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2023 Disc Golf League forming
July 27, 2023
Would you like to learn a fun game, win prizes and make new friends? Then join the 2023 Disc Golf League that’s forming next month. The 2023 Disc Golf League will begin August 17 at the Wetlands Disc ...
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Eufaula Indian Community Smoke Shop Whole Hawg Day July 29, 2023 Eufaula Indian Community Center
July 27, 2023
Horseshoe Tournament - Singles $30.00; Doubles $60.00 Cornhole Tournament Team Fee $60.00 1st Place for Horseshoe/Cornhole Doubles $500.00 Singles $400.00 2nd Place Doubles $400.00 Singles $300.00 3rd...
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City Council Meeting
July 27, 2023
The Checotah City Council was called to order by Mayor Daniel Tarkington at 5:30 p.m. on July 10. Members present along with the mayor and city attorney were Councilman Earnest Myers, Councilman Jay H...
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Checotah Stories from the past
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Checotah Stories from the past
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
July 27, 2023
114 Years Ago Checotah Enquirer Friday, July 30, 1909 DRY WEATHER Farmers from all over the country who come to Checotah are reporting great damage to corn on account of the continued dry weather, and...
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This weekend’s Whole Hawg Days won’t be boar-ing
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This weekend’s Whole Hawg Days won’t be boar-ing
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
July 27, 2023
Pig parade Friday at 7 p.m. For complete details about Whole Hawg Days check the insert inside this issue of the newspaper. Friday night’s 39th Annual Whole Hawg Day Parade kicks off at 7 p.m. Friday,...
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Hanna Watermelon Festival is Aug. 4-5
July 27, 2023
Free watermelon all weekend while supplies last! Friday, Aug. 4 12 noon- Free inflatables and foam pit 6-8-p.m. – Princess Tea (ages 4-12) 9 p.m. -Midnight Live music by Lance Gouge Saturday, Aug. 5 1...
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Longtown Rural Water & Sewer receives $1,000,000 grant
July 27, 2023
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Longtown Rural Water & Sewer District No. 1 (District) received approval for $1,000,000 in funding Tuesday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the District’s ...
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Services Provided by the Community-Based Prevention Services
July 27, 2023
The Community-Based Prevention Services of Neighbors Building Neighborhoods in Muskogee would like to make you aware of our services and what support the CBPS can provide. Our primary focus is to serv...
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Down Syndrome Association receives $5,000 grant
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Down Syndrome Association receives $5,000 grant
July 27, 2023
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Down Syndrome Association of Central Oklahoma (DSACO) is proud to announce that it has been awarded a generous grant of $5,000 from the Oklahoma City Community Foundation through t...
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Gorging grasshoppers sweep over the plains
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Gorging grasshoppers sweep over the plains
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
July 27, 2023
Most Oklahoma farmers know that grasshopper infestations can sweep over their farmlands like a Biblical plague if certain conditions are right, and these conditions are becoming increasingly favorable...
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A mother raccoon had been regularly dining outside Donna Ramsey’s back porch but when she brought back her entire family
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A mother raccoon had been regularly dining outside Donna Ramsey’s back porch but when she brought back her entire family
July 27, 2023
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Wildcat Welcome coming soon
July 27, 2023
August 15 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Ogle Field at Checotah Vendor Booths - Face Painting - Corn Hole Wildcat Introductions -Entertainment Hotdogs - Food Trucks Sponsored by OK21CCLC and OK Aware
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School enrollment underway
By Meet the Teacher, Aug 14-15 
July 27, 2023
School is less than a month away from beginning and it is time to start completing enrollment packets. The link to the student enrollment packet form can be found online at Checotah.kl2.ok.us. Every r...
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Trial set for Rentiesville man accused of gruesome murder
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Trial set for Rentiesville man accused of gruesome murder
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
July 27, 2023
MUSKOGEE - A trial date in federal court has been set for a Rentiesville man accused of murdering, dismembering and desecrating the body of a victim who went missing April 29, 2022. The body of Kolby ...
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Another successful Honey Springs Memorial
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Another successful Honey Springs Memorial
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
July 20, 2023
The late Emmy Stidham honored It was a sultry morning at Honey Springs Battlefield on Saturday as staff held the annual memorial service honoring the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Honey Springs n...
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Honey Springs Memorial 2023
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Honey Springs Memorial 2023
July 20, 2023
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American Legion newly elected and installed Commander Brett Martin
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American Legion newly elected and installed Commander Brett Martin
By Commander Brett Martin 
July 20, 2023
Newly elected and installed, Commander Brett Martin of the Department of Oklahoma of the American Legion made the following statement. “I am extremely honored and humbled to be your Department of Okla...
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Court Report
July 20, 2023
McIntosh County District Court Report Felony Cases Michael Doin Baker: feloniously pointing a firearm David D. Wayne Campbell Meeks: domestic assault & battery; impersonating police officer Shannon In...
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State Treasurer Russ announces Oklahoma 529 Bright Future Sweepstakes
July 20, 2023
Sweepstakes gives winning Oklahoma families $529 for future education expenses OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma 529 launched the Bright Future Sweepstakes that gives six Oklahoma families $529 to start an OK5...
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State Election Board launches Online Voter Registration
July 20, 2023
(Oklahoma City) – The Oklahoma State Election Board has launched its new Online Voter Registration System, State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax (pronounced ZEER’-iks) announced. The new online s...
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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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