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 head of the MCN Division of Health has assured everyone who uses their services that all facilities will remain open during this period of a partial shutdown by the federal government. “As the fed...

Many of us have shared the heartbreak this past year of losing someone who was close to us. May their memories and legacies live on. Here is a list of those who left behind family and friends to trave...

Felony Cases Barbara Jean Freeman: bringing contraband (weapons/explosives/drugs/intoxicating beverage) Misdemeanor Cases Thomas Preston Brown: resisting officer; failure to comply with lawful order; ...

Chapter BX of PEO meeting Chapter BX of PEO will meet at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8 at the home of Sally Meador with Emmy Stidham as Hostess and Patsy Mann serving as Co-Hostess. The program will be o...

Longtime educator Jackie Dixon White is officially retiring after 44 and a half years of devoted service. White, who was the senior executive director of Federal Programs, has had an amazing career i...

The year 2018 had a lot of highs and lows, lots of positive things happening along with some negatives. Here’s a look at some of the stories the McIntosh County Democrat covered in 2018. January 4 is...

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 Banks, Jr., Thomas Leo Baumann, Staci Raye ...

Misdemeanor Cases T erie Louise Bevenuepossession of C.D.S. J eremy Michael Copeland-possession of C.D.S. M ekalib Kristoffer Fairchilds-obstructing officer J erffery Leon Fisher-possession of C.D.S. ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Avery Frix was named chair of the House Transportation Committee by House Speaker Charles McCall on Tuesday. Committee chairmanships and vice chairmanships were announced fo...

Prescription drug overdoses kill more Oklahomans than motor vehicle crashes. According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, prescription painkillers (opioids) are the most common class of drugs...

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Department of Commerce/Community Development will hold a public hearing at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 16, to receive comments on the U.S. Department of Energy, Fiscal Year ...

Dozens of children across McIntosh County had a merrier Christmas this week because of a shopping spree last week led by area law enforcement officers. This is the fifth year local lawmen have partic...

A hot meal on Christmas Day to any soul that needs to be fed is the mission. That’s what “Feeding All Souls” is all about and that’s exactly what they’re doing year after year. Ten years ago Willie an...

The last of the Christmas competitions are finally complete and the judges have tallied their votes to pick the final winners. The Chamber of Commerce said it had a great time and is very appreciativ...

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

WARNER – Connors State College celebrated the graduation of 42 new nurses in a pinning ceremony held Dec. 7, 2018 on the Warner campus in the Fine Arts Auditorium. The pinning ceremony signifies the n...

The City of Checotah has agreed to temporarily delay actions to condemn the Budget Inn Motel south of Interstate 40 on old Highway 69. Ahmad Zulfiqar, owner of the business, sued the city and filed a...