Checotah Masonic Lodge #86 will have their annual Checotah Public School Scholarship Breakfast on Saturday, April 6 from 7a.m.-10 a.m. at 625 W. Gentry. Enjoy a homemade biscuit with gravy, sausage, e...

A special street dedication ceremony will take place Friday, April 5 at 10 a.m. at the Katy Depot, located at 100 Paul Carr Drive in Checotah. Several dignitaries, including Rep. Neil Hayes, Sen. Roge...

The last memorial bricks have been laid at Eufaula Memorial Library to honor all those from McIntosh County who were killed in the line of duty. These bricks had to be special ordered since they were ...

Rett Syndrome currently has no cure and one local family is struggling to understand this complex neurodevelopmental disorder that has affected their child. Elaina Donahue was a little over a year old...

Shauna Belyeu, general manager of the McIntosh County Democrat and Indian Journal, had to share her birthday with the Easter bunny this year. She turned double nickels, March 31.

He practiced law therefor 50 years To say Bill Burnham’s roots run deep in Eufaula is an understatement. His father and grandfather were from Eufaula. The retired attorney was raised a block south of ...

Kristen Hansen is a third grader at Eufaula Elementary who has a very rare genetic disorder, but she has never let it slow her down or keep her from doing what she loves. This includes her love for sh...

McIntosh County District Court Report Clarification: Due to a clerical error in the court database, the charge against Shannon Lance Carter was incorrectly stated in the March 21 issue of the newspape...

Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 57°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on Alabama rigs, jerk baits, and plastic baits around creek channel...

If you would like to list your meeting or event in the Community Area Calendar please email all the information to ladonna@ or text 479-422-4210. You may also mail the information to McIntosh County D...

We held our business meeting on March 15, with Helen Tremain leading the meeting with our pledge to the flag. Minutes and Treasurer reports read and approved. We had one birthday, Ms. Vicki Miller Mar...

Natural observations set spring’s arrival earlier this year Spring has officially sprung, according to the astronomical calendar, which marked the Northern Hemisphere’s equinox on Tuesday at 11:06 EDT...

MUSKOGEE – Roslyn Melodie Haile, age 64, of Ardmore, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for one count of Bank Fraud and one count of Tax Fraud, the United States Attorney’s Off...

The Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) announced last week that it approved grants for three local water districts to help improve their water systems. The recipient of the money includes McIntosh ...

CHECOTAH — Dr. Michelle M. Martin, an assistant professor of history and coordinator of the public history certificate in the Department of History at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, will ...

MUSKOGEE - Erin Nicole Fixico-Mitchell, 33, of Ada, has been sentenced to 69 months imprisonment each for three counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country, followed by a ten-year term of supe...

The Eufaula Area Arts Council is proud to announce the initiation of a scholarship program designed to support local high school graduates in furthering their education. Open to students graduating fr...

The Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education is partnering with NASA scientists to host a solar eclipse event on April 8 in Broken Bow. The eclipse’s totality lasts from 1:45-1:50 p.m.,...

OKLAHOMA CITY - Attorney General Gentner Drummond is warning Oklahoma consumers about a rise in scams involving “Bitcoin ATMs” that are leaving victims with depleted bank accounts. “Bitcoin ATMs” are ...