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Checotah stories from the past
September 10, 2020
114 Years Ago: Checotah Times • May 11, 1906 THINKS 1,500 WERE KILLED San Francisco Coroner Declared Ruins Hold Many Corpses Coroner Walsh is still of the opinion that the remains of hundreds of earth...
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Frix appointed to State Pension Commission
September 10, 2020
State Rep. Avery Frix, R-Muskogee, recently was appointed to the Oklahoma State Pension Commission by House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka. The purpose of the commission is to establish uniform repor...
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Businesses urged to aid in collecting Census information
September 10, 2020
Time is running out to complete the 2020 Census with the deadline of 30 September approaching fast. According to a press release from the U.S. Census Bureau, there are three ways local businesses can ...
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Pawnee Nation
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Pawnee Nation
September 10, 2020
Historically noted as one of the largest and most prominent Plains tribes, the Pawnee Nation now consists of about 3,200 enrolled members. Tribal leaders said the Pawnee date back 700 years and once h...
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EXILED TO INDIAN COUNTRY
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EXILED TO INDIAN COUNTRY
September 10, 2020
They called it the “Indian problem.” The white settlers wanted more land, and the tribes held rich acreages. Removing tribes from the Southeast was more than just an idea by the time Andrew Jackson wa...
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Oklahoma centenarians born in September celebrated
September 10, 2020
Lucy Elmore, 101, Creek County Verda Mae Armes, 101, Cleveland Loretta Wilkins, 101 , Pottowatomie Dean Barrett, 101, Delaware Patricia Boatright, 101, Craig Walter Swart, 101, Washita Aleita Kirkman,...
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SCHOOL REPORTS POSITIVE COVID-19 TEST
September 3, 2020
In an announcement on Monday, CPS informed the community that a staff member has tested positive for COVID-19. The school has followed and will continue to follow the health department’s recommendatio...
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Deena Farrow wins County Clerk race
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Deena Farrow wins County Clerk race
September 3, 2020
Deena Farrow, 44, won the race for McIntosh County Clerk in the Aug. 25 run-off primary election, defeating opponent Jennifer Ballard, 36. According to the McIntosh County Election Board, unofficially...
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Oklahoma Food Banks ask public to take action to end hunger
September 3, 2020
Asking for help isn’t easy but helping can be. During Hunger Action Month, join the Oklahoma Food Banks, the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma and the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, in taking a...
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2 local residents found dead in home
September 3, 2020
Chief of Police Darren Glover stated that two Checotah residents were found dead in their home at 117 S.E. 4th St. on Saturday, Aug 29. The Checotah Police Department was alerted by a concerned family...
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Trump Boat Parade scheduled Saturday
September 3, 2020
The Lake Eufaula Trump Boat Parade is scheduled for this Saturday, Sept. 5 and organizers are expecting an estimated 500 boats or more to hit the water running at 11 a.m. Caton Skaggs will sing the Pl...
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Fall Festival this weekend
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Fall Festival this weekend
September 3, 2020
The City of Checotah and the Checotah Chamber of Commerce have come together to put on one spectacular celebration this Saturday, Sept. 5 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Checotah Sports Complex. They wil...
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McIntosh County Horse Show Sept. 20
September 3, 2020
The McIntosh County Horse Show will be held at 2 p.m. on Sept. 20 at the Eufaula Round-Up Club Arena. Free to all children in McIntosh County. Free to all children in McIntosh County. Call or text Ran...
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FLEAS donates to W.I.S.H.
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FLEAS donates to W.I.S.H.
September 3, 2020
Friendly Lake Eufaula Area Supporters (FLEAS) members generously donated toiletries and handbags to the Women’s Shelter operated by W.I.S.H. (Women in Safe Homes). These donations are one of several c...
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CHECOTAH NEWS
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CHECOTAH NEWS
September 3, 2020
Peoples Bank closed for holiday Peoples National Bank and its extended branches will be closed Monday, Sept. 7, in observance of Labor Day and will reopen the following day, Sept. 8, during regularly ...
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Bring the Smithsonian Institution to your rural community
September 3, 2020
Oklahoma Humanities (OH) has announced that the Smithsonian is coming to Oklahoma in 2021. In partnership with the Smithsonian Institution, OH will select six rural Oklahoma communities to host the tr...
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OPA attorney dies
September 3, 2020
David McCullough, an attorney for the Oklahoma Press Association and the OPA’s Legal Services Plan, died August 27, 2020, after a brief illness. A funeral service was held at 10 a.m. Monday, August 31...
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Sharpe to celebrate 100th birthday
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Sharpe to celebrate 100th birthday
September 3, 2020
Ruth Garnett Sharpe, who lived in Checotah for 74 years, will celebrate her 100th birthday on September 4. Ruth, who now lives in Claremore, was born in Altus in 1920 and met her husband, Lou Sharpe, ...
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Guided trail walks at Honey Springs Battlefield
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Guided trail walks at Honey Springs Battlefield
September 3, 2020
Honey Springs Battlefield is excited to announce that it will host guided trail walks on the Honey Springs Battlefield led by site director Adam Lynn on Saturday, September 19, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. ...
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SENIOR CENTER MENU
September 3, 2020
Sept. 7 - 11 Monday, Sept. 7: Pinto beans with ham; macaroni & cheese; seasoned cabbage; wheat bread; fresh fruit; milk Tuesday, Sept. 8: Spaghetti w/ meat sauce; Italian vegetables; wheat roll; chill...
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Lady Ironheads top the field to win Canadian Golf Tournament; Lady Wildcats place 6th
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Lady Ironheads top the field to win Canadian Golf Tournament; Lady Wildcats place 6th
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
April 2, 2026
The Eufaula Lady Ironheads brought home hardware Wednesday, capturing the team title at the Canadian Golf Tournament at Arrowhead Golf Course with a strong all-around performance. Eufaula set the tone...
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Highway 150 memorial sign unveiled for fallen heroes
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Highway 150 memorial sign unveiled for fallen heroes
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
April 2, 2026
On Friday, March 27, friends and family of the late William “Bill” Walker, an OHP State Trooper, and the late T. Leo Newton, Fountainhead Park Superintendent, gathered together to participated in the ...
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Teen drowns on Lake Eufaula
April 2, 2026
A 17-year-old drowned on March 20, on Lake Eufaula in Pittsburg County. According to reports, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) and several other local agencies recovered the teen in approximately nin...
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Head-on fatality claims Checotah man
April 2, 2026
According to OHP, a Checotah man died after colliding head-on with another vehicle last Wednesday in McIntosh County. The vehicle, driven by Ricky L. Chester, 49, was traveling west on Oklahoma 266 at...
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Early voting begins April 2
April 2, 2026
The following entities will hold an election on April 7, 2025: Eufaula Public Schools (Board Member Office No. 1) Graham-Dustin Public Schools (Propositions No. 1 & No. 2) Hanna Public Schools (Board ...
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