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March 18, 2021
Capitol update
This week, I passed two bills through the House floor, and they are now heading to the Senate for consideration.
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May 15, 2025
The CIS Multi-Purpose Building was recently renamed after the beloved administrator Jerry L. Faught, a longtime Checotah resident who was instrumental in the creation of the building itself decades ag...
Sports
May 15, 2025
The Eufaula Ironheads and Checotah Wildcats competed in the OSSAA State Track and Field Meet Friday at Plainview High School. Eufaula Freshman Leah Green finished 11th in the state in the Class 4A 200...
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May 15, 2025
Checotah High School Football is excited to announce it will be hosting a one-day Mattress Fundraiser on Saturday, May 17 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. For one day only, Checotah High School will be transform...
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May 15, 2025
The DAV Chapter 3 McIntosh County will be hosting two events to honor all military veterans. The first event will be Friday, May 23 at 5 p.m. at Veterans Park in Checotah. There will be free hot dogs ...
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May 15, 2025
After a competitive weekend at Checotah Round Up Club, the 46th Annual Duvall Steer Wrestling Jackpot is in the books and the Duvall Dynasty continues to keep qualifying cowboys to compete. Although s...
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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...
News
May 15, 2025
“We are thrilled to announce this year’s recipient of our 2025 scholarship Karlee Glover!” Vice Pres. Green Country Cattle-Women Spring Morrow stated. Karlee is the daughter of B.K. and Stacy Glover. ...
Opinion
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JOE DORMAN OICA CEO JOE DORMAN, OICA CEO Joe Dorman CEO – OICA OKLAHOMA CITY – As May is upon us, it is the time of year when the state budget picture begins to clear as state legislators put the fini...
Opinion
May 15, 2025
Senate Bill 2, as amended in the House, is the current wind energy setback bill I am supporting. This measure is now identical to House Bill 2751, which failed in the Senate Energy Committee in April....
Opinion
May 15, 2025
Another Mother’s Day has come and gone and though it didn’t go quite the way I had planned, God already knew what the day would hold so He prepared me with my pastor Holly Furtick’s sermon “Hold Your ...
News
May 15, 2025
114 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, June 8, 1911 THE BONDS WIN The citizens of Checotah yesterday by a vote of 173 to 52 authorized the school board to issue bonds in the sum of $35,000 t...
