Want to know how to cook a turkey? First, you shop for a turkey. Next, you put it in the oven. Then, you put it in the oven for 7 to 6 hours. Last, you eat it. Now you know how to cook a turkey! – Kal...

Checotah Chamber of Commerce Business Wreath Competition is underway. Wreaths are being placed on poles in the downtown historic district for all to enjoy. Money prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd & 3...

Family, friends and supporters looked on Wednesday, Nov. 14, as Sen. Roger Thompson was sworn in to serve another four years in the State Senate.   The ceremony was held in the Senate Chamber a week a...

OKMULGEE – With Muscogee (Creek) Nation being a sovereign Nation, comes unique opportunities for programs to serve citizens at the highest level through the extensive program efforts to receive grant ...

This year’s Shop Small will be from 9:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24. The Checotah Chamber of Commerce will have a welcome station set up to give the first 60 shoppers a Shop Small tote and a ...

Shop Checotah’s Christmas Give-Away will follow the Hallmark Christmas Parade and Best Floats Competition on Saturday, Dec. 1. Festivities begin at 4 p.m. with “A Hallmark Christmas” Parade beginning ...

M elody Elizabeth Chiguer: possession of paraphernalia W illard W. Buchanan: violation of no truck sign B arry Thrall: fail to remain at/or leave the scene of property damage accident B rennon Nichola...

The FLEAS meeting was called to order by President Kay Owens on a cold autumn day at the Highway 9 Community Center. Even though it was cold outside it was warm inside and decorated with lots of autum...

You could catch one or get one from a farm. Put seasoning in it. Cook it in the oven for 10 minutes. You cut it and let it cool off. You put it on a plate and then you eat it. By: Chevy A. You hunt fo...

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 ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma television viewers who use an antenna to get their signal will need to rescan their channel lineup before noon on Tuesday, Nov. 27 to keep News 9 news, weather, sports and CBS...

Members of the Checotah Lions Club plan to have “Angel” cutouts on the Christmas trees at seven Checotah businesses in time for “Black Friday” shopping. The annual benevolent project will bring Christ...

Ake, Roger M. Allen, Edmond Monte Allen, Justin Lee Almeida, Louis Ernest III Anderson, Teddy Bruce Arnold, Charles Wayne Arnold, Larry Glen Bahe, Mandy Gail Baker, Jerry Beal Banks, Jr., Thomas Leo B...

held their last craft fair until spring on Nov. 3. One vendor John Marshall had some beautiful woodwork displays for sale. (Submitted photo)

First you find a turkey at a farm…wait…do turkeys really live at farms? I think them do? Yep, them do. You rip the feathers off, actually cut them off. Then you put it in the oven for about 12 minutes...

One year after a lawsuit filed by a woman shot multiple times following a bank robbery was dismissed, the lawsuit was refilled in McIntosh County District Court. Julie Huff, who was taken hostage duri...

On Nov. 11, Veterans Day, Lake Eufaula Playhouse held the raffle drawing for two Henry Golden Boy Rifles.    From just over 600 tickets, the lucky winners of the drawing were Gary Nichols and Rick Bak...

The Checotah Roughriders’ annual toy drive is now underway until Dec. 1. The proceeds benefit McIntosh County elementary school students, including those in Checotah and Eufaula. Drop off unwrapped to...

held their General Membership Meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 13 at the Methodist Fellowship Hall. The guest speaker was Tracy Parish with Compassus Hospice who spoke about the need for hospice volunteers in...

OKLAHOMA CITY—The Governor’s Interagency Council on Homelessness (GICH) is seeking input to guide development of a new five-year plan as federal, state and local partners work together to end homeless...