Our 2025 Patriot Retreat was a smashing success -- we had nearly 50 people there from all areas of the state. Beaver’s Bend State Park was gorgeous and our keynote speaker, The Honorable Jake Merrick,...

Vision Eufaula presents the annual Lights on Eufaula Friday, Nov. 21 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Lights go on at 5:45 p.m. downtown. This kicks off the holiday shopping season with local Eufaula businesses....

3rd Annual Feed the Community Tuesday, Nov. 24 Dinner served from 5 p.m. until the food runs out Checotah Community Center Everyone is welcome! By TNT Power Washing Services In Memory of their mother,...

Saturday, November 22 at 9:30 a.m. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. Checotah Performing Art Center

Vision Eufaula invites everyone to the dedication of the JC Watts Mural on Monday, Nov. 17, at noon at City Hall. The mural was created during Vision’s 2024 Wine & Art Festival as a Paint By Numbers c...

WAS H I NG TON D.C.— A staggering gap exists between the needs of autistic Oklahomans and the resources available to them. While Washington makes headlines with controversial claims about causes, Okla...

The theme of the meeting was Halloween. Some ladies dressed with great enthusiasm and others simply wore a t-shirt. Our hostesses, Vonnie Clark, Mary Nelson and Cindy Troup, dressed to the nines and p...

114 YEAR YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, December 28, 1911 NEAR CONFLAGRATION At the midnight hour Tuesday an alarm of fire called the department to the frame buildings just south of the ...

Earlier this month, WildCare Oklahoma received thrilling news—we were selected as one of only five animal welfare finalists in North America for the Land Rover Defender Service Award, chosen from amon...

TULSA — Insurance industry veteran Bob Sullivan announced today his candidacy for Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner, vowing to fight for families, small businesses, and homeowners who are being crushed ...

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Paramount and PBR (Professional Bull Riders) today announced a new five-year media rights agreement that will make Paramount+ the primary streaming home of PBR’s premier tour, Unleash The Beast, start...

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ELLEN VINSON AND STAFF WRITER LADONNA RHODES In May of this year, Iris Park flew to Italy to visit her son and while she was there she visited the gravesite of her cousin, Burton Kidd, who died during...

Checotah’s Downtown Trunk or Treat definitely lined the streets of Broadway and Gentry for over three hours. The Checotah Chamber of Commerce event didn’t officially start until 5:30 p.m. but by 4:30 ...

Congress remains closed amid the dispute between Democrats and Republicans in Washington D.C. over health care benefits. Due to the closure, SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Program, came close to clo...

Checotah Methodist Mission Christmas Sale Nov. 4 - Nov. 7 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. 419 W. Gentry Ave. Checotah Bealls Anniversary Giveaways A full weekend of giveaways Nov. 7-9 1st 50 Guests will receive $5-$5...

Veterans Day is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11 for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. It has been observed for 71 years and McIntosh...

The woman who was found dead near Council Hill on Oct. 28 has been identified as Traci Byrd, 53, of Hugo, according to the McIntosh County District Attorney’s office. The suspect has been identified a...