Dec. 10, 2018 – Dec. 17, 2018 C orey Thompson: possession of marijuana R obert L. Love: possession of marijuana T ommy Leonard Guthrie: possession of marijuana; possession of paraphernalia M elvin Leo...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) is accepting applications online for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The federally-funded program helps income-e...

Felony Cases R onnie Lee Faulconer: possession of firearm after former felony conviction; possession of CDS; unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia J oshua Dewayne Fun-burg: robbery by force or fea...

Early Settlement Mediation is a program that is funded by the Administrative Office of the Courts of Oklahoma. The Southeast Program is sponsored by East Central University and housed full time in th...

STILLWATER – For many consumers, purchasing a gift card takes the stress out of finding the perfect gift to give. First introduced in the 1990s, gift cards have continued to gain in popularity. It is ...

Few families haven’t been touched by addiction in some way. These life-controlling problems of alcohol abuse, drug abuse, depression, eating disorders and even sexual abuse seem to slowly melt away a ...

Letters to Santa from Pre-Kindergarten students in the class of Krista Wiles Dear Santa, I have been a good girl this year. I would like to have a reindeer, some new dresses and shoes and I would also...

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 ...

WASHINGTON D.C. – The Stigler Act Amendments of 2018, H.R. 2606, is on its way back to the U.S. House of Representatives for swift action consideration, following the U.S. Senate’s Dec. 13 passage of ...

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 ...

Peoples National Bank will be closed at noon at the main bank and drive in and at 3 p.m. at the Walmart branch on Monday, Dec. 24. On Tuesday, Dec. 25, all branches will be closed in observance of Chr...

As the year winds down, you may want to look ahead to see which areas of your life you can improve in 2019. Perhaps you’ll decide to exercise more, eat healthier foods, reconnect with old friends or v...

RENTIESVILLE - The Honey Springs Battlefield and Visitor Center reminds us that even during the most horrific war fought on American soil in which 620,000 soldiers died, there was Christmas. “Soldier...

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...

CHECOTAH — Honey Springs Battlefield and Visitor Center announces that new temporary exhibits have been constructed inside the Honey Springs Visitor Center. Through artifacts, graphics and narrative,...

It was a day that Kellie Blankenship’s class had planned and anticipated for months. The day they would get to eat “Breakfast with a Cop” was finally here. Eleven police officers joined Blankenship’s...

Ethan J.C. Mulliniks, 20, of Eufaula has pled guilty to a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and was sentenced 10 years in prison. Associate District Judge James Pratt deferred the ...

More than 500 children will have a great Christmas this year, thanks to the hard work of a troupe of Santa’s Soldiers (formerly known as McIntosh County Toys for Tots). Parents began gathering at the...

WILBURTON – Twenty-four seventh grade GEAR UP students from Canadian recently traveled to Tulsa to tour Oral Roberts University (ORU). Students began the morning by participating in a guided tour at O...