STILLWATER – If you walk down the aisles of your local grocery store, you likely will find shelves stocked with valentine or even Easter candy. But do not worry if you still have a Christmas mindset ...

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...

MUSKOGEE – State Rep. Avery Frix recently was appointed by House Speaker Charles McCall to serve as a member of the Joint Committee on State Tribal Relations. The committee is responsible for overseei...

The Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Momma T’s BBQ now located at 1150 S. Broadway under the ownership of Tonya and Troy Haney. Hours are Tues.-Sat. from 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. (Staff photo by ...

MUSKOGEE – Artist Patricia Ridge Bradley will conduct a two-day workshop – Painting with Pastels - at the Muskogee Art Guild, 211 Broadway, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan. 18 and 19. Cost of the worksh...

Nominations are now open for the McIntosh County Citizen of the Year. The winner will be announced at the Checotah Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet, which will be held in February. Democrat General ...

M onday , Jan. 14: Hamburger stew; breaded okra; corn bread; baked spice apples; milk Tuesday , Jan. 15: Turkey pot pie; stewed tomatoes; fruit; milk W ednesday , Jan. 16: Country fried steak w/gravy;...

Jason Grant Dye, 37, Eufaula, was hit with three felony and three misdemeanor charges Monday after being served with outstanding warrants on other charges out of McIntosh and Pittsburg counties. Dye h...

Karen Marie Price, 63, of Eufaula, died in a two-vehicle accident on SH9A, east of U.S. 69 in Pitts-burg County shortly before 6 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 2. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, at t...

After 32 years the vision of Faith Church has finally become a reality. Family and church members came from afar to help celebrate the grand opening of the new facility at 389 S. Paul Carr Dr. on Dec....

WARNER – Connors State College has announced the names of students on the President’s and Vice President’s Honor Rolls. To qualify for the President’s Honor Roll, students must complete at least 12 se...

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...