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POW/MIA NATIONAL RECOGNITION DAY
September 19, 2024
Friday, Sept. 20 from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. At Veterans Park - 114 N. Broadway, Checotah Special presentation and complimentary meal Provided by the McIntosh County DAY
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Delayed fatality collision reported
September 19, 2024
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol on Monday, Sept. 16, reported that a 60-year-old Eufaula man died on Aug. 30, a week after being critically injured in a collision with a trash truck. The accident occurred...
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Lion secretary Iris Park steps down
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Lion secretary Iris Park steps down
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
September 19, 2024
At the recent Checotah Lions Club meeting, Lion Secretary Iris Park stepped down and Aidan Beebe will be sworn in to take her position. Iris and her husband Joe became Lions in 2015. Iris served as Pr...
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VFW Auxiliary to host Gold and Blue Star families
September 19, 2024
Gold and Blue Star fami- required for this event, lies to be honored with an Contact Cheryl Campbell event on Saturday, Sept. 28 at at 918-617-8665 or crichard- 1 p.m. Family registration is sonl027@m...
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Par for the course, Lions host successful golf scramble
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Par for the course, Lions host successful golf scramble
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
September 19, 2024
The Checotah Lions Club hosted a successful 6th Annual Lions Golf Scramble at Arrowhead State Golf Course on Friday the 13th. It was a beautiful day to catch a “birdie” on the green to help raise fund...
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Baylee Smith receives Cattlewomen’s scholarship
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Baylee Smith receives Cattlewomen’s scholarship
September 19, 2024
The Green Country Cattlewomen Association has chosen Baylee Smith as their scholarship recipient. Baylee is the daughter Kevin and Julie Smith. She graduated from Oktaha High School in 2024 and is now...
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County GOP news
By LYNELLE MEDLEY CHAIRMAN 
September 19, 2024
McIntosh GOP has been busy planning ahead for our fall meetings and the lineup is looking great. In October we will hear from a representative of OCPA about the judges up for retention this election c...
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CLPS celebrated 40 years at the Katy
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CLPS celebrated 40 years at the Katy
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
September 19, 2024
The Checotah Landmark Preservation Society celebrated 40 years with a Cornhole at the Depot Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 7. The tournament was a fundraiser and CLPS volunteers served hotdogs, chips a...
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The Dark Side of the Digital Age
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The Dark Side of the Digital Age
By NATALIE GABBARD MHR, LPC 
September 19, 2024
Editor’s Note: September is National Suicide Prevention and Recovery Month and therefore we will be covering a critical and often overlooked issue: the alarming rate of suicides in rural Oklahoma. In ...
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Checotah Chamber Business of the Month
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Checotah Chamber Business of the Month
September 19, 2024
The Checotah Chamber of Commerce recently named Boomerang the Business of the Month. Boomerang is a 50s-style diner chain known for its American meals such as burgers, chicken fried steak and big brea...
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Checotah Stories from the past
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Checotah Stories from the past
By 114 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, September 29, 1910 
September 19, 2024
COUNTY SEAT AGAIN! After a lapse of several months the county seat case is again before the public eye but this time before a referee appointed by the Supreme court of the state to take the evidence a...
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Courthouse update
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
September 19, 2024
Dist. 2 County Commissioner Monty Grider spoke at the monthly Eufaula Chamber of Commerce luncheon, giving an update on the $6.2-million makeover of the courthouse. The project includes a new three-st...
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Drought Expands Despite Historic Rainfall
By Gary McManus State Climatologist 
September 19, 2024
In a display of Oklahoma’s famously chaotic weather patterns, August brought historic rains to portions of central and eastern Oklahoma while drought continued to intensify and spread over other secti...
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No. 15 Sooners vs. No. 7 Vols kickoff on ABC
September 19, 2024
The Oklahoma Sooners first Southeastern Conference game will go down in prime time. The SEC announced kickoff times and television assignments for Saturday, Sept. 21 on Monday and it has slotted the N...
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Wildcats Cross Country team compete in Muskogee Invitational
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
September 19, 2024
The Checotah Wildcats competed in one of the largest meets of the year. In team results, Bixby placed first, Thomas Edison was second and Tahlequah was third. Checotah tied for 11th place. Individual ...
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The Class of Checotah
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The Class of Checotah
September 19, 2024
“These kids are amazing. Some of the hardest working, team player students we have seen this early in years. We are excited to push them to hopeful success. We are so blessed to be in our new PAC and ...
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The Pride of Eufaula Marching Band
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The Pride of Eufaula Marching Band
September 19, 2024
“The Pride of Eufaula has a rich tradition of excellence for many years. The band is a 24 time OSSAA State Sweepstakes Award Winner, which is the highest award a high school band can earn in Oklahoma....
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Wildcats celebrate Homecoming Week
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Wildcats celebrate Homecoming Week
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
September 12, 2024
The Checotah Wildcats celebrated Homecoming week by wearing sports jerseys on Tuesday and neon on Wednesday. Then Thursday they had a color war with 9th grade wearing yellow, 10th wearing green, 11th ...
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Woman charged with abandoning dog
September 12, 2024
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a 29-year-old Enid woman for abandoning a dog at a Checotah residence. Jazmine Shaneen Roberts reportedly left the dog at the home of Letha and Shawn Robert...
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More abandonment means more volunteers needed
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More abandonment means more volunteers needed
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
September 12, 2024
McIntosh County as a whole has seen its fair share of animals being abandoned. Eufaula pound has picked up four dogs just this past week and local shelters like Happy Paws in Checotah has also seen th...
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Survivors still crushing cancer
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Survivors still crushing cancer
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
October 30, 2025
Rochelle Holmes, Cheryl Sasser, Dena Kay Miller, Sandra Davidson, Lisa Rodebush, Iris Park, Sherry Pitts, Terri Fields, Melina Goatcher, Debbie Wycoff, Penny Marshall, Imogene Duvall and several other...
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Domestic Violence Event Oct. 23
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Domestic Violence Event Oct. 23
October 30, 2025
Each year organizer LaDonna Rhodes and her daughter Felicia Brittle share their stories of surviving domestic abuse. See story on page A2. The McIntosh County Democrat invites the community to come ou...
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Fall & Halloween Happenings
By Checotah Perk?s 4th Annual Zombie Ball A night to Dismember Sat., Oct. 25 from 6-9 p.m. 317 W. Gentry Ave. 
October 30, 2025
Zombie Crawl to The Gentry Cinema Special showing of Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride Crawl at 7:30 p.m. , Movie at 8 p.m. Hallowbaloo Fall Festival Sat., Oct. 25 at 4 p.m. Water Street, Carlton Landing Nine...
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Military Order of the Purple Heart to honor veterans
October 30, 2025
A Special Wreath Laying Ceremony for family members of veterans who gave their lives in Vietnam was recently announced by Don Nichols of the Military Order of the Purple Heart. The Military Order of t...
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Worship in the City
October 30, 2025
A Community Worship Service Sunday, Oct. 26 starting at 5 p.m. Checotah Veterans Park Don’t miss this time of coming together in unity and love.
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