MUSKOGEE – Christopher Wallace Covington, 43, of Ada, has been sentenced to 24 months imprisonment and ordered to pay $486,431.02 in restitution for Theft Concerning Programs Receiving Federal Funds, ...

Giving domestic violence victims a voice October is Domestic Violence Awareness month and the McIntosh County Democrat, along with Women In Safe Homes and OKAware with Checotah Schools, wants to bring...

Q and A with Pastor J. Change is difficult. We tend to resist it in ourselves, but demand it in others. If you are dissatisfied with who you are now and you want to change, you are making the first st...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Reps. Jim Olsen, R-Roland, and Randy Randleman, R-Eufaula, today released a statement in reaction to an interim study Thursday afternoon regarding the use of corporal punishment agains...

Our theme for this school year is GROWTH: We use this as an acronym for highlighting the characteristics of: Gratitude, Respect, Open-Minded, Willingness to Learn, Teamwork, Honesty. This month we wil...

Lake Eufaula Christian Church If you’ve ever had to be the bearer of bad news, then you know how awful it is. It’s simply no fun to tell people what you know they won’t want to hear. Jesus gave the ba...

Legacy on Main Street will present a Murder Mystery Dinner on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 224 N. Main St. Doors open at 6 p.m., dinner is 6:30 p.m. and the show begins at 7:30 p.m. Dinner and show cost $65; ...

The McIntosh County GOP has had lots of exciting events occurring and would love to have all patriots standing with us. We have recently completed a precinct letter campaign, so if you received a lett...

143 YEARS AGO There are two sides to the question of opening Indian Territory to settlement by the whites, and in discussing the Oklahoma agitation both are to be considered. The case of the emigrants...

The community came out to see the Lady Ironhead softball team off as they headed to Shawnee to play in the state playoffs.

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is seeking comments on the proposed design for two bridges on SH-9 over Flat Rock and Wallace Creeks, located approximately 6 miles east of SH-52 near Eufaula...

Eufaula graduate Vanessa VanCleave, author of Hearing AIDS: How a Deaf Child with AIDS Taught Me to Hear God’s Voice, will be coming to Checotah for a Book Review and Signing at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oc...

Shirley Breedlove was sworn in during the monthly School Board meeting Monday, returning to Seat No. 2, a position she held before stepping down in 2017, when she was replaced by Derek Gray. Gray resi...

The Bedouin Shrine Circus will be coming to McAlester and Muskogee this month. Tickets are $15, free for kids under 12. The performances take place at the McAlester Expo at 4:30 p.m. and at 7:30 p.m. ...

The LEA Annual Golf Tournament is scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 27, at Arrowhead Golf Course on beautiful Lake Eufaula. This is a two-man scramble. Tickets include lunch, golf cart, green fees, a ...

Thomas Foresee inducted into EHS Hall of Fame The late Thomas Foresee has been inducted into the Eufaula High School Hall of Fame. The induction was announced at the Homecoming football game on Septem...

Every weekend in October, discover a new haunted Halloween trail at a handful of Oklahoma’s state parks. These unique experiences are a great opportunity for families and couples to discover more of w...

Louis Fernandes of Santa Maria, California took the grand prize of $100,000 in the National Professional Fishing League tournament held on Lake Eufaula Sept. 28-30. But the new NPFL Champion didn’t wi...

McIntosh County District Court Report Felony Cases Kenneth Allen Benard: possession of firearm after former felony conviction Branson Niel Brown: embezzlement; false declare ownership/sell stolen prop...

GOLDSBY — More than 30 varieties of tree seedlings native to Oklahoma are now on sale, continuing through October. This annual event is intended for conservation planting. It is highly anticipated and...