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16th Annual ‘Feeding All Souls’ Free Christmas Dinner
December 12, 2024
“Feeding All Souls” Turkey Give-A-Way Saturday, December 21 12 p.m. -2 p.m. (or until turkeys are gone) Limit one turkey per car Location: 3LFARMS, the “People’s Garden” 515 N.E. 3rd St. in Checotah W...
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Jayton’s final gift
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Jayton’s final gift
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
December 12, 2024
Local honored in Mississippi Jayton Allen Stahlhut may not be home for Christmas ever again, but his spirit of giving will live on and his genuine love for people will always be remembered in his last...
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Paws N Claws urges locals to adopt, don’t shop
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Paws N Claws urges locals to adopt, don’t shop
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
December 5, 2024
As December and the holidays roll in, Paws N Claws wants to remind those that may be considering a puppy or kitty for Christmas to realize the commitment of owning an animal for several years. Then th...
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Driver killed east of Longtown
December 5, 2024
A traffic fatality three miles east of Longtown in Pittsburg County is being investigated by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The accident occurred at about 5 a.m. Sunday, Dec.l, on SH 9 and County Line r...
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Public invited to Purple Heart ceremony
By County designated Purple Heart County 
December 5, 2024
A plaque officially designating McIntosh County as a Purple Heart County will be presented to the county commissioners at a special meeting to be held at the courthouse on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. M...
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Holiday Events & Gathering’s
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Holiday Events & Gathering’s
By Checotah Bands Christmas Concert Dec. 10 at 6 p.m. Performing Arts Center Free Admission 
December 5, 2024
Daddy Daughter/ Mommy & Me Blizzard Ball Dec. 6 from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Checotah Middle School Old Gym, 1st and Jefferson Hosted by the Checotah Color Guard and Band Christmas Open House at Freedom House...
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C AG Holiday Art Show showcases local talents
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C AG Holiday Art Show showcases local talents
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
December 5, 2024
The Heartland Heritage Museum & Gallery came alive during the Checotah Art Guilds 4th Annual Holiday Art & Craft Holiday Show & Sale on Saturday, Nov. 23. For over five hours artists and locals got to...
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Trading a cane for a cross
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Trading a cane for a cross
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
November 28, 2024
Locals may have wondered why a man was carrying a cross through downtown Checotah on Nov. 15 and then through Eufaula on Nov 19, but for those who were brave enough to stop and ask, one mans journey a...
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Patrick Murphy given life sentence in 1999 killing
November 28, 2024
MUSKOGEE - After 25 years a man who brutally killed a victim in rural Mc-Intosh County was convicted of second-degree murder last week in federal court in Muskogee. Patrick Dwayne Murphy, 52, of Verno...
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Candidate filing for Board of Education begins December 2
November 28, 2024
Candidate filing for the Board of Education begins Monday, Dec. 2, for McIntosh County school districts. Those who wish to file for a Board of Education office must submit a Declaration of Candidacy t...
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Successful 2024 MCCA Membership Banquet
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Successful 2024 MCCA Membership Banquet
November 28, 2024
Over 200 producers turned out last Tuesday evening for the McIntosh County Cattlemens Association Annual Membership Banquet at the Checotah Senior Citizens Center. MCCA President Josh Emerson thanked ...
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Lights On Eufaula shines light on Christmas season
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Lights On Eufaula shines light on Christmas season
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
November 28, 2024
Channel 6 news anchor Craig Day was the guest of honor at this years Lights On Eufaula celebration, an event hosted by Karen Weldin and Vision Eufaula. Hundreds of fans filled the streets, visiting st...
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Chamber Christmas Lighting Competition coming
November 28, 2024
The Checotah Chamber of Commerce will host a friendly, residential and business Christmas lighting competition this year. The Chamber will give away $600 to three lucky residents and one lucky busines...
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C AG to host Holiday Show & Book Signing
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C AG to host Holiday Show & Book Signing
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
November 21, 2024
The Checotah Art Guild will host their 4th Annual Holiday Art & Craft Holiday Show & Sale on Saturday, Nov. 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m at the Heartland Heritage Museum & Gallery located at 116 N. Broadw...
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Pups with a purpose survive the odds
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Pups with a purpose survive the odds
By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER 
November 21, 2024
On November 2, seven wet, cold and very sick puppies were dumped out in a box like they were trash, and then they were picked up by the City of Eufaula and the battle began for Paws N Claws (PNC) to s...
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County GOP to discuss wind turbine issues
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
November 21, 2024
6p.m., Nov. 21 at Eufaula VFW Craig County anti-wind turbine advocate John Spence is expected to be among the speakers on Thursday, Nov. 21 at a meeting of the McIntosh County GOP. The meeting starts ...
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Police dog/ drone capture suspect
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
November 21, 2024
A modern-day version of the TV police team Starsky and Hutch recently nabbed a suspect running from lawmen. A drone owned by Eufaula police spotted the suspect running down a knee-deep creek and a K-9...
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Card skimmer found at gas station
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Card skimmer found at gas station
November 21, 2024
On Nov. 11, the Checotah Police Department was contacted by an inspector for Caseys gas pumps who had found a credit card skimmer on Pump #9 during a routine inspection. Checotah PD went to the gas st...
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Dickson pleads guilty to misdemeanor
November 21, 2024
Brandon Jay Dickson, 34, of Eufaula, has pled guilty to obstructing an officer during an incident that took place on Sept. 5. Associate District Judge Brendon sentenced Dickson to four months in the c...
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Veterans honored in the county
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Veterans honored in the county
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
November 14, 2024
Local veterans were honored greatly all over the county this past week, especially on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Several businesses, like the McIntosh County OSU Extension office, honored veterans in diff...
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Treasurer honored at retirement party
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Treasurer honored at retirement party
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
July 3, 2025
Retiring McIntosh County Treasurer Betty Whisenhunt received high praise from the Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd at Whisenhunt’s retirement party Friday. “She could give courses acros...
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Council approves water rate increase for city and rural users
By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER 
July 3, 2025
A newly adopted ordinance, passed June 9 by the City Council, increases rates for all users, including those living outside city limits. This new ordinance officially raises monthly water rates for re...
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Lightning strike kills Eufaula woman in cemetery
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Lightning strike kills Eufaula woman in cemetery
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
July 3, 2025
A 57-year-old Eufaula woman was killed by lightning during a routine stroll through a cemetery Friday evening. Joy Ann Rogers was walking through Greenwood cemetery shortly before 7 p.m. when a thunde...
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Family, friends and fans bid farewell to Blues legend
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Family, friends and fans bid farewell to Blues legend
By LENORE BECHTEL 
July 3, 2025
Her casket rested below center stage at the Checotah Performing Arts Center, open for friends, fans, and family to view her precious body before her life’s celebration began. No one lingered long. Tha...
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Classmates reunite after years apart during Checotah Alumni weekend
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Classmates reunite after years apart during Checotah Alumni weekend
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
July 3, 2025
Class of 1975 honor Jim Caro as 'Significant Alumni' Classmates from all over the U.S. reunited after years apart during Checotah Alumni weekend. The Class of 1975 celebrated their 50th reunion by hon...
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