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News
November 30, 2023
Upcoming Holiday Events
By Crafts at the Katy Depot plus Pictures with Santa

Saturday, Dec. 2 at 1 p.m. 3 p.m.

Enjoy some crafting fun and create a Rustic Rag Angel.

$20 per person for all craft supplies and finger foods. Seating is limited. RSVP to 918-473-2070.

Also bring a small donation to the Katy and your camera to snap a picture with St. Nick before he has to head back to the North Pole. All proceeds benefit the museum.

Christmas Music

The Williamsons will bring their Hope for the Holidays Tour 2023 to Deere’s Chapel Full Gospel Church at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 3.

The church is four miles west of Eufaula on SH9.

Bring the whole family for a time of music and fun as we celebrate the birth of our Savior.

A Vintage Christmas Downtown Checotah Open House Dec. 5 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

All of Downtown will be open for fun and shopping.

Door prizes and Refreshments will be available.

CHS Christmas Choir Concert & Coffee Shop Dec. 5 from 5-7 p.m. at the CHS Cafeteria Come join the Checotah Choir Dept, for hot drinks and treats for $ leach;.

Then stay and enjoy some holiday music with the CHS Choir Dept.

CHS Christmas Bingo Night

CHS Junior Class presents Christmas Bingo Night Dec. 8 from 6-8 p.m. at the CHS Cafeteria Bingo Cards $5 or 5 for $20 Junior Class Fundraiser for JR/SR 2024

Prom

Mission’s Annual Christmas Sale

Checotah First United Methodist Church will host their Annual Christmas Sale Dec. 5-8 at 419 West Gentry Ave. Come find the perfect gift.

All proceeds benefit the Checotah Methodist Mission Food Pantry.

Methodist Church to feature Praise Orchestra The Tulsa Praise Orchestra will be in concert at the Methodist Church in Eufaula at 6 p.m. Saturday Dec. 9.

This is a big band of five saxophones, five trombones, five trumpets, full rhythm and singers.

The band is composed of professional musicians that perform free just to sustain the big band sound. It will be the best show in town that night.

Please plan to attend and bring a friend – it is open to all who come through the door.

Checotah Roughriders Annual Toy Drive underway

Collecting unwrapped, new toys from Nov. 1 – Dec. 4 Proceeds to benefit McIntosh County Elementary School Students Please drop off toys during regular business hours at: Checotah Medical Dispensary, 900 W. Gentry.

A Christmas Movie-Themed Lighted Parade is coming Checotahs Downtown Christmas Parade 2023 Monday evening, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m.

Prize money for top three floats Please no Santas on any floats – Santa will be the finale!

Contact the Chamber of Commerce for entry forms at 918-473-2070.

Christmas In The Park Immediately following the parade on Dec. 4 in Veterans Park Cookies and Hot Cocoa Plus Pictures with Santa Lighting of the City Christmas Tree Announcement of Float Winners & Broadway Tree Winners Only Four Grand Prizes this year: Four Adult Drawings for $250 in Checotah Bucks Four Children Drawings for Nintendo Switch Lites

Checotah Chamber of Commerce Residential Lighting & Business Lighting Competition coming

The Chamber will be giving away $600! Get your houses and businesses decorated.

Three lucky residential winners and one business winner will win.

Residential: lst-$250, 2nd-$150 and 3rd-$100 Business: lst-$100 Applications are due by Dec. 15 at the Chamber office, 114 N. Broadway.

Applicants must live in city limits.

Judging will be on Dec. 18 so make sure your lights are still on.

Winners will be announced on Dec. 20.

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Family and friends say farewell to Tracy Scroggins and his mother
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March 5, 2026
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Ironheads tame Wolves for Regional Consolation Championship
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The Eufaula Ironheads continued their outstanding season with a commanding 5837 victory over the Heavener Wolves to capture the consolation regional championship and punch their ticket to area play. F...
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Commutation Hearing set in Jerry Don Hurst murder case
By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER 
March 5, 2026
Danny Turner was convicted of first-degree murder in 1992 for the 1991 poisoning death of his Checotah High School classmate, Jerry Don Hurst. Turner was convicted and sentenced by a McIntosh County j...
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Mayor issues proclamation honoring late editor Jerry Fink
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Mayor issues proclamation honoring late editor Jerry Fink
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March 5, 2026
On March 2, the Eufaula City Council opened its regular meeting by honoring the life and legacy of longtime journalist Jerry Fink. Mayor James Hickman read a formal proclamation recognizing the late E...
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Chamber celebrates America and its members
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Chamber celebrates America and its members
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
March 5, 2026
Checotah Chamber of Commerce celebrated its members and America’s 250th year by hosting an Americana tablescape competition at their annual banquet held Tuesday, Feb. 25. Over 200 business leaders, Ch...
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Butler captured on Kerr Lake after two-week manhunt
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Butler captured on Kerr Lake after two-week manhunt
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After nearly two weeks on the run that included a reported kidnapping and a multi-county search, escaped inmate Robey L. Butler was captured Monday morning near Keota, bringing a tense manhunt to a sa...
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An Enchanted Night Under the Lights
March 5, 2026
p.m. -11 p.m. Prom tickets on sale now in Mrs. Ortiz Room 220 until March 13 for $40. Must be academically eligible to purchase and attend.
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Freedom House chosen as Citizens of the Year
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Freedom House chosen as Citizens of the Year
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March 5, 2026
This year LaDonna Rhodes aka “The Paper Lady” with the McIntosh County Democrat had the privilege of announcing the Citizen of the Year award which went to Freedom House Adult & Teen Challenge with di...
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Wild Onion Dinner
March 5, 2026
The Eufaula-Canadian Tribal Town will be hosting the annual Wild Onion Dinner on Saturday, March 14, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Eufaula Indian Community Nutrition Center, 800 Birkes Rd., Eufaula. The ...
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Gear up and grab your green
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Gear up and grab your green
March 5, 2026
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