Inaugural Freedom Fest 5k run in the books As the community geared up to celebrate its independence on July 4th, the City of Checotah hosted Freedom Fest 5K Run. 71 runners from age 3 to 77 laced up t...

July 15 – July 19 Monday, July 15: Soft tacos; beans; corn; pineapple chunks Tuesday, July 16: BBQ chicken; green beans; carrots; roll; ambrosia Wednesday, July 17: Chili w/beans; peas & carrots; cinn...

Paws N Claws volunteers are still working hard in their communities to help fight animal abuse and abandonment and are kicking off their second pet food drive. In the past six months, Paws N Claws, al...

Legacy on Main Street presents a dinner/ theater production of On Fire: A Jerry Lee Lewis Tribute Saturday, July 27. The dinner and show are $75. Show alone is $35. Doors open at 6 p.m., dinner is at ...

Evan Thornton, an upcoming 17-year-old high school senior, is the third son of Sheila and Brian Thornton to attend Boys State in their family. Evan also enjoys band, choir, and E-sports. Over the past...

Last week the OKGOP State Committee body met for two separate State Committee Meetings, one of which was presented a resolution to remove our Chairman. We tabled it to be brought forth at a future tim...

114 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, July 21, 1910 TALKED SEWER The mayor and every member of the council was present at the meeting last Thursday night. The session was more in the nature...

The tornado frenzy that plagued Oklahoma in April and May completely subsided in June. After 102 tornadoes during the previous two months, including a record 55 in April, there were no tornado reports...

Shauna Belyeu, publisher of the Eufaula Indian Journal and McIntosh County Democrat, took office as president of the Oklahoma Press Association on July 1. She was elected by OPA members dur-ing the an...

Midway High School Senior, Hayden Burdick of Hitchita, is the recipient of the 2024 Leah Collins Memorial Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship is named in honor of Leah (Neumeyer) Collins, a 1996 alumn...

Friends, family and fans came out to promote the premier of the Legends of Rodeo Past and Present, on Thursday, June 27 at the Heartland Heritage Museum & Gallery, located at 116 N. Broadway in Checot...

On May 29, Bryon James Pollard, 53, and Charlene Hadie Wurster, 50, of Checotah, were charged with physically abusing Bryons 87-yearold father, James Pollard. According to police investigators, the el...

A single vehicle accident near Hanna claimed the life of an Okmulgee man Saturday. The name of the victim is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patro...

Thousands were without power and suffered damages due to a severe thunderstorm that crossed Central Oklahoma late in the evening last Tuesday Locals in the Pierce area had some severe damage after win...

On September 21 at the Eufaula Cove Pavilion, locals will join together for the first Lake Eufaula Out of Darkness walk. Onsite registration starts at 3 p.m, the walk starts at 4 p.m. “We held a bingo...

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EODD Area Agency on Aging will host a fraud prevention conferences for seniors 60 and older on July 12, 19 and 26. The conferences will be held at the EODD office at 1012 N. 38th St., Muskogee. Regist...

114 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, July 14, 1910 BILL MURRAY HERE Candidate for Governor Addresses Large Crowd Bill Murray, better known as “Alfalfa Bill” democratic candidate for govern...

Honey Springs Battlefield will hold its annual memorial service honoring the 161st anniversary of the Battle of Honey Springs near Checotah on Saturday, July 13, at 10:30 a.m. The memorial service wil...

FAYETTEVILLE Laci Stephens of Checotah was named to the Spring 2024 Dean’s List in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas. Stephens joins more than 2,700 additional F...