Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters awarded nearly $600,000 in end- of - ye ar bonuses to Department of Education staff in 2024. Most employees received an amount equal to 2.5% of their ...

OKLAHOMA CITY - This measles situation update released last week by the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) will reflect nine measles cases, among unvaccinated individuals in northeastern Oklah...

FORT GIBSON — The smell of freshbaked bread will once again permeate the Fort Gibson Historic Site. The annual Spring Bake Day will take place on Saturday, April 12, from 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Staff wil...

List local meetings or events in the Community Area Calendar by emailing ladonna@cookson.news or drop off information at the McIntosh County Democrat, 300 S. Broadway, Checotah, OK 74426. Heartland He...

On March 3, Fire Chief Chad French pleaded with the Eufaula City Council to replace an ancient fire truck that routinely broke down. The Council agreed to buy a 2008 E-1 Tanker/ Pumper for $111,000. I...

MUSKOGEE - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma unsealed a grand jury indictment recently charging a Broken Arrow man with violations of the dog fighting prohibitions of the fe...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Reps. Tim Turner, RKinta, and Neil Hays, R-Checotah, today applauded the passage of legislation in the House that would create setback requirements for industrial wind turbines in affe...

MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC! The Alversons, Carla and Royce. will be bringing the house down this Friday night, April 4 at 7 p.m., with some of the best, refreshing, hand clappin’, toe tappin’ music around. J...

McIntosh County District Court Report Brooks-McGuffin, Chase Alexander: domestic abuse - assault & battery; assault & battery with a dangerous weapon Catron, Jason: unauthorized use of a vehicle Steel...

Fires and high winds had local firefighters battling blazes from controlled burns for days as the fire threatened the local area. Just over a week ago the FAIC Fire Department and other fire departmen...

Suspect arrested following high-speed chase The robbery of a Dollar General Store on Nowata Road west of Checotah in McIntosh County Sunday evening resulted in a high-speed chase on I-40 that ended in...

Women’s History Month is an annual celebration in Australia, United States, Canada and the United Kingdom that highlights the contributions of women in society. - The legacy of Women’s History Month c...

On Saturday, March 8, at the monthly Bedouin Shrine Dinner Club, Terry Gattenby donated $274 to the Bedouin Shrine Transportation Fund. This fund is what pays for the transportation of local children ...

The new wing of the Mc-Intosh County Courthouse passed inspection by the State Fire Marshal’s office last week and permission was given to begin moving offices. “Everything is done but for some touchu...

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol confirmed that two men are dead following a multi vehicle crash along the Muskogee Turnpike early Monday morning. The OHP collision report stated that a Ford Fusion and a F...

The chaos at the courthouse has begun in the middle of elections on April 1. Early voting will be available Thursday, March 27, and Friday, March 28 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the election board’s tempo...

Saturday, May 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 114 N. Broadway Veterans Park in Checotah Meet the Artists – Join Checotah Art Guild Local Art - Paw Print Art on display & for sale Meet McIntosh County Rescuer...

McIntosh County Emergency Management Director Leslie Phillips told the Board of County Commissioners at the Monday morning meeting that the fire danger has abated and that there is no need for a burn ...

114 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, April 20, 1911 AFTER THE STORM That the storm last week wrought havoc cannot be gainsayed after going over the field and following the trail of desolat...

Checotah Lions Club hosted special speaker Regan Glinton with Early Settlement Mediation at their last meeting. Glinton is the program manager for Southeastern Oklahoma that serves Choctaw, Haskell, L...