Black History Month is the annual celebration of achievements by Black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S. History. Black History Month is the successor ...

Black History Month seminar set A seminar about Black History Month will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 10 miles west of Checotah. Rev. Samuel Cunningham, past...

MUSKOGEE - The preliminary hearing for a former congressional candidate charged with three counts of sexual abuse of children will be held at 1:30 p.m., March 5 at Muskogee County District Court. Dani...

The Chamber of Commerce has announced that the theme of this year’s Chamber Banquet will be “Grillin’ & Chillin’.”  This year the banquet will be held on Tuesday, February 19 at the First Free Will Ba...

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 ...

Made in Oklahoma: WESTVILLE – A number of years ago, Terry and Pam Lamb began sharing a mustard recipe with friends and family. Now, they’ve created a business out of it. “After being asked to bottle ...

Felony Cases Jennifer Dann Aldridge: bail jumping T homas Gary Baldwin: lewd molestation M arcus Dwayne Birdtail: burglary in the second degree; public intoxication D ylan Lee Miles Doyle: domestic as...

Applications for absentee ballots by mail must be received by the McIntosh County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, February 6, to be processed in time for the February 12 Board of Educat...

On January 31, 1865 – Gen. Robert E. Lee was named general-in-chief of the Confederate armies. 1917 – President Woodrow Wilson refused the compromise on Lusitania reparations. 1917 – Germany announces...

WARNER – On January 22, 2019, the State Chamber Research Foundation released “The Economic Role of Oklahoma’s Public Colleges and Universities.” This higher education study examines the economic outpu...

A Checotah man charged with multiple counts of rape involving girls ages 6 through 11 as well as child abuse pled no contest to the charges on Jan. 25. District Judge Mike Hogan sentenced James Dean F...

EDMOND - The University of Central Oklahoma recently announced the students named to the university’s honor rolls, a distinction given to those who achieve the highest academic standards. Eufaula grad...

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...

BROKEN ARROW  — Oklahoma’s 2018 Teacher of the Year is a step closer to claiming the profession’s highest honor. In a news conference held recently at Broken Arrow High School, Gov. Kevin Stitt and St...

Charges were dismissed last week against Brian Keith Kaiser, 42, of Beggs, who was alleged to have kidnapped and beaten his estranged wife, a Porum resident, in July, 2018. The charges were dropped on...

Chapter BX of PEO meeting Chapter BX of PEO will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5 in the home of Donna Sharpe with Holly Coleman serving as co-hostess. The Initiation Team will give the program “Exempli...

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce has announced that Union Antiques is the Business of the Month for January 2019. Union Antiques has been owned and operated by Terry and Krista Bryant for the past thr...

The McIntosh County Oklahoma Retired Educators Association, OREA, is having their first monthly meeting for the second semester 2018-2019. It will be at 1 p.m., Friday, Feb. 8, at the Jim Lucas Librar...

On January 16, almost eight weeks after a horrific car accident that almost took his life, Steve Kirby was flown to a special rehabilitation facility in Houston, Texas. His wife, Kacy Kirby decided he...

Randall Lee Reeves Jr., 43, of Checotah, pled guilty last week to possession of a firearm after a former felony conviction and to unlawful use of a police radio. He also faced charges of second-degree...