 stabbing death of Damion Martin, 21. Brown initially was charged with first-degree murder, but at a hearing on Oct. 2 the charge...

HANDS-ON QUILT WORKSHOP Honey Springs Battlefield and Visitor Center will host a hands-on workshop entitled “Ladies’ Aid Societies, the Civil War and Quilts” on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m...

OKLAHOMA CITY – There are just four weeks left in the Oklahoma 529 College Savings Plan’s inaugural Pigskin Piggybank Sweepstakes, and State Treasurer Ken Miller is encouraging families across the sta...

The military life and their custom ceremonies are steeped in symbolism and tradition. Though some struggle to understand the symbolism, most have nothing but the utmost respect for the military and th...

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 ...

It was incorrectly reported in the Oct. 4 issue of the McIntosh County Democrat that the Seminole Nation Honor Guard fired a 21-gun salute during a Gold Star Luminary Initiative. The Guard fired three...

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