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Checotah Chamber Banquet
July 31, 2025
Checotah Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet will be held Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the First Free Will Family Life Center. Tickets are $25 and Tablescape contest is also $25. Doors will open at 6 p.m.
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Checotah First United Methodist Church Prom Boutique
July 31, 2025
Saturday, March 1 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. $10 Prom Dresses and some men’s suits are also for sale. Church is providing prom wear and accessories for high school students. Each student must select their ...
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Man who was arrested for assault ordered to seek anger management
July 31, 2025
A 39-year-old Eufaula man charged with assaulting his girlfriend and brother last year entered an Alford plea in district court Friday and was given a 10-year suspended sentence. An Alford plea is a g...
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Honey Springs Memorial pays homage to history
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Honey Springs Memorial pays homage to history
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER, STAFF WRITER 
July 24, 2025
Honey Springs Battlefield held its annual memorial service this past Saturday honoring the 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Honey Springs near Checotah. The Friends of Honey Springs also had their a...
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Eufaula man pleads guilty to murder
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
July 24, 2025
MUSKOGEE –William Clayton Brown, 42, of Eufaula, entered a guilty plea last week to a one-count Felony Information of Murder in Indian Country—Second Degree, punishable by up to life in prison and a $...
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Whole Hawg Days has something for everyone
July 24, 2025
The 41st Annual Whole Hawg Arts & Crafts Festival kicks off Thursday, July 24, with the first Whole Hawg Rodeo hosted by the Eufaula Chamber of Commerce. Friday and Saturday will be filled with activi...
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2nd Annual Rett Run brings awareness to incurable disease
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2nd Annual Rett Run brings awareness to incurable disease
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
July 24, 2025
It wasn’t by chance that Landon and Lexi Donahue named their firstborn Elaina Grace, for it has been by the grace of God that their daughter’s battle with Rett Syndrome has brought awareness to an are...
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Marijuana operation raided in county
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Marijuana operation raided in county
July 24, 2025
Thousands of marijuana plants and 1,183 pounds of processed marijuana were confiscated Monday during a raid conducted by an Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics’ Marijuana Enforcement Team three miles south o...
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Paws N Claws to register dogs during Whole Hawg
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Paws N Claws to register dogs during Whole Hawg
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
July 24, 2025
Paws N Claws will be registering Eufaula city dogs this Friday, July 25, and Saturday, July 26, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Posey Park during Whole Hawg Days. The local rescue organization hopes the com...
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Boater hits dam
July 24, 2025
A boater crashed into the Tenkiller Lake dam shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol’s Maritime Enforcement Division. The operator of the 2009 Legend, Connor Up...
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Local church supports those with disabilities
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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
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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
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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...
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Carey trial set on rape charge
July 17, 2025
Arnold Willard Carey Jr., 28, waived his right to a preliminary hearing on July 9 and his rape case was placed on the Sept. 29 sounding docket for the next trial. The McIntosh County resident has been...
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Juvenile dies following accident near Longtown
July 17, 2025
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports that a juvenile, whose name and age are being withheld, was fatally injured in a single-vehicle accident that took place at about 10:30 p.m. on July 4. The deceased...
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Checotah lit up the sky this 4th of July
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Checotah lit up the sky this 4th of July
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
July 10, 2025
The City of Checotah showed off its bold stripes, bright stars and brave hearts this Fourth of July after working countless hours so residents could celebrate their freedom with lots of family fun and...
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Sexual Assault Awareness Honor Walk
July 10, 2025
Friday, July 11 at 12 p.m. Posey Park, Eufaula Show your support for survivors Take a stand against violence! Muscogee (Creek) Nation Center for Victim Services
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Annual Memorial Service planned at Honey Springs Battlefield
July 10, 2025
CHECOTAH — 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 ...
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Memories of Veteran Burton Kidd
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Memories of Veteran Burton Kidd
November 6, 2025
ELLEN VINSON AND STAFF WRITER LADONNA RHODES In May of this year, Iris Park flew to Italy to visit her son and while she was there she visited the gravesite of her cousin, Burton Kidd, who died during...
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Trunk or Treat had families lining the street
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Trunk or Treat had families lining the street
November 6, 2025
Checotah’s Downtown Trunk or Treat definitely lined the streets of Broadway and Gentry for over three hours. The Checotah Chamber of Commerce event didn’t officially start until 5:30 p.m. but by 4:30 ...
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SNAP benefits cut in half
November 6, 2025
Congress remains closed amid the dispute between Democrats and Republicans in Washington D.C. over health care benefits. Due to the closure, SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Program, came close to clo...
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Local Holiday Events
November 6, 2025
Checotah Methodist Mission Christmas Sale Nov. 4 - Nov. 7 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. 419 W. Gentry Ave. Checotah Bealls Anniversary Giveaways A full weekend of giveaways Nov. 7-9 1st 50 Guests will receive $5-$5...
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Honoring Veterans Nov. 11
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Honoring Veterans Nov. 11
November 6, 2025
Veterans Day is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11 for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. It has been observed for 71 years and McIntosh...
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