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Checotah Mayor Daniel Tarkington named Mayor of the Year
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Checotah Mayor Daniel Tarkington named Mayor of the Year
October 4, 2018
Checotah Mayor Daniel Tarkington was recognized recently as the Mayor of the Year for communities with a population under 5,000 by the Oklahoma Municipal League. Each year during the league’s annual c...
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Tax cuts made permanent
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Tax cuts made permanent
October 4, 2018
When President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law last December, good things started happening. New IRS withholding tables went into place. Businesses saw opportunities to invest in their...
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Understanding risk tolerance is essential for investment success
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Understanding risk tolerance is essential for investment success
September 27, 2018
To succeed as an investor, you might think you need to know about the economy, interest rates and the fundamentals of companies in which you’d like to invest. And all these things are indeed important...
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Women business owners: Don?t forget about your retirement plan
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Women business owners: Don?t forget about your retirement plan
September 20, 2018
American Business Women’s Day is celebrated on Sept. 22. And there is indeed cause for celebration, because, in recent decades, the number of women business owners has risen sharply, to the point wher...
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Securing our nation
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Securing our nation
September 20, 2018
Last week as we remembered the unthinkable attacks of terrorism 17 years ago, national security is on all of our minds. Often, national security is thought of as the need to protect Americans from evi...
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Seasons of our lives
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Seasons of our lives
September 20, 2018
I enjoy every season -spring with its budding beauty, summer with its sunny activities, fall with its changing foliage, and winter with its sparkling snow. Hands down though, fall is definitely my fav...
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Agency Performance Audits Underway
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Agency Performance Audits Underway
September 20, 2018
Performance audits are underway at six of the state’s top appropriated agencies. The work is being overseen by the Agency Performance and Accountability Commission, created by legislation passed in 20...
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Journalists fight for those without money or power
September 20, 2018
It is important to have people in your life who will motivate you at a young age to achieve beyond what others might feel is possible.   Having someone who believes in you can make a world of differen...
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Checotah Warrants
September 13, 2018
Ake, Roger M. Allen, Edmond Monte Allen, Justin Lee Almeida, Louis Ernest III Anderson, Teddy Bruce Arnold, Charles Wayne Bahe, Mandy Gail Baker, Jerry Beal Baumann, Staci Raye Bear, Larissa Leann Ben...
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Can you benefit from an annuity?
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Can you benefit from an annuity?
September 13, 2018
Retirement isn’t cheap. You may have heard that you will need 70 percent to 80 percent of your pre-retirement income, but the real figure might even be higher, depending on your circumstances. And re...
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Just Don?t Do It
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Just Don?t Do It
September 13, 2018
Nike announced this week that the 30th anniversary of their “Just Do It” campaign would be led by Colin Kaepernick. This is the same former National Football League (NFL) quarterback Colin Kaepernick ...
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Raising awareness by honoring champions for children
September 13, 2018
When I took the helm at the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA), the board of directors made it clear the mission of our organization needed to move back to our roots. Our mission is “creatin...
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HALTOM’S HUDDLE
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HALTOM’S HUDDLE
September 13, 2018
Checotah vs Eufaula Sportsmanship This Friday will be the 103rd meeting of the state of Oklahoma’s longest uninterrupted high school football rivalry between Checotah and Eufaula. This is a prime exam...
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Why I am voting NO on State Question 793
September 13, 2018
I am writing in opposition to State Question 793, an initiative on this November’s ballot that would give big retailers like Walmart the ability to open optometry clinics within their stores. I want t...
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Punishing ex-convicts by denying them assistance for food is counterproductive
September 6, 2018
For the Children: The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) primarily works on state issues, but occasionally a federal issue will appear that demands our attention.  One federal issue that we ...
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Consider Financial Gifts for Your Grandchildren
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Consider Financial Gifts for Your Grandchildren
September 6, 2018
National Grandparents Day is observed on Sept. 9. If you’re a grandparent, you may get some gifts or cards – or maybe even a phone call! But you might feel that it’s better to give than to receive, es...
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President Trump already got us a better deal
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President Trump already got us a better deal
September 6, 2018
Roughly 20 months into President Trump’s first term, our president has delivered on yet another one of his promises to the American people. When he ran for president, he committed to modernizing and u...
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Small art, big legacy
September 6, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY – Measuring just 12 inches square, diverse art by 175 Oklahoma artists is featured at the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition’s 29th annual 12x12 Art Fund-raiser at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28 at...
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Suicide silences so many
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Suicide silences so many
September 6, 2018
Losing someone to a disease, a car wreck or a fatal accident is heart-rending to say the least. However, losing someone due to suicide is grievous to the point of numbing the soul. It stops you in you...
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Eufaula steamrolls Beggs 82-51 in season opener
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Eufaula steamrolls Beggs 82-51 in season opener
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
December 11, 2025
In an offensive display that hasn’t been seen since Bradley Campbell was head coach at Eufaula, the Ironheads (1-0) rolled over Beggs 82-51 on senior night. Newly hired Eufaula head coach Grant Callis...
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Christmas classics shine in counties lighted parades
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Christmas classics shine in counties lighted parades
By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER 
December 11, 2025
Streets were packed down Broadway in Checotah and Main Street in Eufaula as lights sparkled with holiday magic and the county kicked off the holiday season with two annual Lighted Christmas Parades. B...
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Shop with a Cop Dec. 105 11,12
December 11, 2025
The 12th Annual McIntosh County Law Enforcement Shop with a COP event will take place this week on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Law enforcement officers, in partnership with school districts, will ...
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Driver killed after hitting deer
December 11, 2025
An unidentified motorist was killed after striking a deer and then a second vehicle on SH 16 in Muskogee County Friday. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, after the car struck the deer the vehi...
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School election filing period ends
December 11, 2025
Just as the filing ended for school elections, Eufaula bent Kenny Bumgarner an nounced his resignation. Bumgarner, 55, represent ed seat 2. The board will ap point someone to fill his un expired term....
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