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July 10, 2025

Friday, July 11 at 12 p.m. Posey Park, Eufaula Show your support for survivors Take a stand against violence! Muscogee (Creek) Nation Center for Victim Services

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Annual Memorial Service planned at Honey Springs Battlefield

July 10, 2025

CHECOTAH — Honey Springs Battlefield will hold its annual memorial service on Saturday, July 19, at 10:30 a.m. to honor the 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Honey Springs near Checotah. The service ...

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Farewell to Checotah’s friend, Jerri Reaves

By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER

July 10, 2025

Last Thursday family and friends said goodbye to former city councilwoman Jerri Reaves who had passed away on June 26 at the age of 82. Jerri graduated from Checotah High School in 1962. In 1980, she ...

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Trump administration freezes over $70 million state’s education funds

By NURIA MARTINEZ-KEEL OKLAHOMA VOICE

July 10, 2025

States won’t receive funds from six federal programs, including after-school care and English learner support, until further notice. OKLAHOMA CITY — The Trump administration is indefinitely withholdin...

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Checotah lit up the sky this 4th of July

By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER

July 10, 2025

The City of Checotah showed off its bold stripes, bright stars and brave hearts this Fourth of July after working countless hours so residents could celebrate their freedom with lots of family fun and fireworks. Freedom House Adult & Teen Challenge received front row seating at the event and the ladies were the honorary guests at this year’s festival. They were even given the pleasure of pulling t...

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Sexual Assault Awareness Honor Walk

July 10, 2025

Friday, July 11 at 12 p.m. Posey Park, Eufaula Show your support for survivors Take a stand against violence! Muscogee (Creek) Nation Center for Victim Services

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Annual Memorial Service planned at Honey Springs Battlefield

July 10, 2025

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Farewell to Checotah’s friend, Jerri Reaves

By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER

July 10, 2025

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Trump administration freezes over $70 million state’s education funds

By NURIA MARTINEZ-KEEL OKLAHOMA VOICE

July 10, 2025

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Jeff Starling launches campaign for attorney general

July 10, 2025

TULSA ––Jeff Starling, Oklahoma’s Secretary of Energy and Environment, has officially announced his candidacy for Attorney General of Oklahoma. Starling is a conservative, attorney, businessman, and d...

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Plumb Theatre News

By MATTIE AND PAUL MALOY PLUMB THEATRE

July 10, 2025

Never too early to start singing and the HALLELUJAH HONEYS are representative of that. Kate Andrews will be singing and playing with two other Honeys, Aubree,13, and Charlee, 10. They are some cuties ...

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Freedom Fest

July 10, 2025

Checotah residents celebrated their freedom with lots of family fun and fireworks on July 4th weekend at Freedom Fest.

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Police training

July 10, 2025

Recently local law enforcement trained for two days on different scenarios that might arise during traffic stops, hostage situations, domestic disturbances, and more.

Sports

Akins works as writer/content creator covering OKC Thunder

By JOHN BLOCK

July 10, 2025

Bryson Akins, a 2021 Keota graduate, started working for LastWordOnSports in January as a writer covering the Oklahoma City Thunder. As of June 30, he has written 35 articles for the company with his ...

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History of McIntosh County boxing

July 10, 2025

I was having a conversation with an old classmate of mine this weekend and he asked whatever happened to the boxing clubs. In the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s, Eufaula had three boxing clubs that competed ev...

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Checotah Little League closes out fantastic year

July 10, 2025

The 2025 Checotah Little League has been another great year for this local OK Kids association league. This year the league boasted 24 teams: 4/4 under Wee Ball teams, 7/6 under T-ball teams, 8/8 unde...

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Oklahoma A.D. Joe Castiglione to retire this school year

By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR

July 10, 2025

Joe Castiglione, the Director of Athletics at the University of Oklahoma, is reportedly set to retire in the coming months. Castiglione is currently the longesttenured athletic director of major colle...

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Lake Eufaula Fishing Report

By Sponsored by Eufaula Crappie Boy?s Guide Service (Brian Young) (918) 617-0362

July 10, 2025

Elevation is 8.50 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 80°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, and plastic baits around...

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NSU announces historic athletics expansion with seven new teams

July 10, 2025

Northeastern State University is planning the largest expansion of its athletics department in school history, adding seven varsity teams over the next two years. Men’s and women’s wrestling, along wi...

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A legacy lives on

By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER

July 3, 2025

Selby Minner’s Celebration of Life on Saturday at the Checotah Performing Arts Center was a beautiful 3-hour-long tribute to an amazing soul who loved the blues and more importantly, loved people. As ...

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Local youth attends YAHL Summit 2025

By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER

July 3, 2025

Local Oktaha student Olivia Shackelford of Eufaula was recognized as the recipient of the prestigious 2025 Youth Prevention Award in Oklahoma City at the Heartland Conference. This past week Olivia go...

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60th Birthday Celebration

June 26, 2025

A 60th Birthday Celebration for Rev. W. R. Casey, Jr., President of the CMA Alliance Inc. will take place Saturday, June 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Downtown Doubletree Hotel, located at 616 W. 7th St. in ...

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After School Program Highlights

June 12, 2025

Checotah’s After School Program recently visited the Katy Depot and the Heartland Heritage Museum & Gallery learned about the history of Checotah and the Checotah Art Guild.

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Family to celebrate their mother’s 85th birthday

May 15, 2025

The family of Peggy Christian would like to invite the community to come celebrate her 85th Birthday with them this Sunday, May 18 from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. at the Checotah Multi-Purpose Building (which wa...

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Birthday party at the Plumb

By LENORE BECHTEL

May 1, 2025

Fans, friends, and family filled Longtown’s Plumb Theatre Friday night, April 25, to give keyboard specialist Cookie Eller a spirited 80th birthday celebration. The youngest audience member ever in at...

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Two from area on UCO Honor Rolls

July 10, 2025

EDMOND - Two from this area have made he University of Central Oklahoma recently announced the students named to the university’s honor rolls; a distinction given to those who achieve the highest acad...

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Warriors of God, ready yourselves

July 10, 2025

Of my 56 years of being in this world, 50 of those years I have been filled with the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues. I was only six years old when I attended my first Tiger Mount...

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Calls needed to protect National Weather Service operations

By JOE DORMAN, OICA CEO

July 10, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY – We at the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) extend our deepest condolences to families tragically impacted by the recent flooding in Texas. Flooding along the Guadalupe Rive...

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Historically Speaking

July 10, 2025

Last week after learning about America’s bombing of Iran, two debates emerged: Did we do the right thing? And did President Trump have the legal authority to attack Iran without congressional authorit...

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FEMA restructuring could leave out Tornado Alley

By KYLIE CALDWELL GAYLORD NEWS

July 10, 2025

WASHINGTON – A sweeping restructuring of FEMA, the federal government’s main disaster agency, could be on tap when Congress returns from its July 4 recess, an outcome for Oklahoma that could redefine ...