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Trunk or Treat had families lining the street
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Trunk or Treat had families lining the street
November 6, 2025
Checotah’s Downtown Trunk or Treat definitely lined the streets of Broadway and Gentry for over three hours. The Checotah Chamber of Commerce event didn’t officially start until 5:30 p.m. but by 4:30 ...
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SNAP benefits cut in half
November 6, 2025
Congress remains closed amid the dispute between Democrats and Republicans in Washington D.C. over health care benefits. Due to the closure, SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Program, came close to clo...
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Local Holiday Events
November 6, 2025
Checotah Methodist Mission Christmas Sale Nov. 4 - Nov. 7 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. 419 W. Gentry Ave. Checotah Bealls Anniversary Giveaways A full weekend of giveaways Nov. 7-9 1st 50 Guests will receive $5-$5...
Honoring Veterans Nov. 11
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Honoring Veterans Nov. 11
November 6, 2025
Veterans Day is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11 for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. It has been observed for 71 years and McIntosh...
Memories of Veteran Burton Kidd
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Memories of Veteran Burton Kidd
November 6, 2025
ELLEN VINSON AND STAFF WRITER LADONNA RHODES In May of this year, Iris Park flew to Italy to visit her son and while she was there she visited the gravesite of her cousin, Burton Kidd, who died during World War II. Burton was born June 25, 1924, near Hydro, Oklahoma, to Roy and Yula (Rhoads) Kidd. His father Roy Kidd died as a result of a farming accident July 26, 1929, when Burton was only 5-year...
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Trunk or Treat had families lining the street
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Trunk or Treat had families lining the street
November 6, 2025
Checotah’s Downtown Trunk or Treat definitely lined the streets of Broadway and Gentry for over three hours. The Checotah Chamber of Commerce event didn’t officially start until 5:30 p.m. but by 4:30 ...
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SNAP benefits cut in half
November 6, 2025
Congress remains closed amid the dispute between Democrats and Republicans in Washington D.C. over health care benefits. Due to the closure, SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Program, came close to clo...
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Local Holiday Events
November 6, 2025
Checotah Methodist Mission Christmas Sale Nov. 4 - Nov. 7 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. 419 W. Gentry Ave. Checotah Bealls Anniversary Giveaways A full weekend of giveaways Nov. 7-9 1st 50 Guests will receive $5-$5...
Honoring Veterans Nov. 11
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Honoring Veterans Nov. 11
November 6, 2025
Veterans Day is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11 for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. It has been observed for 71 years and McIntosh...
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Victim, suspect identified
November 6, 2025
The woman who was found dead near Council Hill on Oct. 28 has been identified as Traci Byrd, 53, of Hugo, according to the McIntosh County District Attorney’s office. The suspect has been identified a...
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Porum police officer dies in accident
November 6, 2025
i - R i c h a r d M. Phillips, a Porum police offk ficer, was killed .' Thursday, Oct. • | 30 when his motorcycle went out of control on a curve on SH71 and crashed into a ditch, according to the Okla...
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Ricochet headlines concert for School for the Blind
November 6, 2025
MUSKOGEE – The 90’s chart-topping band Ricochet, along with award-winning singer- songwriter Becky Hobbs will perform live in concert November 13 at the Muskogee Civic Center. The Oklahoma based artis...
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Special ceremony for fallen veterans
November 6, 2025
Don Nichols with the Military Order of the Purple Heart announced a special wreath laying ceremony that will honor the lives of veterans who lost their lives in Vietnam. The ceremony will take place a...
Sports
Eufaula, Checotah square off in storied rivalry in 110th Meeting
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Eufaula, Checotah square off in storied rivalry in 110th Meeting
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 6, 2025
For more than a century, few rivalries in Oklahoma high school football have carried the tradition, emotion, and community pride of the Eufaula Ironheads vs. Checotah Wildcats matchup. This is the lon...
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Sooners climb Rocky Top in a 33-27 victory
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 6, 2025
No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners (7-2, 3-2 SEC) kept their College Football Playoff hopes alive by escaping No. 14 Tennessee (6-3, 3-3 SEC) in a scintillating 33-27 victory inside raucous Neyland Stadium on Sa...
Luke Hodgins makes VYPE Magazine Football Spotlight
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Luke Hodgins makes VYPE Magazine Football Spotlight
November 6, 2025
Eufaula football standout Luke Hodgins has been featured in the VYPE Magazine Football Spotlight, presented by Sam Wampler’s Freedom Ford. Eufaula senior Luke Hodgins was bitten by the football bug wh...
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College Coaching Carousel continues to spin
November 6, 2025
The 2025 college football coaching carousel got off to an early start with a pair of firings -- DeShaun Foster at UCLA and Brent Pry at Virginia Tech just three weeks into the season. The carousel pic...
Sports
Earl Lloyd: Breaking Barriers and Building a Legacy in Basketball
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 6, 2025
When Earl Lloyd stepped onto the court for the Washington Capitols on October 31, 1950, he did more than play basketball— he made history. Lloyd became the first African American to play in an NBA gam...
Checotah vs. Eufaula 110th has lots of meaning
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Checotah vs. Eufaula 110th has lots of meaning
By Rodney Haltom Sports Editor 918-689-2191 ijsports@cookson.news 
November 6, 2025
The 110th meeting of Oklahoma’s longest uninterrupted rivalry takes place this Friday (Nov. 7) at Paul Bell Stadium in Eufaula. There are no sugar coating stats. They are what they are but for the mos...
Lifestyle
Class of Checotah wins Grand Champion in Ironhead Invitational
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Class of Checotah wins Grand Champion in Ironhead Invitational
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
October 2, 2025
The Class of Checotah competed at the Ironhead Invitational on September 27, coming home with some exceptional bragging rights. A total of 19 marching bands in their division competed over the course ...
Class of Checotah is Fan Favorite & more
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Class of Checotah is Fan Favorite & more
September 25, 2025
The Class of Checotah competed at the Haskell Invitational this past Saturday, September 20. The high school band and color guard came home with the following bragging rights and trophies: Outstanding...
FLEAS August Meeting
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FLEAS August Meeting
September 11, 2025
The theme of the meeting was sunflowers, and the decorations were bright yellow and orange with the cutest bumble bee balloons. The door prizes were unique vases prime to spruce up any bouquet or plan...
Wine and Art Festival extravaganza Saturday
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Wine and Art Festival extravaganza Saturday
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
September 4, 2025
What: Vision Eufaula Wine & Art Festival When: Saturday Sept. 6, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Where: 150 N. Front St. Information: 405-248-2992 or visit visioneufaula.org The fourth annual Wine and Art Festival ...
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Honey Springs reenactment this weekend
November 6, 2025
Honey Springs Battlefield will host its biennial Education Day and reenactment of the Battle of Honey Springs on November 7, 8 and 9. The three-day-long program kicks off on Friday, November 7, with a...
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PNB closed on Nov. 11
November 6, 2025
Peoples National Bank and its branches will be closed on Tuesday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day. All branches will reopen the following day during their regularly scheduled hours.
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Haltom’s Huddle Holiday Food Drive
November 6, 2025
Sports Editor Rodney Haltom continues his personal mission to help feed those in need during the upcoming holiday season in McIntosh County. He has launched a food drive, seeking canned or dry food th...
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1st Annual Checotah Turkey Dinner Drive underway
November 6, 2025
Several local businesses are rising to the call to help raise enough money to feed at least 200 families (with up to five family members) this year. Their goal is $10,000, and they would like to do mo...
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