Monday, Jan. 28 : Polish sausage or Lil Smokies; cabbage; blackeyed peas; bread; rosy pears; milk Tuesday, Jan. 29 : Meatloaf & gravy; mashed potatoes; green beans; bread; lemon pudding w/graham crack...

F.A.I.C. Volunteer Fire Department Breakfast Breakfast every third Saturday of the month serving scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns, biscuits and gravy, pancakes, French toast, milk, juice an...

The year ahead offers new opportunities and experiences. But as you make plans throughout 2019, be mindful of the things that can derail those plans – such as the natural disasters that affected so m...

Last year Checotah lost an icon in the barber business, Jim Jones, who had been cutting hair for generations.   Though change can be hard on everyone, another gentleman has stepped up to the chair and...

Jan. 14, 2019 – Jan. 21, 2019 Ronald Lee Couldron: disturbing the peace Olive Johnathan: possession of paraphernalia Natalie Clarkson: possession of paraphernalia; petit larceny M atthew Nicholas Love...

Chief to deliver state of MCN message Muscogee (Creek) Nation Principal Chief James Floyd will his annual State of the Nation address at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at the MCN Mound Building, Okmulgee....

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from November business. Companies that remit more than $2,500 monthly in sa...

One of the most important parts of the education process is preparing students to take on the “real world.” As technology evolves and changes, STEM learning is increasingly becoming a foundation for f...

Ake, Roger M. Allen, Edmond Monte Allen, Justin Lee Almeida, Louis Ernest III Anderson, Teddy Bruce Arnold, Charles Wayne Bahe, Mandy Gail Baker, Jerry Beal Baumann, Staci Raye Bear, Larissa Leann Ben...

From time to time, law enforcement agencies benefit financially from enforcing law enforcement, usually from drug-related crimes. Property seized from those arrested is held until the agencies can con...

In an effort to reach out to the young men and women who are the future of forestry, the Forest Heritage Center Museum will offer scholarships to college students and graduating high school seniors, a...

SAND SPRINGS – When Jimmy and Alicia Gramblin moved from Oklahoma to Hawaii, an unlikely business was created. The Gramblins, who had lived in Oklahoma most of their lives, lived in Hawaii from 2013 ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — B.A.S.S. is seeking nominations for the best and brightest high school bass anglers in the country. The Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team recognizes the 12 most outst...

The Checotah City Council has hired John Tyler Hammons as the new city attorney. The action took place at the council’s monthly meeting on Jan. 14. Hammons was 19 years old when he was first elected ...

HENRYETTA - One thing the Stogner family and friends are aware of is that life is so very precious. Larry Stogner, who once worked for Checotah Public Schools, knows this personally as he suffers from...

A hearing for a lawsuit by Budget Inn Motel owner Ahmad Zulfiqar against the City of Checotah has been continued until a later date. The date has not yet been set. Zulfiqar has filed for a temporary r...

For one Muscogee (Creek) veteran, Eufaula resident John Sloan, it was the opportunity of a lifetime when he made the trip to Suresnes, France to attend the Commemoration Ceremony of the 100th Annivers...

STILLWATER – Oklahoma gardeners know what a challenge it can be to create beautiful landscapes during an Oklahoma summer. Gardening enthusiasts can gain insight on what it takes to be successful duri...

It’s been almost two months since that horrific night, a night that still seems dark for the Kirby family. However, they have not lost the light of hope at the end of the tunnel, and they are all stil...

It was incorrectly reported in the Dec. 20, 2018 issue of the McIntosh County Democrat that Charles Wayne Rea was charged with petit larceny. The item appeared in the Checotah Police Report that appea...