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Local Blues legend found slain
By jerry fink 
June 11, 2025
By Jerry Fink Managing Editor RENTIESVILLE – Local Blues icon Selby Minner was found bludgeoned and stabbed to death on the floor of her popular Blues Club Tuesday morning. Her brother Louis Carl Guen...
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Blues Hall of Fame weathers the foul weather
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Blues Hall of Fame weathers the foul weather
By LENORE BECHTEL 
June 5, 2025
Saturday’s rainstorm didn’t put a damper on the Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame celebration and induction ceremonies Saturday in Rentiesville. One band after another took to the stage at the Down Home Blu...
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2 dead in apparent murder/suicide
June 5, 2025
What authorities say appears to be a murder suicide took place at about 4:42 p.m., Tuesday, May 27 in Checotah. D ead are Rachel Stewart, 31, of Eufaula, and Todd Patterson, 30, of Checotah, who were ...
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2 burned in boating accident
June 5, 2025
Two people from Oklahoma City were injured Sunday afternoon at the Eufaula Cove Marina when their boat exploded at a fueling dock near the Tumbleweed’s restaurant. Lauren Taylor, a passenger on the bo...
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Boyd pleads guilty to arson, assault
June 5, 2025
Checotah resident James Anthony Boyd, 39, has pled guilty to one count of seconddegree arson and one count of assault and battery on a law enforcement officer. At a hearing on Thursday, May 22, Distri...
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Checotah Class of 2005 Reunion
June 5, 2025
Let’s celebrate our 20year reunion together! Join us for a fun class reunion weekend! It will be a weekend of laughter and memories you’ll cherish forever! June 13 -15 Marvel Resort, Gore, OK For more...
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Celebrate Flag Day, June 14
June 5, 2025
Bring us your tattered and weathered flag. Observe as our local Boys Scouts and DAV members honorably retire it. Sat., June 14 Starting at 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Free Cookout, Games and Raffle At Veterans Pa...
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Eufaula becoming an international city
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Eufaula becoming an international city
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
June 5, 2025
A couple from Kosov, north of Albania, found their way to Eufaula by way of Texas to open an Italian restaurant, a diner whose cuisine rivals most metropolitan eateries. Sara and Alban Osmanaj have ha...
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Class of 2025 says goodbye to Wildcat ways
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Class of 2025 says goodbye to Wildcat ways
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
May 29, 2025
The graduating Class of 2025 had a busy last two weeks of school with their last senior trip, Senior Scholarships and Awards, Senior Walk, Senior Sunset, Sports Banquet, FFA Banquet, Cheer Banquet and...
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Heavy rains, strong winds blow through Memorial Day Weekend
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Heavy rains, strong winds blow through Memorial Day Weekend
By NWS warns of possible flooding in these locations 
May 29, 2025
- Eufaula - Checotah - Canadian - Indianola - Hanna - Stidham - Vivian - Lake Eufaula State Park - Raiford - Arrowhead State Park - Enterprise - Pierce - Onapa - Vernon JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR It w...
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Two charged with killing Eufaulan Ashton Wright
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Two charged with killing Eufaulan Ashton Wright
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
May 29, 2025
MUSKOGEE - Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the March 31 murder of 21-yearold Ashton Wright, a Eufaula resident found shot and left for dead on a Muskogee street. Being held without ...
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‘Remembering the Fallen’ on Memorial Day
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‘Remembering the Fallen’ on Memorial Day
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
May 29, 2025
On May 26, the Disabled American Veterans, McIntosh County Chapter 3, hosted a moving ceremony to commemorate the brave men and women who lost their lives to give others their freedom. The program “Re...
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Another successful Kindergarten graduation
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Another successful Kindergarten graduation
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
May 22, 2025
On May 9 an excited Class of ’37 graduated from Kindergarten in Checotah at the Myrtle Frost Event Center under the direction of Marshalls new principal, Katelyn Walker, who welcomed everyone to the s...
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Tornadoes plague area
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Tornadoes plague area
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
May 22, 2025
Thunderstorms and a dozen tornadoes ripped through areas around McIntosh County Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Across Oklahoma, at least 10 homes were destroyed, an...
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2025 Senior Scholarships recipients announced
May 22, 2025
Several seniors from the Class of 2025 walked away with senior scholarships at their awards assembly on May 12 at the Checotah Performing Arts Center. Checotah High School Principal Jennifer Campbell ...
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City Council preparing’2025-26 budget
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May 22, 2025
The Checotah City Council entered May with momentum, tackling major infrastructure improvements, budget discussions and a renewed focus on long-term planning for the city’s future. During a special se...
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Press release about fire department fires up many
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Press release about fire department fires up many
May 22, 2025
A press release issued Friday, May 9 by Interim City Manager Andrea Weckmuel-ler Behringer, who resigned the same day to accept a job in Ennis, Texas has fired up the Eufaula community even though she...
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Multi-Purpose Building renamed after beloved educator
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Multi-Purpose Building renamed after beloved educator
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
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...
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Fundraiser supports consumers’ backs and schools
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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Special events scheduled to honor all military
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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NFL and Checotah great Tracy Scroggins passes away at age 56
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NFL and Checotah great Tracy Scroggins passes away at age 56
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
February 12, 2026
Tracy Scroggins, a standout defensive end and linebacker for the Detroit Lions, and a beloved figure in eastern Oklahoma football, passed away last week in Florida at the age of 56. Born September 11,...
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Plan to attend the Checotah Chamber Banquet
February 12, 2026
Make plans to attend the Checotah Chamber Banquet on Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. at the First Free Will Baptist Family Life Center, located at 713 N. Broadway. This year Tyler Mountain BBQ will be catering the ...
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Shamrocks, sneakers and shenanigans
February 12, 2026
The 5th Annual Eufaula Green Run 5K returns Saturday, March 14, inviting runners, walkers and costume-wearers of all ages to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day the Eufaula way: lakeside, lively and dressed i...
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Locks of love
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Locks of love
By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER 
February 12, 2026
Many people drive right past it without even knowing it’s there. Just off the path at Lake Eufaula State Park, a small fountain bubbles, almost unnoticed. But stop for a moment and you’ll see what’s r...
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2026 BLACK HISTORY MONTH THEME: A CENTURY OF BLACK HISTORYCOMMEMORATIONS
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2026 BLACK HISTORY MONTH THEME: A CENTURY OF BLACK HISTORYCOMMEMORATIONS
By ALMA HARPER GARDENIA ART FEDERATED CLUB 
February 12, 2026
February is known as Black History Month. Black History Month started as Negro History Week by Carter G. Woodson in 1826. Dr. Woodson was concerned that the contributions of Black Americans were overl...
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