RENTIESVILLE — Honey Springs Battlefield and Visitor Center announceS a special presentation, “The Diary of a Union Soldier from Kansas,” to be held at the battlefield’s Visitor Center at 1 p.m. on Sa...

The Temptations - Motown Legends Tribute will perform in concert Saturday, Feb. 2 at Legacy on Main Street, 224 n. Main St. For those who would like to eat before the show, there will be a dinner at 6...

Checotah American Legion Post 21 Starting in January, the Checotah American Legion Post 21 will meet at 6 p.m. the first Monday of the month at the Senior Citizen’s Community Center. Fast Lanes, senio...

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...

Chapter BX of PEO meeting Chapter BX of PEO will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22 in the home of Sally Meador with Ina Bittle serving as co-hostess. Casey Bone will give the program “Star Light, Star B...

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...

Just over ten years ago, two little girls went for an afternoon walk down a dirt road in a small town in Oklahoma and never made it back home. The grandfather of one of the girls was the first person ...

A 27-year-old Checotah man was injured in a two-vehicle accident west of Checotah on Jan. 8. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Jacob Mar was northbound on Business U.S. 69 two miles west of Che...

For those who have the flu, it may not be any consolation but the illness is not has severe this season as last. Between Sept. 1, 2018, and Jan. 8, 2019, the State Department of Health reported 13 dea...

AARP Oklahoma is accepting nominations for the 11th annual AARP Oklahoma Indian Elder Honors to celebrate 50 Native American elders who have positively impacted their community, family, tribe and nati...

Claude Wymon Voigt Aug. 18, 1930 - Jan. 5, 2019

WELLSTON – District 32 Rep. Kevin Wallace has created a hunter’s paradise between Oklahoma City and Tulsa. trophy white-tailed deer freely roam among the oak-filled timber on a combined 650 acres. Wal...

STILLWATER – If you walk down the aisles of your local grocery store, you likely will find shelves stocked with valentine or even Easter candy. But do not worry if you still have a Christmas mindset ...

Nominations are now open for the McIntosh County Citizen of the Year. The winner will be announced at the Checotah Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet, which will be held in February. Democrat General ...

M onday , Jan. 14: Hamburger stew; breaded okra; corn bread; baked spice apples; milk Tuesday , Jan. 15: Turkey pot pie; stewed tomatoes; fruit; milk W ednesday , Jan. 16: Country fried steak w/gravy;...

Jason Grant Dye, 37, Eufaula, was hit with three felony and three misdemeanor charges Monday after being served with outstanding warrants on other charges out of McIntosh and Pittsburg counties. Dye h...

Karen Marie Price, 63, of Eufaula, died in a two-vehicle accident on SH9A, east of U.S. 69 in Pitts-burg County shortly before 6 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 2. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, at t...

After 32 years the vision of Faith Church has finally become a reality. Family and church members came from afar to help celebrate the grand opening of the new facility at 389 S. Paul Carr Dr. on Dec....

WARNER – Connors State College has announced the names of students on the President’s and Vice President’s Honor Rolls. To qualify for the President’s Honor Roll, students must complete at least 12 se...