OKLAHOMA CITY - The Ragland Family Education Foundation is excited to announce the opening of the application process for its $20,000 scholarship program, aimed at supporting students pursuing higher ...

First Family Federal Credit Union (FFFCU) recently announced the brick-and-mortar expansion of their membership into Atoka County with the opening of their new Atoka location at 117 S. Mississippi Ave...

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics (OSSM) has announced it is now accepting applications for the 2025-26 academic year. The deadline for applications is Friday, March 7. Ad...

Ok lahoma City Public Schools Superintendent Jamie Polk and Tulsa Public Schools Superintendent Ebony Johnson have responded to the proposal, which could deter students who are undocumented or from mi...

Special Announcements: The Senior Center will have in-house BINGO every Tuesday at 10 a.m. Participants must bring two small prizes for regular BINGO and one large prize for BLACKOUT BINGO. January 16...

Felony Cases Cave, Trenton: 3 counts of 3rd degree burglary; 5 counts of conspiracy; knowingly concealing/holding/ receiving stolen property; possession of CDS; unlawful possession of drug paraphernal...

“Poor is the nation that has no heroes, but poorer still is the nation that, having heroes, fails to remember and honor them.” - Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC) County Clerk Deena Farrow read t...

In mid-December, Checotah FFA member Jade McPeak, her mother, Emmy McPeak and FFA Advisor, Zachary Ilbery, traveled all expenses paid to Las Vegas, Nevada for the Intertribal Agriculture Council Annua...

The windchill in McIntosh County hit a low of 1 degree Sunday, but the bone-chilling weather didn’t cause any major problems other than staying warm. Leslie Phillips, County Emergency Director, said M...

A former employee of the McIntosh County Sheriff’s Department and Checotah Police Department faces multiple felonies following an erratic pursuit through Checotah by lawmen. Emma Lee Ellison, 34, a Ch...

There has never been a shortage on abuse, neglected and abandoned animals in any county and locals in Mc-Intosh County are working to make a difference in the lives of these poor animals one at a time...

Sports Editor Rodney Haltom is a large man with a heart almost as large as he is. Hungry people throughout the county where he has covered sports for over 15 years have not gone unnoticed by the man w...

January 17 & 18 You’re invited! Ages 13 yrs. old and up Checotah First FWB Church 713 Broadway Street RSVP 918-473-5446

Monday, January 13 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Hosstyle Motors 2238 N. Broadway St., Checotah Light refreshment provided

The final day in office for District 2 County Commissioner Monty Grider was Dec. 31 after losing November’s election to Clifford McElhaney. During the Monday, Jan. 6 meeting the commissioners engaged ...

The Checotah Senior Citizens, located at 611 N. Broadway, is now under new site manager Jennifer Cline and offers the C.A.R.D. Senior Nutrition Program for seniors 60 and older. The program provides c...

Saint Francis Health Systems, based in Tulsa, has established a Warren Clinic in Eufaula. There are more than 110 Warren Clinic locations in Oklahoma, employing more than 600 providers. According to a...

Applications for absentee ballots expire at the end of every calendar year. If you received absentee ballots by mail in 2024 and would like to continue receiving ballots by mail, you will need to comp...

President Jimmy Carter died Sunday Dec. 29, 2024, after spending over a year in hospice care. Carter, who turned 100 on Oct. 1 and is the longest-lived president in American history, died at his home ...

114 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, February 9, 1911 FOR WATER SUPPLY The problem of a permanent water supply for Checotah which has been up in the city council several different times du...