114 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, November 10, 1910 A NEW RECORD Nearly 5,000 bales of cotton ginned If anyone is skeptical as to the conditions which exist in the business world in and...

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

Libraries are literally for everyone—toddlers to seniors and all in between—and Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library strives to bring a variety of resources, activities, and learning opportunities to eve...

Checotah High School will be destroying past graduate records. If you graduated between 2017 and 2018, you can pick up your high school records at the Checotah High School office. The records must be ...

Voters who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the Nov. 5 General Election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Janelle McKnight said today. Absentee ballots are available to all reg...

On Oct. 19 Legacy on Main Street will present “The Hits,” a salute to the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s by the popular Branson performers, Phaedra Marze Clemons and David Brooks and his band, The House. Marze ...

Lake Eufaula Association Executive Director Rhonda Adams has announced the winners of the annual LEA Two-Man Scramble Golf Tournament held Oct. 4 at the Arrowhead Golf Course. Tournament winners were:...

SEMINOLE - Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative (CVEC) is proud to announce the opening of applications for the 2025 Operation Round Up Scholarship. This initiative is designed to financially support ...

Gaydawn Harris graciously invited FLEAS to her gorgeous home for an ice cream social. Her home sits high on a mountain side with a spectacular view of Lake Eufaula. All members brought finger foods or...

An alliance of local tribal churches recently held several meetings to discuss ways of bringing the Eufaula community together. The result of the meetings was a decision to hold a revival on Oct. 20-2...

October 21 – October 25 Monday, Oct. 21: BBQ chicken; zucchini & tomatoes; baked beans; biscuit; mixed fruit Tuesday, Oct. 22: Beef stew; salad; pears; cornbread; pie Wednesday, Oct. 23: Turkey/gravy;...

If you would like to list your meeting or event in the Community Calendar, please email all the information to jerry@cookson.news, call the Indian Journal at 918-689-2191 or drop the information off a...

Muldrow Public Schools’ superintendent Leon Ashlock was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol in Tulsa County on Oct. 8 around 11:20 a.m., according to booking records. Ashlock...

“I will either find a way, or make one.” –Hannibal Barca

Recently I applied a prayer to Haltom’s Huddle and multiple people came to me and said they cut it out and hung it on their wall or framed it. So today, with the state of our football teams, I thought...

After spending more than four decades behind bars for a crime committed when he was 15, Wayne Thompson is closer to a possible release than he has been in the past 15 years. On Monday, Oct. 7, during ...

Checotah lost not just a lifetime friend but an icon and legend when Myrtle Mae (Wallace) Frost passed away Sept. 26 at the age of 94. Frost played basketball at Checotah from 1944 to 1948 and was an ...

A convoy of historic military vehicles will be stopping in Checotah, Thursday, Oct. 17 around 9:45 a.m. at 207 N. Broadway. Members of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association- HA are convoying 2...

Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Lynda Ozan announced that an Oklahoma Centennial Ranch award has been presented to the Vinson Family Farm, a McIntosh County ranch just outside of Checotah. ...