The temperatures are cooling outside but things are heating up at the Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library. Check out what we’re cooking up! We offer a variety of free weekly programs with a little somet...

We have lots of exciting opportunities coming up over these next few months! First, we will be having a huge community meeting to educate us regarding the wind turbine issue that is sweeping across ou...

I would like to clarify some recent information you may have received regarding Trans-Alta’s proposed Canadian River Wind Project near Hanna, Oklahoma. At this time, the project is in its very early s...

EARLY VOTING: Begins Wednesday, Oct. 30, for voters in McIntosh County and across the state. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day have the option of voting early at thei...

Hundreds of people killed, thousands of homes destroyed, millions without power, 50 billion in dollar damages. Back-to-back Hurricanes Helene and Milton in late September and early October devastated ...

Oklahoma’s trout stocking season that normally begins Nov. 1 each year is being delayed this year, said Richard Snow, assistant chief of Fisheries for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation....

Jefferson Highway-Oklahoma Chapter President Delaina Stevens was elated when she got the news that a convoy of historic military vehicles traveling the Jefferson Highway would make a quick stop in Che...

The 15th annual Curtis Eugene Woodfork Turkey Shoot will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Warrior School Grounds 10 miles west of Checotah across from the Mt. Olive Baptist Chu...

Early voting begins Wednesday, Oct. 30, for voters in McIntosh County and other counties across the State. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day have the option of voting...

David Deval Martin, 39, was convicted of murder in McIntosh County in October 2016 and sentenced to life in prison without parole. However, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2020 in its McGirt dec...

The Checotah Landmark Preservation Society held their Annual All-You-Can-Eat Hobo Dinner at the Katy Depot on Saturday night, October 19. The doors opened at 5 p.m. for locals to come get a bowl of st...

Developers of a proposed 121-turbine wind farm in Western McIntosh County may find themselves facing gale-force opposition to their project. Half a dozen opponents to the wind farm attended a county c...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Checotah Public Works Authority (Authority) received approval for $881,650 in funding Tuesday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the Authority’s water infras...

An Indian taco lunch will be served from noon till 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Mt. Olive Star Baptist Church in the Warrior Community, 10 miles west of Checotah at the Curtis Eugene Woodfork ...

Recognized for superior academic achievement The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) announced student Brian Love from Checotah, has been selected to become a me m b e r of the esteemed o...

McIntosh County OSU Extension Office will be honoring our Veterans on Wednesday, November 6 from 8 a.m. -10 a.m. at our office in Checotah located at 311 N Broadway Suite C. We will be serving cinnamo...

Halloween Bash Saturday, Oct. 26 from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Checotah High Courtyard Tickets 2 for $1 Haunted Hallway/ Carnival Games/ Bingo/ Trick or Treat Hallway 3rd Annual Zombie Ball Saturday, Oct. 26 f...

Located at the city maintenance barn at 711 NW Main St. Residents MUST have a City of Checotah water bill. Tires, paint or hazardous materials will not be permitted. This is a SELF SERVICE trash-off e...

114 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, November 17, 1910 HIS LIFE SNUFFED OUT Robert Gentry, a well-known Checotah young man, lies in a silent tomb in the city cemetery and Robert Watson, eq...

McIntosh GOP are so excited to be back into the swing of our monthly meetings. We hope to see all your smiling faces on Nov. 21. We will have a renowned speaker as our featured speaker. Saundra Traywi...