The Shriners will be kicking off their annual fundraiser on Saturday, May 3 selling Vidalia onions around McIntosh County. Shriner Andy Killingsworth stated that their chapter would be selling the oni...

Prelude: It doesn’t feel like it has been 25 years. Much has happened since then, but the morning of April 19, 1995, is still stuck in my head. Those of us who worked downtown on the day of the Oklaho...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond praised the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today for dismissing a proposed hydroelectric power plant on the Kiamichi River in Pushmataha ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma State University students took center stage at the State Capitol on Wednesday. Hundreds of OSU alumni, students and supporters filled the halls to speak with legislators to ad...

Oklahoma’s illicit marijuana market may now be worth hundreds of billions of dollars, according to new statistics presented Friday by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and the Texoma High Intensity Dru...

The Gardenia Club under the National Association of Colored Women’s Club Inc. recently planted some beautiful flowers at Veterans Park. From left to right are: Little Raymond Dan, president

The Wildlife Department is proud to showcase your Oklahoma fish catches to the world. The Dock is a photo sharing platform at wildlifedepartment. com where anglers can upload fish photos right from th...

On Saturday, April 12, a community came together to honor Checotah Roughrider Luches Warrior, Jr.’s “Farewell Ride and Final Roundup.” Friends and family lined the streets of Checotah for a fitting an...

The community is cordially invited to the following services: • Maundy Thursday Service on Thursday, April 17 at 6 p.m. in the sanctuary • Good Friday Worship Service on Friday, April 18 at noon in th...

Officials are investigating a standoff last week that left a suspect dead and a house partially burned. A man identified as John Barry died in the early morning hours of Monday, April 7 during a shoot...

Two men are currently being held in the Haskell County Jail on suspicion of first-degree murder in connection to the homicide of Tina Mitchell, 56, of Stigler. According to Haskell County Assistant Di...

Stormy days lie ahead, according to McIntosh County Emergency Management Director Leslie Phillips. Phillips reported that Saturday and Sunday are expected to be especially worrisome. The National Weat...

“How do you get away from toiling the land when your middle name is Farmer?” Leonard Farmer Hill said. “Its all about caring enough to cultivate community. We have to sow the right seeds to reap a bou...

Hundreds of FFA students recently competed at Checotah. On Monday, April 7, FFA Zach Ilbery along with the OSU Ext. office had their hands full with two huge events hosted by Checotah FFA. First was t...

114 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, May 11, 1911 PAVING NEXT With a $40,000 sanitary sewerage system under construction, $15,000 being expended on our $65,000 water system and the initiat...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from February business. The monies they reported this period represent sale...

At the Checotah Sports Complex Saturday, May 10 from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Text 918-843-1610 or email Chris Brown at cbrown@checotah.net to reserve a spot.

Spring is in the air and with the precinct meetings and county elections behind us, Mc-Intosh GOP members are busy planning ahead for an exciting year of events. First up is our monthly meeting April ...

Friday, April 18, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to vote in the May 13 Special Elections for General Election Senate District 8 and Green Country Tech Center (TC-28) Election...

OKLAHOMA CITY - Nearly 600,000 Oklahomans suffering from a substance use disorder may soon lose access to lifesaving treatment services, as proposed cuts from the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health ...