Voters in McIntosh County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the Feb. 11 City of Eufaula Special Election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Janelle McKnight said today. Absen...

114 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, February 23, 1911 DROUGHT IS BROKEN A soaking rain which began falling during Saturday forenoon and lasted until Sunday noon, ending in gusts of snow, ...

MANCHESTER, NH – Sarah Brown of Eufaula and Ashley Henderson of Checotah are on the Fall 2024 President’s List at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU). The fall terms run from September to Decembe...

Min Luo, 41, Norman, pleaded no contest Thursday, Jan. 16, to drug trafficking. District Judge Michael Hogan sentenced Luo to 20 years in prison, plus court costs, and a fine of $25,000. All of the se...

Eastern Oklahoma Development District Area Agency on Aging announces availability of Older Americans Act Title III Funding. Grants are for a 12-month period. Funding begins July 1, 2025 – June 30, 202...

McIntosh County GOP has so much going on it’s hard for us to keep up with all of it. First things first, our January meeting will be today, Jan 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the VFW in Eufaula. Our topic is “Sou...

Eufaulan Jon Tiger is one of 17 Native American artists whose works will be on display at the McClung Museum of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville for the next three years. The exhibition is ent...

OKMULGEE – Steven Baldridge, a longtime public servant, and dedicated community leader, has officially announced his candidacy for the Oklahoma State Senate, representing District 8. With a career dee...

Plug in, tune up and play! Free guitar lessons are starting up with Selby Minner for the next ten weeks locally at the Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library. Classes are every Thursday from 4-6 p.m. Minne...

We started this New Year by thanking TLC members for their hard work and dedication to our cause. By helping those that are in need, our communities were improved. We also want to thank our customers ...

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

Fire destroyed the Escalated Greens warehouse and offices at 1200 Birkes Road Thursday, Jan. 9, a plant where medical marijuana is produced and processed. The spectacular blaze and resulting smoke plu...

A whopping eight candidates have filed for the vacant Senate District 8 seat representing Okmulgee, Okfuskee and McIntosh counties in eastern Oklahoma. The special primary election for SD 8 has been s...

A traffic fatality has been attributed to the icy roads that covered the county much of the weekend, beginning Thursday and creating hazardous conditions through Saturday. The single vehicle accident ...

Thursday night - low of 41 Friday - high near 59, low 35 Saturday - high near 41, low 22

News that TransAlta had stopped plans to build a wind turbine farm in McIntosh County spread like the wind last week. “They called me Thursday and told me they pulled up stakes,” District 1 County Com...

The Eufaula School Board is asking voters to approve the issuance of almost $24 million in general obligation bonds for several projects, including an event center that would be used by the school as ...

Ava Rose Johnson, an 18-year-old Osage and Cherokee native from Oklahoma, has been nominated for Best Country Recording and Best Music Video for her song, “Sweet Home Oklahoma” and she couldn’t be mor...

Checotah Masonic Lodge #86 Saturday, February 1 7 a.m. – 10 a.m. 625 W. Gentry Start your day off right with a homemade breakfast consisting of fresh eggs, Blue & Gold sausage & pancakes, biscuits & g...

The University of Oklahoma’s Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) has embarked on an exciting partnership with the City of Checotah to revitalize its downtown area. Through this collaboration, OU’s...