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Organized Crime Task Force seizes marijuana in Muskogee County
January 25, 2024
Discovers Bixby ‘stash house’ OKLAHOMA CITY Only a day after Attorney General Gentner Drummond told a U.S. House committee how illegal immigration is fueling criminal activity in Oklahoma, members of ...
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Senior Center menu
January 25, 2024
January 29 – January 31 Monday, Jan. 29: Sweet & sour chicken; broccoli; Mandarin oranges; rice; cookie; milk Tuesday, Jan. 30: Cowboy stew; baked potato half; sliced peaches; cornbread; pound cake; s...
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Say goodbye to dry eye
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
January 25, 2024
It is estimated that between 30 to 40 million Americans suffering from Dry Eye Disease and unfortunately I am one of them. However, after my first treatment of OptiLight I could already tell an improv...
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County sales tax income up from last year
January 25, 2024
The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from November business. The monies they reported this period represent sale...
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Harding named EODD Executive Director
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Harding named EODD Executive Director
January 25, 2024
Scott Harding was named Executive Director of Eastern Oklahoma Development District effective Jan. 1. Harding began his career at EODD as a Long-term Care Ombudsman in 2012, and was promoted within th...
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Plumb Theatre News
By MATTIE AND PAUL MALOY PLUMB THEATRE 
January 25, 2024
Although there were no shows at the Plumb Theatre last weekend, we are so excited to be playing and singing this weekend, the 26th and 27th. Who knew we would miss everyone so much? Good old Gospel Mu...
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Broken Bow man pleads guilty to murder
January 25, 2024
MUSKOGEE – Devon Leroy Battiest, 43, of Broken Bow, entered a guilty plea to an Information charging him with Second Degree Murder in Indian Country, according to The United States Attorney’s Office f...
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Humphrey responds to gang legislation criticism
January 25, 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, today responded to critics of legislation he filed that targets Hispanic gang members in an attempt to protect Oklahomans from illegal activity by Mexican...
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Deadline approaches to request absentee ballot for Weleetka school election
January 25, 2024
The Weleetka School District is holding a Special Election on Feb. 13. Only persons registered to vote at an address within a school district’s boundaries are eligible to vote in a school district’s e...
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Checotah
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Checotah
January 25, 2024
Stories from the past 114 YEARS AGO The Checotah Times Friday, January 28, 1910 EIGHT YEARS AGO Interesting Items Taken From the Times July 17, 1902 - Hooker, Hensley & Co., the new hardware firm, wil...
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GOP precincts to meet
January 25, 2024
It is time for McIntosh County GOP precinct meetings! The meeting will be at the United Federated Church of Checotah located at 419 W. Gentry Ave. on Jan. 30 at 6:30 p.m. The county convention will be...
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Free guitar lessons with Selby Minner started last Thursday at the Checotah Jim Lucas Library
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Free guitar lessons with Selby Minner started last Thursday at the Checotah Jim Lucas Library
January 25, 2024
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Pork dinner
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Pork dinner
January 25, 2024
The Checotah FFA and 4-H had a booster club dinner on Sunday, Jan. 20 at the Checotah Masonic Lodge. Special thanks to Karen Hyatt for cooking all of the cobblers and Vaughn Miller for smoking 300 pou...
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Suspect arrested
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Suspect arrested
January 25, 2024
Daniel Vargas, a suspect in an assault at Family Dollar in Eufaula, was taken into custody by Eufaula Police Friday afternoon, according to Police Chief David Bryning. Vargas was arrested at about 4 p...
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Our Blood Institute declares emergency blood shortage
January 25, 2024
Donors urgently needed As winter weather moved into the area this past week, blood donors began canceling appointments and blood drives were delayed, forcing an already struggling blood supply to crit...
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Federal court sentences Holdenville man for 2nd degree murder
January 25, 2024
MUSKOGEE –Michael David Patton, 31, of Holdenville, was sentenced last week to 210 months in prison for one count of Second Degree Murder in Indian Country, according to The United States Attorney’s O...
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Keep Oklahoma Beautiful launches statewide cleanup
January 25, 2024
Grant applications available An estimated 14,000 volunteers in Oklahoma will join millions nationwide to participate in the 2024 Great American Cleanup in Oklahoma. The statewide litter remediation an...
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State Auditor releases report on Payne County investigation
January 25, 2024
Oklahoma State Auditor & Inspector Cindy Byrd today released her forensic audit report for the Payne County Sheriff ’s Office. The Payne County Board of County Commissioners requested the State Audito...
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New Imagination Library kick-off date
January 25, 2024
The free Dolly Parton Imagination Library kick-off party date, originally scheduled for Jan. 16, has been reset for Tuesday, Feb. 6. Inclement weather forced the postponement of the party, which will ...
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Girl Scout cookie drive underway
January 25, 2024
The annual Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma cookie season has begun. This year’s theme is Unbox the Future. “Girl Scouts unbox their futures as young female entrepreneurs using the world’s largest entr...
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Goodbye to Gary Lee Nichols
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Goodbye to Gary Lee Nichols
By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER 
March 12, 2026
There are men who build businesses. And there are men who build communities. Gary Lee Nichols did both. For more than five decades, Gary wasn’t just the owner of grocery stores; he was a steady presen...
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Banning comments after tornado hits Beggs
March 12, 2026
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Chris Banning, RBixby, released the following statement after tornadoes hit northeast Oklahoma Friday night: “The severe weather that moved through Oklahoma this weekend resulted ...
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Communities built through faith and determination
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Communities built through faith and determination
By STAFF WRITER 
March 12, 2026
On a cool Saturday morning, Feb. 28, in the closing days of Black History Month, the steeple of Mt. Olive Star Baptist Church in Checotah rose above a quiet gathering devoted to remembrance, faith and...
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5th Annual Green Run is March 14
March 12, 2026
The 5th Annual Green Run returns this Saturday at the Lake Eufaula Pavilion. This lively St. Patrick’s–themed event features a USATF-sanctioned 5K and a Fun Run, welcoming runners, walkers, families, ...
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Former OSBI investigator sentenced for multiple counts of sexual abuse of a minor
March 12, 2026
MUSKOGEE – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jordan Francis Toyne, age 37, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 109 months in prison for ea...
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