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Local church supports those with disabilities

By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER

July 17, 2025

Last week His Ability Ministries with Checotah First Assembly of God offered training for disability friendly churches with Lonnie and Janet Nance from Unlimited Ministries of Springfield, Missouri. L...

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Checotah says goodbye to cowboy legend Bill Duvall

By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER

July 17, 2025

Memorial Service for Bill Duvall Friday, July 18 at 11 a.m. First Baptist Church, Checotah When Bill Duvall was called to meet His Maker in the Great Round Up in the sky this past Sunday, Checotah los...

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Whole Hawg Days on the horizon

July 17, 2025

Get ready for another funfilled weekend as the 41st Annual Whole Hawg Arts & Crafts Festival prepares to get underway, Friday and Saturday, July 25-26. The festival will consist of Arts & Crafts, a ro...

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Annual Memorial Service planned at Honey Springs Battlefield

July 17, 2025

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 will be hel...

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Man facing obscenity charges

July 17, 2025

Ryan Troy Dick, a 52-yearold Sallisaw resident, is being held in the McIntosh County Jail pending his preliminary hearing on charges related to indecent photographs and videos sent to a former girlfri...