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The “First All-Checotah Soccer Matchup”
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The “First All-Checotah Soccer Matchup”
October 5, 2023
The “First All-Checotah Soccer Matchup” happened Sept. 30 when the Vipers and the Stars squared off in the U10 Boys division. Pictured playing for the Stars was #7 Christopher Sinor and #9 Landon Barl...
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The Battle of Honey Springs Civil War demonstrations set for November 4 – 5
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The Battle of Honey Springs Civil War demonstrations set for November 4 – 5
October 5, 2023
CHECOTAH — Honey Springs Battlefield near Checotah will host biennial demonstrations of the Civil War Battle of Honey Springs on Saturday, November 4, and Sunday, November 5. On both days, special liv...
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Checotah Stories from the past
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Checotah Stories from the past
October 5, 2023
Stories from the past 114 YEARS AGO Checotah Enquirer Friday, October 1, 1909 News Bits - The mayor of Tokyo will send 20,000 cherry trees to President Taft at Washington. This is a sort of of a manif...
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Walk against domestic violence
October 5, 2023
The Muscogee Nation will hold its annual Honor Walk against domestic violence on Friday, Oct. 6 from noon to 1 p.m. starting at Eufaula’s Under One Roof, 107 McKinley Ave. Participants are urged to we...
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See You at the Pole has great turnout
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See You at the Pole has great turnout
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
October 5, 2023
See You at the Pole had a great turnout at several surrounding schools and Pastor Bud Shackelford and other local clergy couldn’t have been happier with these students showing up to stand for their be...
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4 Man Scramble Oct. 14
October 5, 2023
FAIC Fire Department will host a 4 Man Scramble golf tournament on Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Fountainhead Golf Course, located at 112469 OK-150, west of Checotah. To register, email faicfire@ gmail.co...
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Class of Checotah wins Ironhead Invitational
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Class of Checotah wins Ironhead Invitational
October 5, 2023
Twelve bands performed Saturday at the Ironhead Invitational Finals. They were Stigler, Beggs, Victory Christian, Pocola, Prague, Poteau, Perkins- Tryon, Prairie Grove, Chandler, Holdenville, Checotah...
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Sometimes it takes a village to finish this race
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Sometimes it takes a village to finish this race
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
October 5, 2023
Tulsa Urban Adventurer 100-miler completed Some goals can be accomplished alone but sometimes it takes a village. That’s what it took to help Sean Lewis finish the Tulsa Urban Adventurer 100-miler ove...
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NPFL winner earns $ 100,000
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NPFL winner earns $ 100,000
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
October 5, 2023
Louis Fernandes of Santa Maria, California took the grand prize of $100,000 in the National Professional Fishing League tournament held on Lake Eufaula Sept. 28-30. But the new NPFL Champion didn’t wi...
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Halloween Bash
By Oct. 27 from 6-9 p.m. Checotah High School Courtyard 
October 5, 2023
Tickets will be 2 for $1 Haunted Hallway and Classroom, Bingo, Velcro Darts, Guessing Booth, Costume Contest, Football Toss, Cake Walk, Pumpkin Painting, Escape Room and Concession Stand.
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Checotah High School Blood Drive
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Checotah High School Blood Drive
October 5, 2023
Immediate Need for 100 donors Thursday, Oct. 5 8:30 a.m..- 3:30p.m. 491 W. Paul Carr Drive High School Event Center Checotah, OK 74426 Walk-Ins are Welcome. Receive your free glow in the dark t-shirt ...
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Domestic Violence Awareness Clialk Walk scheduled for Oct. 16
October 5, 2023
The McIntosh County Democrat, along with WISH (Women in Safe Home) and OKAware, will host their 2nd Annual Domestic Violence Awareness “Chalk Walk” on Monday, Oct. 16 from 4 p.m. 6 p.m. at the Checota...
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Eufaula 911 office merges with Checotah
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
October 5, 2023
Three weeks ago the 911 office in Eufaula faced an emergency of its own, one that had it on life support. Two dispatchers resigned. “We only had three certified dispatchers,” said Monty Grider, Distri...
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The value of a hometown newspaper
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The value of a hometown newspaper
By Mark Thomas EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OKLAHOMA PRESS ASSOCIATION 
October 5, 2023
There’s an old saying that you don’t really appreciate something until you don’t have it anymore. We all know that to be true in our personal life with each loss of a lifelong friend or family member....
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Court Report
September 28, 2023
McIntosh County District Court Report Misdemeanor Cases Chase Alexander Brooks-McGuffin: possession of CDS; unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia Dallan Ray Davis: threaten to perform an act of vi...
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2023 Checotah Wildcats Football Homecoming Royalty
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2023 Checotah Wildcats Football Homecoming Royalty
September 28, 2023
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Homecoming Parade
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Homecoming Parade
September 28, 2023
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Business of the Month
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Business of the Month
September 28, 2023
The Checotah Chamber of Commerce has picked Edward Jones Investments as the Business of the Month. Amber Downum and her staff are ready to help you plan for retirement, invest in CDs and saving or hel...
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Caregivers Rock!
September 28, 2023
2023 OK Caregiver Conference coming to McAlester, OK In support of caregivers, the Southeast Expo in McAlester, OK will serve as a host site for the virtual 2023 OK Caregiver Conference, “Caregivers R...
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Checotah FFA
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Checotah FFA
September 28, 2023
26 Checotah FFA members participated in the Keys Cattle Grading Contest at Sycamore Springs Ranch on Sept. 13.
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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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