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Senior Center menu
May 7, 2020
May 11 - May 15 • Monday, May 11: BBQ chicken; whipped sweet potatoes; seasoned cabbage; cornbread; fruit; milk • Tuesday, May 12: Beef tips with gravy; seasoned mashed potatoes; mixed vegetables; whe...
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Checotah High School Senior Events
May 7, 2020
All dates are tentative and events are pending state and federal regulations. Questions and concerns call 918-473-8062. Senior Parade, Friday, May 15 at 3 p.m. (If weather is an issue it will move to ...
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Man arrested on sodomy charges
April 30, 2020
A Chandler man has been charged with two counts of sodomy involving a male victim under the age of 16. The charges were filed against Rodney Holder Jr. on Monday. Associate District Judge Brendon Brid...
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Checotah First Assembly picks up extra supplies for McIntosh County
April 30, 2020
Checotah First Assembly partnering with Convoy of Hope, Freedom House Adult and Teen Challenge and North Church Oklahoma City received a truck load of supplies this past week. Some pallets contained n...
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Gradual re-opening has begun
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Gradual re-opening has begun
April 30, 2020
Mayor Daniel Tarkington has announced he will follow Gov. Kevin Stitt’s three-phased plan to re-open Oklahoma, a decision the governor revealed in a speech last week. “It is the intent to follow that ...
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Checotah woman charged with second degree rape
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Checotah woman charged with second degree rape
April 30, 2020
A Muskogee County Head Start employee, who once worked for the Eufaula school district, has been charged in McIntosh County District Court with multiple sex crimes involving underage children. Checota...
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Checotah First Assembly conducts drive-in services
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Checotah First Assembly conducts drive-in services
April 30, 2020
First Assembly of God Checotah has been conducting “Drive-In” services since Easter Sunday morning. As the COVID-19 crisis continues and social distancing requires everyone to make changes and practic...
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Local beautician begins cutting through COVID chaos
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Local beautician begins cutting through COVID chaos
April 30, 2020
Beautician Kerri Jackson, owner of Unique Touch, will reopen her doors on Friday, May 1, but under three pages of stipulations from the state board and CDC guidelines. Though she is still cautious, sh...
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Coleman named C.I.S. Teacher of the Year
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Coleman named C.I.S. Teacher of the Year
April 30, 2020
Checotah Intermediate School announced Stacy Coleman as their Teacher of the Year. Coleman currently teaches fourth grade at C.I.S. and has taught third, fourth and fifth grade for 20 years. We had th...
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How to secure Zoom video calls
April 30, 2020
While Zoom has issued security fixes, there are more yet to come. It is your responsibility to enable the security settings to lower the possibility of becoming a victim. Below are settings to enable ...
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Cattle industry losing billions to COVID-19, report finds
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Cattle industry losing billions to COVID-19, report finds
April 30, 2020
The U.S. cattle industry lost an estimated $13.6 billion by early April this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and more economic damages to agriculture are likely, according to a study commissioned b...
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Final steps taken to replace Obama-era WOTUS rule
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Final steps taken to replace Obama-era WOTUS rule
April 30, 2020
The Trump Administration took a crucial step to complete a years-long process to replace the 2015 Obama-era Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule that Oklahoma farmers criticized as a disastrous la...
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Arvest Bank announces $1.05 Billion in SBA Paycheck Protection Program loans
April 30, 2020
Arvest Bank announces that, in conjunction with the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program, it has gained approval for 9,705 small business loans totaling more than $1....
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100-year-old issue of local paper reports on 1918 flu
April 30, 2020
According to the Centers for Disease Control the 1918 influenza pandemic, often called the Spanish Flu, was the most severe pandemic in recent history. It spread worldwide during 1918-1919. In the Uni...
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Rare Vireos persist at historic Blaine County site
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Rare Vireos persist at historic Blaine County site
April 30, 2020
Oklahoma's first discovered population of blackcapped vireos was in Blaine County in 1901, but the advancement of eastern Red Cedar trees in their canyon homes had pushed them out of the county by 198...
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Congratulations to Andrew Davis
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Congratulations to Andrew Davis
April 30, 2020
for being recognized as an Oklahoma Academic Scholar. Courtesy Photo
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Apache Tribe
April 30, 2020
As descendants of the Kiowa, members of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma trace their roots back to the 16th century when they inhabited the Great Plains. Until the 1700s, the Apache lived as a nomadic gro...
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Congratulations to Dakota Rainwater
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Congratulations to Dakota Rainwater
April 30, 2020
for being recognized as an Oklahoma Academic Scholar. Courtesy Photo
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Poor census response put millions of dollars at risk
April 30, 2020
Oklahoma continues to rank among the lowest states when it comes to responding to the 2020 U.S. Census. According to Joe Dorman, CEO of the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) the state’s poo...
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Senior Center menu
April 30, 2020
• Monday, May 4: Beef tips with gravy; steamed rice; mixed vegetables; wheat roll; fresh fruit; milk • Tuesday, May 5: Smothered chicken; seasoned mashed potatoes; seasoned peas; wheat roll; stewed ap...
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Three local scouts earn prestigious Eagle rank
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Three local scouts earn prestigious Eagle rank
By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER 
September 18, 2025
Three local scouts received the prestigious Eagle Scout recognition on Tuesday, Sept. 9, at Granite Station Cowboy Church in Checotah. Earning the rank of Eagle Scout is a milestone that only about si...
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Suspect awaits sanity decision in Minner case
By MICHAEL BARNES 
September 18, 2025
When a June 10 headline shook the community—Selby Minner, beloved blues musician and cultural icon, found dead—the shock reverberated through Rentiesville and far beyond. The one arrested for her murd...
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Ford holding food drive
September 18, 2025
Ford dealers around the world are joining together to conduct the World’s Largest Ford Dealer Food Drive, now through Sept. 25. The local dealership where you may drop off food is Sam Wampler’s Freedo...
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Checotah Public Schools Board Members Shine at OSSBA/COSSA Leadership Conference in Oklahoma City
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Checotah Public Schools Board Members Shine at OSSBA/COSSA Leadership Conference in Oklahoma City
September 18, 2025
Members of the Checotah Public Schools Board had the opportunity to attend the recent OSSBA/COSSA Leadership Conference held in Oklahoma City, where they engaged in discussions focused on school gover...
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Oklahoma Farm Bureau hosts 4th Annual Capitol Camp
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Oklahoma Farm Bureau hosts 4th Annual Capitol Camp
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
September 18, 2025
117 FFA and 4-H students from across the state convened at the Oklahoma State Capitol for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s 4th Annual Capitol Camp held Sept. 3 – 4. The camp was an immersive two-day experie...
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