On Aug. 26, Senator James Lankford visited Checotah, touring Freedom House and met with city leaders to discuss Oklahoma concerns. Lankford met with Kathy Love, the director of Freedom House which is ...

The Jefferson Highway Association is proud to announce the installation of new signage across Oklahoma, officially marking the historic route through the state. This significant development comes afte...

Winner anxious to begin new career The race for District 2 McIntosh County Commissioner in last week’s primary runoff election was a photo finish, with challenger Clifford McElhaney defeating incumben...

MUSKOGEE - Fredrick Cody Burkhalter, 27, of Rentiesville, was sentenced to 222 months in prison for causing the death of a person by firearm during a crime of violence, according to the United States ...

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 ...

A small caravan of Corvettes cruised through Checotah recently on their way to the National Corvette Museum. More than 8,000 Corvettes descended on the National Corvette Museum from all points around ...

Lately, the United States has been experiencing increasing inflation rates, and Oklahoma is no exception. Acc ording to March 2024 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 60% of Oklahoma respondents reporte...

114 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, September 15, 1910 Sewer Proposition to be Presented to the People Oct. 11 In another column of this issue will be found ordinance No. 130 entitled “An...

On August 22, OSU Institute of Technology conferred degrees to nearly 400 students in its 228th graduating class. The milestone was marked by two ceremonies honoring the achievements of Oklahoma’s fut...

The Artist of the Month for September at the Heartland Heritage Museum and Gallery is Tracy Jackson. Tracy’s artistic journey began in high school where she was mentored by artist Willa Albee. She als...

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Checotah local, Holly Lackey, is now the new face of the Checotah Chamber of Commerce. Lackey has taken a part-time position at the Chamber and will be available from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. each week day to ...

The mayor signed for the Checotah Public Works Authority a new lease agreement with the Endowment Fund Grand Lodge of Oklahoma of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) that will be in effect...

On Sept. 4 Texanna Road will be closed north of Ogden Corner to replace a 6-inch around, 40-foot long rusted out culvert, District 2 County Commissioner Monty Guthrie has announced. The road at that l...

Checotah trucker Buck Crombies second annual Lakeside Large Car Truck Show took place Friday and Saturday, Aug. 23 and 24 at Xtreme RV Resort. More than $8,000 raised by last years event went to the S...

The end of summer is upon us and is traditionally marked by the Labor Day weekend. This holiday weekend is a time for America to reflect on the hard work of our fellow Americans and enjoy the last few...

Cool corvettes came through Checotah on Monday afternoon on their way to the National Corvette Museum for its 30th anniversary. See more in next week’s edition.

The 9th annual Mvskoke Spelling Bee competition, sponsored by the Eufaula-Canadian Tribal Town, is set for Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Eufaula Indian Community Center, 800 Birkes Rd. There ...

The Fall session of the Mvskoke Language Class will begin Sept. 14 at the Eufaula Indian Community Center located at 800 Birkes Rd. The class will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A pot luck meal will be ser...

The McIntosh County Clerk is one of the principal “Record Keepers” for the county. Historically, county governments were created to, among other things, record deeds and manage land transfers and othe...