VFW Auxiliary 8798 would like to help you properly dispose of your worn-out flags. We will exchange your worn 3x5 United States American Flag for a brand new one. An exchange will take place on Oct. 1...

McIntosh County GOP is preparing for our first meeting back after the summer -- Oct 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the VFW in Eufaula. We have a great lineup for you starting with an OCPA speaker talking about th...

NORMAN – The Delaware Nation, a federally recognized tribe based in Anadarko, Oklahoma, has received a $75,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services through its Native American/Nativ...

Lake Eufaula first Out of the Darkness Walk The first Lake Eufaula Out of the Darkness Walk had a great turnout on Saturday, Sept. 21, despite the grueling heat that kept some from participating. For ...

The McIntosh County Disabled American Veterans held a POW/MIA National Recognition Day on Friday, Sept. 20 at Veterans Park in Checotah. These veterans have vowed to never forget the nation’s POWs and...

The first Elaina Donahue’s Rett Walk and 5K Run will take place this Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Checotah Sports Complex. The Rett Walk/Run will be hosted by the City of Checotah and 1-40 Race Services....

RENTIESVILLE - Longtime educator and local political figure Mildred Hemphill-Burkhalter will be inducted into the Oklahoma African American Educators Hall of Fame, Inc. (OAAE HOF) on Friday, Sept. 27....

Sip & Paint Friday, Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. 701 S. Main St. Eufaula Public Market Elaina Donahue’s Rett Walk & 5K Run with Car Show Saturday, Sept. 28 Race starts at 9 a.m. Follow 1-40 Race Services for...

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 ...

“Prior authorization.” Largely unknown until a few years ago, it’s quickly become one of those insurance terms that’s sure to give any medical provider or patient an instant headache. Insurance compan...

What might be one of the smelliest contests to date has left one man stinkin mad for losing and another man stinkin’ excited for winning a new Nissan Sentra in the 2024 Oklahoma State Fair’s Stinkin’ ...

114 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, October 6, 1910 Killed by the Cars John Morrison, of Standish, Mo., father of Mrs. C.E. Ogle and Mrs. J.L. Howel, residing near this city, was run down...

Legacy on Main Street presents Back to the Bee Gees, a dinner/ show concert set for Sept. 28 at 224 N. Main St., Eufaula. Price of the show and dinner combined is $75. The show alone is $35. Dinner wi...

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

The Lake Eufaula Association will host a Two-Man Scramble Golf Tournament, sponsored by Sam Wampler’s Freedom Ford, on Friday, Oct.4 at the Arrowhead Golf Course. The hole in one prize is a new Ford v...

Recently two Checotah High School students won the McIntosh County Cattlemen’s Association performance beef contest. Jade McPeak, a sophomore at CHS, won Grand Champion with her steer that she raised ...

Kick the doors open. In less than a month, the catalyst of Gospel Music, Jason Crabb, will be back on our stage in concert. Last year was exceedingly out of sight. Where else can you go and have the N...

The theme of the August meeting was sunflowers and cupcakes. The hostesses did a great job of decorating the room with a sea of sunflowers. After the business meeting, Margaret Kramer taught us how to...

The Class of Checotah has been practicing literally day and night as they prepare for marching season and marching contests all over the region. On Mandatory Monday night practices, the band can be he...

MUSKOGEE – U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has approved an initial set of 78 communities across 47 states, territories, and the District of Columbia, for designation under Section 1103 of the...