Checotah Education Foundation stuffed snack sacks for all the school employees returning to school this past week and were part of their kick-off meeting. CFAE handed out Teacher Grant checks totaling...

OKLAHOMA CITY - For the 14th year, the Oklahoma Hall of Fame will be awarding the Oklahoma Hall of Fame Scholarship to one Oklahoma high school senior. The $6,000 scholarship is awarded based on the s...

114 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, August 25, 1910 THE NEW HOTEL Several months ago Mr. C.C. Brown, who has been conducting a general store here, conceived the idea that the hotel accomm...

For the Aug. 27, Runoff Primary Election, early voting is available Thursday, Aug. 22 and Friday, Aug. 23 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 24 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the McIntosh County Court...

A Drive Through Community Baby Shower will take place on Sept. 26 from 5-7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Eufaula, 400 Foley. McIntosh County Coalition for a Healthy Community (McCoCo), a group o...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from June business. The monies they reported this period represent sales fr...

On August 8, Checotah Perk held the first Young Entrepreneur Day. “We had nine kiddos participate in this first event,” Organizer Julie LaRue said. “They all made items to sell and one young lady even...

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The FLEAS July monthly meeting was full of feathers and pink. The theme was flamingos. The decorations were beautiful and creative with tablecloths edged with a flamingo motif. Our hostesses were Tris...

August 19 – August 23 Monday, Aug. 19: Hot dog; pea salad; mixed fruit; cake Tuesday, Aug. 20: Spaghetti w/meat sauce; butter carrots; pears; banana pudding Wednesday, Aug. 21: Ham & beans; steamed ca...

WASHINGTON – Osage and Kickapoo citizen Joey Allen still recalls the stories of abuse from the days when he attended the Seneca Indian School in Wyandotte, Oklahoma. “I talked to a girl one time, she ...

A Eufaula man charged with assaulting his girlfriend and brother pled not guilty at his district court arraignment on Aug. 7. The preliminary hearing for Lemuel Ray Ballard, 39, ended on July 16, when...

These 4-H students were the Reserve Champions Northeast District at the Livestock Quiz Bowl contest. Medals were presented to: Presley Brown of Checotah, Mathis Huff of Eufaula, Tatum Buck of Eufaula,...

Another school year will start next week as Checotah Public Schools gets back in session. Superintendent Monte Madewell was pleased to announce the good news that CPS has been awarded a Title IV, Part...

There has been a noticeable increase lately in the number of traffic stops by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics on 1-40 in the Tiger Mountain area that have resulted in drug arrests. In the past three ...

Checotah area resident Ja- He is charged in McIntosh child neglect and domestic July 17. He was released on a cob Stephen Sparkman, 37, County District Court with assault and battery resulting $35,000...

Aug. 12 from 1 p.m. 4 p.m. Aug. 13 from 3 p.m. 6 p.m. At each school campus Aug. 13 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Ogle Field Booths- Music-Free Food-Giveaways-Bounce Houses-Student Recognition- Food Trucks...

Checotah Lions Club offered free eye screenings last Wednesday evening before kids headed back to school. Several members have recently become certified vision screeners so they could help with the sc...

On July 25, at the Oklahoma State 4-H Roundup in Stillwater, 4-H celebrated a remarkable achievement with the recognition of Billy Haltom for his outstanding contributions to youth development. Haltom...

COWETA – Six weeks after breaking ground for a new, $70 million casino in Eufaula, the Muscogee Nation and Muscogee Nation Gaming Enterprises announced the tribe would build a $100 million casino in C...