McIntosh County Emergency Management Director Leslie Phillips told the Board of County Commissioners at the Monday morning meeting that the fire danger has abated and that there is no need for a burn ...

114 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, April 20, 1911 AFTER THE STORM That the storm last week wrought havoc cannot be gainsayed after going over the field and following the trail of desolat...

Checotah Lions Club hosted special speaker Regan Glinton with Early Settlement Mediation at their last meeting. Glinton is the program manager for Southeastern Oklahoma that serves Choctaw, Haskell, L...

Rentiesville received approval for $1,153,848 in funding last week from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the town’s stormwater infrastructure. Construction of upgrades and improvem...

McIntosh GOP members are super excited to learn the results of the Freedom Brigades Environmental Impact Study (EIS) Project. The project leader will be presenting the results and making the study ava...

List local meetings or events in the Community Area Calendar by emailing ladonna@cookson.news or drop off information at the McIntosh County Democrat, 300 S. Broadway, Checotah, OK 74426. A new GriefS...

Checotah High School announced its top seniors for the Class of 2025. These seniors will be recognized during graduation ceremonies on May 22 at 7 p.m. in the Myrtle Wallace Frost Event Center. Valedi...

Checotah voters will have a lot of choices to make at the April 1 election. On the ballot are candidates for special primary election runoff for State Senate District 8; the Checotah School Board offi...

The following entities will hold an election on April 1: Checotah School District (Board Member Office No. 5) Checotah (Councilmember Wards No. 1, No. 2, No. 3) Eufaula School District (Proposition) C...

The McIntosh County Democratic Party of Oklahoma is conducting its biennial elections of precinct and county officers. Those elected as precinct and county officers become the delegation of voting mem...

Rank and organization: Hospital Corpsman, U.S. Navy, attached as a medical corpsman to 1st Marine Division. Place and date: Korea, 2627 March 1953. Entered service at: Alexandria, Va. Birth: Alexandri...

RODNEY HALTOM On March 27, 1794 – President Washington and Congress authorized creation of the U.S. Navy. 1799 – USS Constitution recaptures American sloop Neutrality from France. 1836 – In a disastro...

Dozier, Gunner Wyatt: aggravated assault & battery Joyner, Jacob Craig: grand larceny Spencer, Steven Sedorce: assault with a deadly weapon; reckless conduct with a firearm

April 2 & 3 BassMaster College April 4 & 5 Crappie Masters April 9 & 10 BassMaster Nation April 12 Future Bass Trails April 12 & 13 OK Crappie Anglers April 26 Fisherman’s Choice April 27 OK High Scho...

A week full of fun outdoor activities, conservation education, and camaraderie is in store for dozens of lucky teens selected to attend the the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s annual Wi...

Owning a small town theater used to be just a dream, but The Gentry Cinema in Checotah is now open under new owners, Wally and Linda Wesley, who are excited to bring back the big screen experience tha...

Thomas Yahola, a 17-yearold runner from Konawa, owns the Eufaula’s annual 5k Green Run. He won this year’s race with a time of 18:04. Last year he won it with a time of 18:15 and in 2023 he won with a...

McIntosh County escaped the horrific wind and fire damage that devastated several communities in other areas of the state Friday, March 14. Leslie Phillips, McIntosh County Emergency Management direct...

Meet your candidates running for city council, school board and District 8. Learn about their platform and ask them questions. Monday, March 24 at 6 p.m. At Perk Place, 317 W. Gentry Ave., Checotah

The manhunt for a suspect in the shooting of a Webbers Falls police officer Monday ended in Grants, N.M., early Monday morning with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Webbers Falls is in Muskog...