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Honey Springs Memorial pays homage to history
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Honey Springs Memorial pays homage to history
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER, STAFF WRITER 
July 24, 2025
Honey Springs Battlefield held its annual memorial service this past Saturday honoring the 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Honey Springs near Checotah. The Friends of Honey Springs also had their a...
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Eufaula man pleads guilty to murder
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
July 24, 2025
MUSKOGEE –William Clayton Brown, 42, of Eufaula, entered a guilty plea last week to a one-count Felony Information of Murder in Indian Country—Second Degree, punishable by up to life in prison and a $...
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Whole Hawg Days has something for everyone
July 24, 2025
The 41st Annual Whole Hawg Arts & Crafts Festival kicks off Thursday, July 24, with the first Whole Hawg Rodeo hosted by the Eufaula Chamber of Commerce. Friday and Saturday will be filled with activi...
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2nd Annual Rett Run brings awareness to incurable disease
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2nd Annual Rett Run brings awareness to incurable disease
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
July 24, 2025
It wasn’t by chance that Landon and Lexi Donahue named their firstborn Elaina Grace, for it has been by the grace of God that their daughter’s battle with Rett Syndrome has brought awareness to an are...
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Marijuana operation raided in county
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Marijuana operation raided in county
July 24, 2025
Thousands of marijuana plants and 1,183 pounds of processed marijuana were confiscated Monday during a raid conducted by an Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics’ Marijuana Enforcement Team three miles south o...
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Paws N Claws to register dogs during Whole Hawg
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Paws N Claws to register dogs during Whole Hawg
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
July 24, 2025
Paws N Claws will be registering Eufaula city dogs this Friday, July 25, and Saturday, July 26, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Posey Park during Whole Hawg Days. The local rescue organization hopes the com...
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Cat Daddy brings rhythm, soul, and compassion to York Manor
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Cat Daddy brings rhythm, soul, and compassion to York Manor
By MICHAEL BARNES 
July 24, 2025
Recently, Craig Morgan — better known as Cat Daddy — walked into York Manor Nursing Home in Muskogee not like a guest, but like someone coming home. Guitar slung over his shoulder, smile wide, and hea...
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Thomas is Queen
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Thomas is Queen
July 24, 2025
Kyznie Thomas, 18, of Checotah, has been chosen Queen of the 2025 Eufaula Chamber of Commerce Rodeo. “I have ridden horses all my life,” she said. “Training and riding barrel and rope horses – I was b...
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Whitefield girl named Princess
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Whitefield girl named Princess
July 24, 2025
Six-year-old Lakyn Spur Stancell, daughter of Cole and Paige Stancell of Whitefield, has been named Princess of the 41st annual Whole Hawg Days Rodeo. Lakyn graduated from Whitefield Public Schools an...
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Boater hits dam
July 24, 2025
A boater crashed into the Tenkiller Lake dam shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol’s Maritime Enforcement Division. The operator of the 2009 Legend, Connor Up...
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Yard Sale July 26
July 24, 2025
Under One Roof, 107 McKinley, will hold a yard sale on Saturday, July 26 starting at 7 a.m.
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Checotah Stories from the past
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Checotah Stories from the past
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
July 24, 2025
114 YEARS AGO The Checotah Times Friday, July 21, 1911 Dr. Montgomery Injured Dr. A. B. Montgomery sustained a severe fracture of the right arm this morning while cranking his automobile. The gasoline...
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City welcomes new team member
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City welcomes new team member
July 24, 2025
The City of Eufaula is excited to announce the hiring of a new Maintenance Worker, Tala Whisenhunt, who will directly serve our community through water meter maintenance, care for animals at the City’...
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Man charged with embezzlement
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Man charged with embezzlement
By PATRICK FORD EDITOR, OKMULGEE TIMES 
July 24, 2025
OKMULGEE - An Oklahoma man has been charged with nine counts – including a felony – in a sweeping consumer fraud case that spans six Oklahoma counties. Nathan Gregory Wolter was booked into the Okmulg...
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Step back in time
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Step back in time
By EUFAULA ARTS COUNCIL 
July 24, 2025
Get a free pig nose and type a story on a 1938 Typewriter at Whole Hawg Day and make history—one keystroke at a time! On Saturday, July 26, during Eufaula’s Whole Hawg Day, the Eufaula Area Arts Counc...
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McIntosh County GOP
By LYNELLE MEDLEY CHAIRMAN 
July 24, 2025
Looking forward to our meeting today July 24 at the VFW in Eufaula at 6:30 p.m. We are having a 'Stop Green Energy Agenda' meeting with speaker Darren Blanchard. Darren is an activist from Creek Count...
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Woodruff honored
July 24, 2025
The McIntosh County Health Department is proud to recognize Kim Woodruff as part of its “Community Health Champions” campaign. A dedicated advocate for community wellness and collaboration, Woodruff i...
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Eufaula Chamber announces blood drive
July 24, 2025
The Eufaula Area Chamber of Commerce will host a Camp Donor Blood Drive on Tuesday, July 29 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Chamber office, 301 N. Main St. Campers will get two tickets to Frontier Ci...
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McIntosh County caregiver support group and resource meeting
July 24, 2025
Caregivers in McIntosh County who are supporting individuals aged 60 or older — or those aged 55 and older caring for a relative child under 18 — often face unique challenges. Many are navigating the ...
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FEMA restructuring could leave out Tornado Alley
By KYLIE CALDWELL GAYLORD NEWS 
July 24, 2025
WASHINGTON – A sweeping restructuring of FEMA, the federal government’s main disaster agency, could be on tap when Congress returns from its July 4 recess, an outcome for Oklahoma that could redefine ...
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Family and friends say farewell to Tracy Scroggins and his mother
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Family and friends say farewell to Tracy Scroggins and his mother
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
March 5, 2026
It was a sad day when Checotah heard of the passing of one of their own, Tracy Scroggins, whose name lives on at the field house and playground in his hometown. Scroggins passed away at the age of 56 ...
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Ironheads tame Wolves for Regional Consolation Championship
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Ironheads tame Wolves for Regional Consolation Championship
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
March 5, 2026
The Eufaula Ironheads continued their outstanding season with a commanding 5837 victory over the Heavener Wolves to capture the consolation regional championship and punch their ticket to area play. F...
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Commutation Hearing set in Jerry Don Hurst murder case
By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER 
March 5, 2026
Danny Turner was convicted of first-degree murder in 1992 for the 1991 poisoning death of his Checotah High School classmate, Jerry Don Hurst. Turner was convicted and sentenced by a McIntosh County j...
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Mayor issues proclamation honoring late editor Jerry Fink
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Mayor issues proclamation honoring late editor Jerry Fink
By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER 
March 5, 2026
On March 2, the Eufaula City Council opened its regular meeting by honoring the life and legacy of longtime journalist Jerry Fink. Mayor James Hickman read a formal proclamation recognizing the late E...
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Chamber celebrates America and its members
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Chamber celebrates America and its members
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
March 5, 2026
Checotah Chamber of Commerce celebrated its members and America’s 250th year by hosting an Americana tablescape competition at their annual banquet held Tuesday, Feb. 25. Over 200 business leaders, Ch...
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