Ray Dyer, a third generation publisher of the El Reno Tribune, is the new president of the Oklahoma Press Association. Dyer was appointed by the OPA Board of Directors to serve from January 1, 2019, t...

Rickey Dean Butzbach, 35, Eufaula, was sentenced to one year in the county jail, with credit for time served, after pleading no contest to a charge of failure to register as a sex offender. District J...

STILLWATER — Most of Oklahoma has seen much more rain in 2018 than in recent years. This is both good and bad news for the state’s agricultural industry. Obviously, it’s a boon for state farmers. But ...

A public Grand Opening event celebrating the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s headquarters renovation will be held from 3  to 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14. Everyone is invited to visit the sta...

LAWTON – Nichole Lorenzen is bringing the farm to the city one art project at a time. Owner of Lorenzen Farm Art, Nichole Lorenzen creates farmhouse decor and gifts from her original watercolor paint...

Chanler Dominic, 24, McAlester, has pled guilty to two counts of assaulting a police officer, one count of obstructing an officer and public intoxication. The charges stemmed from a violent confrontat...

If you plan to work past 65 and keep the health insurance you’ve had from your job, you’re likely to wonder what, if anything, you need to do about enrolling in Medicare. About one in six older Americ...

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 ...

OKMULGEE – As a Violence Against Women Act implementation, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation convicted its first non-Indian offender by exercising the sovereign power to prosecute domestic violence crimes a...

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...

On January 10, 1917 – The Navy places its first production order for aerial photographic equipment. 1920 – League of Nations formally comes into being when the Covenant of the League of Nations, ratif...

Christmas tree clean up The City of Checotah appreciated all the businesses that participated with the Christmas trees on South Broadway. Now they are asking for businesses to take down and claim thei...

MUSKOGEE—Congressman Markwayne Mullin has announced new office locations for three of his congressional offices. The Muskogee, Clare-more, and Washington, D.C. offices can now be found at the followin...

The Checotah Public Library and the Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative (OHAI) Northeast Center of Healthy Aging are collaborating to provide the Healthy Bran, Healthy Mind Program. The program was crea...

Dec. 31, 2018 – Jan. 7, 2019 M elisa Lyn Johnson: petit larceny B rian Allen Johnson: petit larceny Joel Lee Duvall: DUI Juvenile: speeding J ohn Dexter “Johnny Bo” White: petit larceny M anjit Singh ...

The Checotah High School’s student council held their holiday blood drive on Dec. 26 at the Checotah Senior Citizen and Community Center. This is their twelfth year of sponsoring the event. “There’s a...

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...

The Bartlett family at the grand opening of Faith Church. Front row left to right: Traber Bartlett, Jonas Hendrickson, Ragine Bartlett, Margie Bartlett, Helen Bartlett, Chad Bartlett and Harrison Bart...

Felony Cases Joel Lee Duvall-DUI Bradlye Bryan Hall-DUI S tephonie Jean ONeilburglary in the 2nd degree/assault with a dangerous weapon J erry Eugene Teafatillerbringing contraband Misdemeanor Cases E...

This is a continuation from the Jan. 3 issue of the McIntosh County Democrat of the long list of loved ones who passed away in 2018. The names are taken from obituaries that appeared in the McIntosh C...