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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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Holiday Events
November 14, 2024
Checotah First United Methodist Church Christmas Silent Auction Decorated Trees, Wreathes, Gift Sets and More! Sat., Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. - Noon 419 West Gentry Ave. Refreshments will be served. All p...
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Canadian Company rep to meet with commissioners, protestors
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Canadian Company rep to meet with commissioners, protestors
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
November 14, 2024
Many county residents were surprised when they learned that Canadian-based TransAlta Corporation was signing lease agreements with several landowners in McIntosh County for a wind turbine project. Lea...
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Suspect wanted for abandoning pet dog arrested on stolen vehicle charge
November 14, 2024
On Aug. 30 Checotah police issued a misdemeanor warrant for the arrest of Enid resident Jazmine Shaneen Roberts, 30, on a charge of abandoning a pet dog. Police didn’t hear from Roberts again until Oc...
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Sign up for Christmas giveaway
November 14, 2024
Gods Helping Hands is registering folks for its annual Christmas Box Giveaway. The event will take place Dec. 21 at the First Free Will Baptist Church on Birkes Road in Eufaula. Register Mondays and W...
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Halloween happenings make town spooky
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Halloween happenings make town spooky
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
November 7, 2024
Lots of Halloween happenings can make a small town too spooky. The Chamber warned town folks to “Beware of the Witching Hour on Oct. 31” as werewolves, mummies, demons and their dogs descended upon Ch...
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Haltom’s Huddle Holiday Food Drive underway
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
November 7, 2024
Haltom’s Huddle is hosting a canned food drive and will be collecting canned goods until Dec. 15. Haltom is asking for the support of both communities to help with local charities to get food to those...
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Mary Isham retires from USPS
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Mary Isham retires from USPS
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
May 8, 2025
Mary Isham retired last week after 20 years with the Checotah Post Office. She started her career with USPS Dec 25, 2004. “I was a stay-at-home mom of four kids until my youngest started school,” Isha...
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Community invited to Memorial Day Service at Greenlawn Cemetery
May 8, 2025
Honoring All Veterans Friday, May 23 at 5 p.m. Veterans Park in Checotah Free Hotdog & Hamburgers Games and Fellowship Compliments of the McIntosh County DAV The DAV Chapter 3 Mc-Intosh County will ho...
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Checotah Schools Dates to Remember
May 8, 2025
May 9 – Kindergarten Graduation May 16 – CIS Track Meet on Football Field May 16 - 9th-12th Awards Assembly at 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. at PAC May 16 – Emerson Ramsey Talent Show (MS/HS) from 1:30 -2:30 p.m....
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Early voting May 8, 9
May 8, 2025
On May 13 there will be a general election for State Senate District 8 and for Green Country Tech Center Proposition. Early voting for those two elections will be at the Mc-Intosh County Courthouse fr...
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Pooches paraded at Art and Bark in the Park
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Pooches paraded at Art and Bark in the Park
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
May 8, 2025
The first annual Art and Bark in the Park presented by the Checotah Art Guild was a great success! Visitors had fun choosing outfits and accessories to put on their dogs from the large selection provi...
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