Felony Cases Barnett, Jeanette Lynn: assault & battery on police officer; obstructing officer Ellison, Emma Lee: endangering others while eluding/att to elude police; running a roadblock; three counts...

On December 4, the OSU Extension office hosted a tour of the facilities and the virtual care van for Dr. Damona Doye, Associate Vice President of Extension and Engagement; Dr. Gina Peek, Associate Dea...

Freedom House/Adult & Teen Challenge Christmas Open House Thurs., Dec. 12 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Door prizes, snacks, tours and shopping Haltom’s Huddle Food Drive Haltom’s Huddle will be collecting canned g...

“I think they’re going to fold,” District 3 County Commissioner Bobby Ziegler said at Monday’s weekly commissioners’ meeting. Perhaps it was wishful thinking as he reacted to the fact that a TransAlta...

This year marks the 11th annual McIntosh County Law Enforcement Shop with a COP. As we finalize our coordinated efforts with our law enforcement partners and school districts, we would like to inform ...

J.C. Camp, 84, retired insurance agent for the McIntosh County Farm Bureau, was critically injured in a freak accident which occurred on Nov. 18 at 11:15 a.m. when he was attempting to get his truck u...

The man killed in a single-vehicle accident near Longtown on Dec. 1 has been identified by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol as Zackerie Grantham, 23. Grantham, of Enterprise, died when the 1993 Chevrolet Z...

Holidays bring up a lot of memories for me and holiday traditions have always been a big part of making the holiday season special. These little traditions seem to make us feel more connected to one a...

114 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, January 12, 1911 A BAD BLAZE One of the fiercest fires as well as one of the most expensive Checotah has experienced in years was the destruction of th...

(The late Nancy S. Kirkpatrick, a life-long rodeo devotee, wrote the following article that appeared in the Eufaula Indian Journal on July 17, 1997, and in the Roundup Club’s rodeo program that year.)...

There’s a possibility that the Eufaula Area Chamber of Commerce could get into the rodeo business. Last week the leadership of the Eufaula Roundup Club notified City Manager Jeb Jones that the club wa...

Wildcat Winter Wonderland

It is the season of giving at the Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library. Santa paid us a visit to pick up last week’s letters from our patrons, and we have more seasonal shenanigans in December. We are ne...

Jazmine Shaneen Roberts, 30, who has been charged with abandoning a pet dog and other crimes, pleaded guilty to the charges in district court Wednesday, Dec. 24. Roberts, an Enid resident, was charged...

Heartland Bazaar was a great success this past Saturday, we had a lot of fun meeting all the kids and telling people about what we have going on. Caleb Shipman, the winner of our AR Giveaway was very ...

MUSKOGEE – Michael Shaun Davis, 57, of Eufaula, was sentenced to 77 months in prison for illegally possessing firearms and ammunition, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of O...

Felony Cases Conduff, Rockford “Rocky” Lee: two counts of second-degree burglary; one count of malicious injury to property Olive, Johnathan Spencer: unlawful possession of controlled drug w/intent to...

As December and the holidays roll in, Paws N Claws wants to remind those that may be considering a puppy or kitty for Christmas to realize the commitment of owning an animal for several years. Then th...

A traffic fatality three miles east of Longtown in Pittsburg County is being investigated by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The accident occurred at about 5 a.m. Sunday, Dec.l, on SH 9 and County Line r...

A plaque officially designating McIntosh County as a Purple Heart County will be presented to the county commissioners at a special meeting to be held at the courthouse on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. M...