STILLWATER – Pecan orchard managers, as well as hobby pecan farmers, are encouraged to attend one of two Pecan Harvest Field Days to learn more about harvesting. Each workshop will offer attendees the...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It is a time to remember the victims and honor the survivors of domestic violence. Domestic violence or domestic abuse is a pattern of disturbing behavior...

OKMULGEE – As a result of the National Opioid Crisis, Muscogee (Creek) Nation has reacted by filing a federal lawsuit against major opioid manufacturers distributors and pharmacies; now the Nation is ...

The City of Checotah has been putting up new signage for the Jefferson Highway route through Checotah. The Jefferson Highway was a 2,290-mile transcontinental “National Trail” from Winnipeg, Canada to...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma’s voter rolls have surged since January, with nearly 2.1 million voters now registered as of the end of September, State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax said Friday. Offi...

Literacy Council hosting Fall Fun Festival All are invited to come and enjoy free food, games and various other activities suitable for all ages from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 at the Checota...

Friday, Oct. 12, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the Nov. 6, General Election. Persons who are United States citizens, residents of Oklahoma, and at ...

District Attorney O.R. “Rob” Barris III died Saturday, apparently from complications following cancer surgery. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11 at the Okmulgee First Bapt...

The Beta Sigma Phi Chapter XP 3902 started their new year with a meal beside the lovely pool at the home of Gretchen Payne, followed by the business meeting. President Shirley Davis opened the meeting...

Significant Women in Oklahoma Agriculture The weekends are for the birds – and the rabbits. For Shelley McBride Lynch of Checotah, who owns 3F’s Poultry and Rabbit Processing, LLC, this is only parti...

Political spending by secretive groups that are allowed to hide their donors have already spent what is likely a record amount this year to influence Oklahoma political races. An Oklahoma Watch review...

William Clayton “Clay” Brown, 35, has pled guilty to the Sept. 15, 2017 stabbing death of Damion Martin, 21. Brown initially was charged with first-degree murder, but at a hearing on Oct. 2 the charge...

HANDS-ON QUILT WORKSHOP Honey Springs Battlefield and Visitor Center will host a hands-on workshop entitled “Ladies’ Aid Societies, the Civil War and Quilts” on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m...

OKLAHOMA CITY – There are just four weeks left in the Oklahoma 529 College Savings Plan’s inaugural Pigskin Piggybank Sweepstakes, and State Treasurer Ken Miller is encouraging families across the sta...

The military life and their custom ceremonies are steeped in symbolism and tradition. Though some struggle to understand the symbolism, most have nothing but the utmost respect for the military and th...

The staff of The McIntosh County Democrat welcomes Letters to the Editor on subjects of interest to our readers. Short letters are most likely selected for publication, but the use of any material is ...

It was incorrectly reported in the Oct. 4 issue of the McIntosh County Democrat that the Seminole Nation Honor Guard fired a 21-gun salute during a Gold Star Luminary Initiative. The Guard fired three...

Ake, Roger M. Allen, Edmond Monte Allen, Justin Lee Almeida, Louis Ernest III Anderson, Teddy Bruce Arnold, Charles Wayne Bahe, Mandy Gail Baker, Jerry Beal Baumann, Staci Raye Bear, Larissa Leann Ben...

1872 – Already appearing as a well-known figure of the Wild West in popular dime novels, Buffalo Bill Cody makes his first stage appearance on this day, in a Chicago-based production of The Scouts of ...

Sept. 17, 2018 – Oct. 8, 2018 Russell Thomas Davis: fail to pay taxes due to state/expired tag Jason Manning: operate MV while license suspended Jennifer Nicole Owens: operate MV while license revoked...