Holidays bring up a lot of memories for me and holiday traditions have always been a big part of making the holiday season special. These little traditions seem to make us feel more connected to one a...

114 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, January 12, 1911 A BAD BLAZE One of the fiercest fires as well as one of the most expensive Checotah has experienced in years was the destruction of th...

(The late Nancy S. Kirkpatrick, a life-long rodeo devotee, wrote the following article that appeared in the Eufaula Indian Journal on July 17, 1997, and in the Roundup Club’s rodeo program that year.)...

There’s a possibility that the Eufaula Area Chamber of Commerce could get into the rodeo business. Last week the leadership of the Eufaula Roundup Club notified City Manager Jeb Jones that the club wa...

Wildcat Winter Wonderland

It is the season of giving at the Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library. Santa paid us a visit to pick up last week’s letters from our patrons, and we have more seasonal shenanigans in December. We are ne...

Jazmine Shaneen Roberts, 30, who has been charged with abandoning a pet dog and other crimes, pleaded guilty to the charges in district court Wednesday, Dec. 24. Roberts, an Enid resident, was charged...

Heartland Bazaar was a great success this past Saturday, we had a lot of fun meeting all the kids and telling people about what we have going on. Caleb Shipman, the winner of our AR Giveaway was very ...

MUSKOGEE – Michael Shaun Davis, 57, of Eufaula, was sentenced to 77 months in prison for illegally possessing firearms and ammunition, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of O...

Felony Cases Conduff, Rockford “Rocky” Lee: two counts of second-degree burglary; one count of malicious injury to property Olive, Johnathan Spencer: unlawful possession of controlled drug w/intent to...

As December and the holidays roll in, Paws N Claws wants to remind those that may be considering a puppy or kitty for Christmas to realize the commitment of owning an animal for several years. Then th...

A traffic fatality three miles east of Longtown in Pittsburg County is being investigated by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The accident occurred at about 5 a.m. Sunday, Dec.l, on SH 9 and County Line r...

A plaque officially designating McIntosh County as a Purple Heart County will be presented to the county commissioners at a special meeting to be held at the courthouse on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. M...

Daddy Daughter/ Mommy & Me Blizzard Ball Dec. 6 from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Checotah Middle School Old Gym, 1st and Jefferson Hosted by the Checotah Color Guard and Band Christmas Open House at Freedom House...

The Heartland Heritage Museum & Gallery came alive during the Checotah Art Guilds 4th Annual Holiday Art & Craft Holiday Show & Sale on Saturday, Nov. 23. For over five hours artists and locals got to...

Olivia Sloate, a native of Tahlequah, is the most recent recipient of the Oklahoma P.E.O. Continuing Education Grant. The maximum grant was awarded to her as she pursues a Bachelor of Science in nursi...

(left) Tim Rice and his crew had a good turnout for their 2nd Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner on Nov. 25. Rice started this tradition in honor of his late mother, Beverly Ann Barrow, who also gav...

An effort to create a county planning and zoning committee to combat companies who have begun taking steps to build wind farms in McIntosh County hit a speed bump at Monday’s commissioner’s meeting. T...

MUSKOGEE – Jerry Brandon Pearce, 55, of Indianola, has entered a guilty plea to one count of possessing an unregistered explosive device, The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District o...

A candlelight vigil for Peggy McGuire was held by her family this past Saturday near the four-way stop across the street from Stidham Public School. Peggy’s family is still searching for answers to wh...