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Volunteers needed to help depict all-Black Civil War regiment
June 15, 2023
FORT GIBSON — Fort Gibson Historic Site is calling for interested parties to take part in its first-ever 1st Kansas Colored Infantry Volunteer Regiment. Fort Gibson and Honey Springs Battlefield have ...
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Truth and Healing Commission legislation heads to Senate floor
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Truth and Healing Commission legislation heads to Senate floor
By DACODA MCDOWELL-WAHPEKECHE GAYLORD NEWS 
June 15, 2023
The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs has sent to the Senate legislation that would create the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States. Oklahoma sena...
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Community Area Calendar
June 15, 2023
If you would like to list your meeting or event in the Community Area Calendar please email all the information to ladonna@cookson.news or call 918473-2313 (o_ce) or 479-422-4210 (cell). You may also ...
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McIntosh County Farm Bureau among 46 to partner with OKFB to donate nearly $20,000 to food assistance programs
June 15, 2023
Forty-six county Farm Bureaus and four county Women’s Leadership Committees across the state along with Oklahoma Farm Bureau donated nearly $20,000 to food banks, food pantries, meal assistance progra...
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Plumb Theatre News
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Plumb Theatre News
By PAUL AND MATTIE MALOY 
June 15, 2023
Limited time to purchase tickets for our 10th annual Gospel Fest on Sept. 29. with seven groups on the 30th, including Jason Crabb, here at Plumb _eatre, Longtown. Tickets are now available at the Plu...
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Lions Club
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Lions Club
June 15, 2023
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KOTV crime reporter Lori Fulbright exposes scams
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KOTV crime reporter Lori Fulbright exposes scams
By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER 
June 15, 2023
Grandma, it’s me. I need some help! You’ve just won $40,000! Dog for sale. _ese are just a few of the latest scams that are ooding cell phones and the Internet daily. KOTV reporter Lori Fulbright expo...
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Old Settlers Day Winners
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Old Settlers Day Winners
June 15, 2023
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County GOP to meet
June 15, 2023
The McIntosh County GOP will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20 at the Jim Lucas Library in Checotah. County Commissioner Bobby Ziegler will give an update on projects i...
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Ten Mile Yard Sale this weekend
June 15, 2023
Bargain hunters need to get ready for the bargain hunter’s dream. Over 10 miles of bargains can be found each year on Father’s Day weekend. _e annual event is set for Saturday, June 17. _e popular all...
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Soggy but successful 57th Old Settlers Day
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Soggy but successful 57th Old Settlers Day
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
June 15, 2023
Old Settlers Day proved to be a little soggy but still successful this year as the community came out to enjoy the day. Some started their day o having all-youcan- eat pancakes breakfast with the Lion...
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Traffic stalled for five hours on I-40
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Traffic stalled for five hours on I-40
June 15, 2023
McIntosh County Emergency Management posted on Facebook information about an accident on I-40 in McIntosh County that closed the eastbound tra_c lanes for _ve hours and backed tra_c up about eight mil...
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First Baptist Church to celebrate 125 years
June 15, 2023
Rev. Steve Dennis, pastor of the First Baptist Church, invites the community of Checotah to come celebrate 125 years of the church’s history in a special commemoration service to be held on June 25, 2...
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McIntosh County Democrat wins top honors at OPA Convention
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McIntosh County Democrat wins top honors at OPA Convention
June 15, 2023
Rhodes wins photo of the year Indian Journal places third _e Oklahoma Press Association (OPA) named the McIntosh County Democrat the top newspaper in the state in its division, awarding it the Sequoya...
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Suspect’s mental state questioned
June 15, 2023
Associate District Judge Brendon Bridges has ordered a competency hearing for a man who recently attempted to ood the county jail. Edward Arthur Goss, 40, of Salida, Colo., was initially arrested on M...
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Lawmen in Rentiesville
June 15, 2023
FOX23 News reports that a large contingent of lawmen, including FBI agents and deputies with the McIntosh County Sheri 2’s o_ce and Muskogee Nation o_cers, converged on Rentiesville Monday evening. Ac...
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Reunion for USS Carr veterans set for June 24
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Reunion for USS Carr veterans set for June 24
June 15, 2023
Navy servicemen and women who served on the USS Carr(FFG-52) will gather for their _rst crew reunion in Checotah, the hometown of the ship’s namesake. More than 60 former shipmates and their family me...
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Miss Oklahoma 2023 crowned
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Miss Oklahoma 2023 crowned
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
June 15, 2023
Locals also shine Miss Norman, Sunny Day, was crowned Miss Oklahoma 2023 on Saturday night at the River Spirit Casino in Tulsa. Day, a teacher at Western Heights Public Schools, was one of forty candi...
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Court Report
June 8, 2023
McIntosh County District Court Report Felony Cases Amber Nichole Benge: assault & battery with a dangerous weapon Steven Michale Detjen: domestic abuse – assault & battery; driving a M/V under the inf...
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Graduation
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Graduation
June 8, 2023
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Speed, spirit & shamrocks shine at the Eufaula Green Run
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Speed, spirit & shamrocks shine at the Eufaula Green Run
By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER 
March 19, 2026
A little luck of the Irish and a lot of community spirit filled the air on Saturday, March 14, as the fifth annual Eufaula Green Run 5K brought runners, families and plenty of green to the Cove. Hoste...
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Rangers end season for mighty Ironheads at State
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Rangers end season for mighty Ironheads at State
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
March 19, 2026
The Roland Rangers improved to a 24-1 record after defeating the Eufaula Ironheads 68-43 in the opening round of the Class 3A State Quarterfinals Tournament Friday at the OG&E Coliseum in Oklahoma Cit...
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When the Wild Onions return
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When the Wild Onions return
By MICHAEL BARNES CONTRIBUTING WRITER The scent of wild onions filled the kitchen before any-thing 
March 19, 2026
Spring gathering at the Eufaula Indian Community Nutrition Center celebrates food, tradition, and the hands that serve the community else. Earlier that morning, volunteers gathered at the Eufaula Indi...
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Women’s History Month
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Women’s History Month
By ALMA HARPER GARDENIA ART FEDERATED CLUB 
March 19, 2026
National Theme: “Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Substantial Future” March is Women’s History Month. Every year, March is designated Women’s History Month by presidential proclamation. Before it w...
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McIntosh County Commissioners call Special Election on sales tax renewal
By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER 
March 19, 2026
McIntosh County voters will head to the polls June 16 to decide whether to renew an existing county sales tax used to fund roads, bridges and county facilities. The McIntosh County Board of County Com...
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