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Cornhole at the Depot
September 5, 2024
Saturday, Sept. 7 Bags fly at 10 a.m. Join the Checotah Landmark Preservation Society as they celebrate 40 years! Proceeds will benefit the volunteer-ran Katy Depot Museum. For more information visit ...
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Mark your calendar: Wine & Art Festival
September 5, 2024
Don’t forget to mark your calendar for one of the biggest events of the year in Eufaula - Vision Eufaula’s Wine & Art Festival, set for Saturday, Sept. 7, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The main event takes p...
Lankford visits Checotah
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Lankford visits Checotah
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
September 5, 2024
On Aug. 26, Senator James Lankford visited Checotah, touring Freedom House and met with city leaders to discuss Oklahoma concerns. Lankford met with Kathy Love, the director of Freedom House which is ...
Blues fans entertained all weekend
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Blues fans entertained all weekend
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
September 5, 2024
Blues fans, young and old, enjoyed the 34th Rentiesville’s Dusk Til Dawn Blues Festival put on by Selby Minner, staff and volunteers this past weekend. The Labor Day festival that started in 1991 with the late D.C. Minner and Selby has become an incredible 3-day event enjoyed by “Blues” fans from near and far. This recent festival packed in the fans with 50 bands performing on three different stag...
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Cornhole at the Depot
September 5, 2024
Saturday, Sept. 7 Bags fly at 10 a.m. Join the Checotah Landmark Preservation Society as they celebrate 40 years! Proceeds will benefit the volunteer-ran Katy Depot Museum. For more information visit ...
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Mark your calendar: Wine & Art Festival
September 5, 2024
Don’t forget to mark your calendar for one of the biggest events of the year in Eufaula - Vision Eufaula’s Wine & Art Festival, set for Saturday, Sept. 7, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The main event takes p...
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Lankford visits Checotah
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Lankford visits Checotah
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
September 5, 2024
On Aug. 26, Senator James Lankford visited Checotah, touring Freedom House and met with city leaders to discuss Oklahoma concerns. Lankford met with Kathy Love, the director of Freedom House which is ...
Commissioner Grider asks for a recount after narrow loss
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Commissioner Grider asks for a recount after narrow loss
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
September 5, 2024
Winner anxious to begin new career The race for District 2 McIntosh County Commissioner in last week’s primary runoff election was a photo finish, with challenger Clifford McElhaney defeating incumben...
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Rentiesville man gets 18 years for brutal murder
September 5, 2024
MUSKOGEE - Fredrick Cody Burkhalter, 27, of Rentiesville, was sentenced to 222 months in prison for causing the death of a person by firearm during a crime of violence, according to the United States ...
Let’s Talk About It: Changing the Narrative
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Let’s Talk About It: Changing the Narrative
September 5, 2024
Editor’s Note: September is National Suicide Prevention and Recovery Month and therefore we will be covering a critical and often overlooked issue: the alarming rate of suicides in rural Oklahoma. In ...
Corvette caravans cruise through Checotah
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Corvette caravans cruise through Checotah
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
September 5, 2024
A small caravan of Corvettes cruised through Checotah recently on their way to the National Corvette Museum. More than 8,000 Corvettes descended on the National Corvette Museum from all points around ...
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Checotah Players of the Week
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Checotah Players of the Week
September 5, 2024
The Checotah Fast-Pitch Player of the Week is Hailey Prince. Prince allowed just one hit over 3.2 innings and struck out eight in the Lady Wildcats’ 10-0 win over Sallisaw on Friday. In Tuesday’s matc...
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Important rule changes for the 2024 college football season
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September 5, 2024
Coach to player communications through the helmet is permissive in 2024 for the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) based on the following guidelines: • Only one player may be on the field per team at a t...
Sometimes it takes a village
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Sometimes it takes a village
September 5, 2024
Sometimes it takes a village, or a team, to achieve a goal. I recently had to have total hip revision surgery due to it dislocating four times. I’m very fortunate to have wonderful friends like Checot...
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NCAA suspends OU coach DeMarco Murray one game
September 5, 2024
Oklahoma has admitted to NCAA violations occurring in its football and track and field program and has agreed to a resolution with the NCAA. As a result of the violations in both programs, the parties...
Public land access is no barrier for hunters
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Public land access is no barrier for hunters
September 5, 2024
Oklahoma has more than a million acres of public land available to hunting, and much of that is managed specifically for wildlife conservation. For the seasoned or prospective hunter, that not only me...
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Committee approves funding for state prison rodeo reboot
March 7, 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, received approval Wednesday for Senate Bill 1427, legislation designed to fund revitalization efforts related to the Oklahoma State Penitentiary Pris...
CIS celebrates Read-A-Thon achievements
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CIS celebrates Read-A-Thon achievements
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
March 7, 2024
Read-A-Thon is a fun and engaging way to get students of all ages to read. Recently, Checotah Intermediate School (CIS) had their 2024 Read-A-Thon and students got to celebrate their current achieveme...
The After School
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The After School
November 23, 2023
The After School program made friendship bracelets for World Kindness Day on Nov. 13.
9th Annual Winter Miss Pageant results
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9th Annual Winter Miss Pageant results
November 16, 2023
The 9th Annual Winter Miss Fundraiser Pageant was a success and it continues to help fund the Checotah Color Guard. Congratulations to our following contestants: Miss 1st Runner-Up - Khloe Jean Goodwi...
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The importance of the right places and right people
By JZdVonnd RLacleA 
September 5, 2024
I.CbUOnnCb& Recently I have thought a lot about the importance of places and people in your life. What truly makes or breaks a person - the psychological debate of nature versus nurture. How both natu...
Oklahoma’s historic grocery tax cut coming soon
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Oklahoma’s historic grocery tax cut coming soon
By REP. NEIL HAYS 
September 5, 2024
Lately, the United States has been experiencing increasing inflation rates, and Oklahoma is no exception. Acc ording to March 2024 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 60% of Oklahoma respondents reporte...
Checotah Stories from the past
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Checotah Stories from the past
September 5, 2024
114 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, September 15, 1910 Sewer Proposition to be Presented to the People Oct. 11 In another column of this issue will be found ordinance No. 130 entitled “An...
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Nearly 400 graduate from OSU Polytech
September 5, 2024
On August 22, OSU Institute of Technology conferred degrees to nearly 400 students in its 228th graduating class. The milestone was marked by two ceremonies honoring the achievements of Oklahoma’s fut...