Past school records to be destroyed

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December 18, 2025

Checotah High School will be destroying past graduate records. If you graduated in the school year 2020, you can pick up your high school records. You may call ahead at (918) 473-9100 to arrange pickup or just stop by. Any records not picked up by January 30, 2026 will be destroyed. The high school office will then be closed for Christmas Break from December 19, 2025 through January 6, 2026. However, any student may still obtain a transcript through Parchment.com at any time; these will not be destroyed.

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Shop with a Cop brightens Christmas

December 18, 2025

Dozens of McIntosh County kids were escorted on a Christmas shopping spree by law enforcement officers last week. In total, over 80 kids received a total of $30,000 worth of presents. Each purchased g...

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Fa La La La La and fraud go hand in hand this season

By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER

December 18, 2025

It may be time to “Deck the Halls” but it’s also time to beware of fraudulent deals because Fa La La La La and fraud go hand in hand this season. It may be the most wonderful time of the year as many ...

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Lake Eufaula family loses dream home in fire, grateful for heroic ODOC agent

December 18, 2025

Craig and Chelsea Lewis experienced their worst nightmare when their dream home on Lake Eufaula was reduced to charred rubble just weeks before Christmas. “Overnight, it ended up being a total loss,” ...

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Roger Thompson to keynote Friends’ event

December 18, 2025

“How Chri s tmas Started and Surged” will be the topic explored at the 1 p.m. Friday, December 19 meeting of Friends of Eufaula Memorial Library. How can Odin, the Norse God of wisdom, poetry, agricul...

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17th Annual Feeding All Souls continues

By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER

December 18, 2025

The 17th Annual Feeding All Souls Christmas Dinner will be on Thursday, Dec. 25 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. for any soul who needs to be fed. Church members from Mt. Olive Star Baptist Church will be cookin...

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Is your name on the list?

By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER

December 18, 2025

The Oklahoma State Treasurer’s Office has released its latest report of unclaimed property, and the full list of names appears inside this week’s edition on page 3. Every year, millions of dollars in ...

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Muscogee Nation celebration marks opening of Lake Eufaula Casino Hotel

December 18, 2025

Leaders from the Muscogee Nation and the Muscogee Nation Gaming Enterprises (MNGE) held a ceremonial ribbon-cutting on Monday, Dec. 15, to open the doors on a $69.8 million capital investment, the new...

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CAG spreads Christmas cheer

December 18, 2025

Special angels from around the county selected angels from the tree to give Checotah Nursing & Rehabilitation a “Golden Christmas” this year. The project was sponsored by the Checotah Art Guild to ben...

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Teen with leukemia has a Christmas wish

By JOE DORMAN, CEO OKLAHOMA INSTITUTE FOR CHILD ADVOCACY

December 18, 2025

Just about eight years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Miller Hines through his mother, Miranda, who was working for OICA as the director of our OK Foster Wishes program and who operated our specia...

U.S. Court of Appeals overturns Dan Kirby conviction

Girlfriend killed in motorcycle accident

By BY JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR

December 17, 2025

The 2023 involuntary manslaughter conviction of Dan Kirby was overturned Tuesday, Dec. 16, by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in Denver, Colorado. Kirby, 67, a former Eufaula councilma...

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Christmas classics shine in counties lighted parades

By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER

December 11, 2025

Streets were packed down Broadway in Checotah and Main Street in Eufaula as lights sparkled with holiday magic and the county kicked off the holiday season with two annual Lighted Christmas Parades. B...