Incumbent Court Clerk Lisa Rodebush won reelection on June 30 by receiving 62.65 percent of the votes cast. She commented to the newspaper following the election: “I am overwhelmed. I plan to continue...

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s historic tribal boundaries cover most of an 11-county region that includes McIntosh, Creek, Hughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee and Wagoner counties and portions of Mayes, Muskoge...

144 Years Ago September 7, 1876 THE INDIAN QUESTION It is but natural for the unenlightened mind to form an opinion of a whole class from what appears to be the nature of some of its individuals. Inde...

Hanna Public School will hold its graduation ceremony at 7 p.m., Friday, July 17.

Kids love pizza right?! This is an inexpensive way to keep the kids happy! 1 can refrigerated flaky biscuit dough (if you only have small kids, get the little can. I have teenagers and have to get a l...

on Front Street received wind damage late Saturday/early Sunday during a storm that knocked out electricity to 87 customers in Eufaula. OG&E restored the power by 3:30 p.m. Sunday. According to the we...

Speaking on behalf of the minority, Chief Justice John Roberts issued the following dissenting opinion. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES No. 18–9526 JIMCY MCGIRT, PETITIONER v. OKLAHOMA ON WRIT OF C...

CLAREMORE – Two students from McIntosh County made the spring 2020 semester honor rolls at Rogers State University. Ethan Thomas Parker, of Checotah, is on the Dean’s Honor Roll and Nellie Groom, of E...

On July 16, 1808 – Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, two of the few white men who had actually seen the mysterious territory of the Far West, help form a new company to exploit the region’s abundant...

Felony Cases Kristen Carol Faye Beshear: uttering a forged instrument Damon Ray Castillo-Farrell: 3rd degree burglary Kathleen Rose Deere: bail jumping Buddy Hulse: unauthorized use of a vehicle; assa...

A motion to reduce the $100,000 bond for a man charged with manslaughter was rejected by a judge in McIntosh County District Court last week. Defense attorney Eric Jones made the request at a hearing ...

They called it the “Indian problem.” The white settlers wanted more land, and the tribes held rich acreages. Removing tribes from the Southeast was more than just an idea by the time Andrew Jackson wa...

The Eufaula Indian Journal and the McIntosh County Democrat newspapers won several awards during the recent annual Oklahoma Press Association Awards ceremony, held virtually this year because of the C...

The McIntosh County Health Department offices in Eufaula and Checotah will test for COVID-19 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Monday through Friday. No appointment is necessary.

By 1888, a tribe that had once numbered in the thousands would be reduced to about 190 surviving individuals who endured forced removal, disease, starvation and unfair land treaties. The Kaw Nation be...

The Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite announced Mary “Molly” Slavonic as the sponsor for the next Virginia-class Nuclear Fast Attack Submarine USS Oklahoma (SSN 802) June 16. “I am extremel...

Largely deprived of its primary rainy season, Oklahoma saw drought surge across the state during June. A mid-month bout with showers and storms managed to stem the flash drought’s intensification and ...

The Eufaula school district has been awarded a $149,000 Incentive Grant from state and federal sources to combat the impact of COVID-19. “We will use the money for student devices, cleaning products, ...

OKLAHOMA CITY - Governor Kevin Stitt and executives from Skydweller Aero Inc. last week announced the establishment of the Skydweller’s headquarters and engineering operations in Oklahoma City and tes...

Enrollment – July 15 The Hanna Public Schools announced that on July 15 the district will enroll Pre-K, Kindergarten and new students for the 2020-2021 school year. Pre-K and Kindergarten students wil...