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 ...

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...

Rickey Dean Butzbach, 35, Eufaula, was sentenced to one year in the county jail, with credit for time served, after pleading no contest to a charge of failure to register as a sex offender. District J...

STILLWATER — Most of Oklahoma has seen much more rain in 2018 than in recent years. This is both good and bad news for the state’s agricultural industry. Obviously, it’s a boon for state farmers. But ...

A public Grand Opening event celebrating the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s headquarters renovation will be held from 3  to 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14. Everyone is invited to visit the sta...

LAWTON – Nichole Lorenzen is bringing the farm to the city one art project at a time. Owner of Lorenzen Farm Art, Nichole Lorenzen creates farmhouse decor and gifts from her original watercolor paint...

Chanler Dominic, 24, McAlester, has pled guilty to two counts of assaulting a police officer, one count of obstructing an officer and public intoxication. The charges stemmed from a violent confrontat...

If you plan to work past 65 and keep the health insurance you’ve had from your job, you’re likely to wonder what, if anything, you need to do about enrolling in Medicare. About one in six older Americ...

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 ...

OKMULGEE – As a Violence Against Women Act implementation, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation convicted its first non-Indian offender by exercising the sovereign power to prosecute domestic violence crimes a...

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...

On January 10, 1917 – The Navy places its first production order for aerial photographic equipment. 1920 – League of Nations formally comes into being when the Covenant of the League of Nations, ratif...