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City Trash Off this weekend
July 9, 2020
The City Trash Off will be this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 10 - 12. Due to COVID-19, the City of Checotah wants to remind residents that they will be responsible for hauling and disposing of th...
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Election results are in
July 9, 2020
The unofficial results of the June 30 Primary Election are in. The next days to vote will be the Runoff Primary and the General Election. The Runoff Primary and special elections will be held Aug. 25....
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OKC cop arrested at Porum Landing
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OKC cop arrested at Porum Landing
July 9, 2020
An Oklahoma City Police officer was arrested in the Porum Landing area of Lake Eufaula on July 4 after an encounter with McIntosh County deputies. Bradley Richard May, 31, a sergeant with the OKC Poli...
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Child with cancer has wish fulfilled
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Child with cancer has wish fulfilled
July 9, 2020
Three-year-old Amelia Joy Mount wished that she could go fishing with her family before she died. Through the efforts of many compassionate people, that wish was fulfilled on Saturday, June 27 as she ...
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Pandemic changes precinct but not voter?s perspective
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Pandemic changes precinct but not voter?s perspective
July 9, 2020
The new coronavirus has killed a tradition on Tiger Mountain but not the perspective spirit of some. For almost 50 years voters in Precinct 460313 have gone to the home of Linda and Sonny Been (pronou...
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Farmers Market is up and running
July 9, 2020
Checotah Farmers Market is up and running every Saturday. It is located in the parking lot on the northwest corner of Main and Gentry (in Martin’s Meat Market parking lot) 8 a.m. until noon. Vendor sp...
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Okay Native returns from 7-month deployment aboard Floating City at Sea
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Okay Native returns from 7-month deployment aboard Floating City at Sea
July 9, 2020
NORFOLK, Va.-A 2017 Okay High School native returned home June 16, marking the end of a seven-month deployment aboard USS Harry S. Truman. Since departing its homeport of Norfolk, Virginia in carrier ...
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On this day in U.S. military history
July 9, 2020
On July 9, 1776 – The Declaration of Independence was read aloud to Gen. George Washington’s troops in New York. 1795 – James Swan paid off the $2,024,899 US national debt. 1846 – An American naval ca...
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Arvest Bank among ?Worlds Best? again in 2020
July 9, 2020
Arvest Bank has been recognized by Forbes magazine as one of the “World’s Best Banks” for 2020. This marks the second consecutive year it has received the honor, which is based on customer feedback. F...
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OSU developing drone to help in disasters
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OSU developing drone to help in disasters
July 9, 2020
The horrific aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 was the catalyst for OSU’s Unmanned Systems Research Institute’s work to help first responders today. At that time, no technology could help...
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Oklahoma centenarians celebrating July birthdays
July 9, 2020
Pauline Morton 101 Tulsa Bernice Walker 102 Muskogee Viola McMahon 101 Washington Lorene Richison 102 Osage Hazel Briant 101 Creek Imo McLean 103 Custer Doug Zook, Sr. 101 Tulsa Flora McKee 103 Pittsb...
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Horse owners need to be on lookout for blister beetles
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Horse owners need to be on lookout for blister beetles
July 9, 2020
Some Oklahoma horse owners are fighting an incursion of blister beetles that have moved into their facilities from the alfalfa fields, Oklahoma State University Extension experts said. “Consistent per...
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Checotah stories from the past
July 9, 2020
114 Years Ago: Checotah Times • Friday, March 3, 1906 BIG K. OF P. MEETING Large Attendance at District Meeting Held at Fort Gibson Fort Gibson, I.T. - The K. of P. district meeting for the Third dist...
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Jerimiah Warrior honored as Significant Alum at Alumni Coffee
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Jerimiah Warrior honored as Significant Alum at Alumni Coffee
July 2, 2020
The Checotah Landmark Preservation Society hosted the annual Alumni Coffee this past Saturday, June 27. The gathering was a little different this year as the event was held at the Checotah Intermedia...
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Marine?s enlistment becomes mother?s mission
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Marine?s enlistment becomes mother?s mission
July 2, 2020
Call it fate or destiny, but it’s still amazing how one Marine’s enlistment became the very thing that set his mother’s military mission on course for a whole community, from military banners to Gold...
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Checotah youth crowned 2020 National Junior Miss United States Agriculture
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Checotah youth crowned 2020 National Junior Miss United States Agriculture
July 2, 2020
Checotah’s very own Jade McPeak was recently awarded the title of National Junior Miss United States Agriculture and crowned during a ceremony in Florida. On June 19 - 20, contestants traveled from al...
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City Trash Off set for second weekend in July
July 2, 2020
The City of Checotah will have the City Trash Off from July 10 - 12. Due to COVID -19 this year, residents will be responsible for the hauling and disposing of their own trash at the city maintenance ...
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CHECOTAH NEWS
July 2, 2020
City of Checotah postpones 4th of July celebration The City of Checotah had to make a decision for the greater good of the community to postpone the upcoming 4th of July celebration planned due to the...
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Mayor cancels city celebrations as COVID-19 cases increase
July 2, 2020
Mayor Daniel Tarkington along with the Chamber of Commerce had to make the grueling decision to cancel the City of Checotah’s 4th of July Celebration due to the steady rising of COVID-19 cases in the ...
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Woman who blamed God for accident pleads no contest
July 2, 2020
A woman who blamed God for telling her to ram a vehicle in front of her last year has pled no contest to a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. District Judge Mike Hogan sentenced Sh...
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Messiah comes to McIntosh County
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April 9, 2026
The Messiah came to McIntosh County once again. Over the course of two nights almost 1,200 people witnessed His return, but how many missed it? Though there have been several productions over the year...
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Webbers Falls man killed in motorcycle crash
By AMIE CATO-REMER COURTESY 
April 9, 2026
A Webbers Falls man was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash late Saturday night in rural Muskogee County, according to Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP). The collision occurred at around 10:14 p.m...
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Easter weekend was eggs-tra special
By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER 
April 9, 2026
McIntosh County Easter weekend was filled with activity, even as spring storms forced a few last-minute changes across the area. At Lake Eufaula State Park and other locations, rising water and soggy ...
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Commissioner races highlight McIntosh County ballot
By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER 
April 9, 2026
Filing for the 2026 election cycle has closed, leaving McIntosh County voters with a mix of uncontested races and a handful of competitive contests. Several county officials filed for re-election with...
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10,000 drones depict 1 King Jesus over North America
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April 9, 2026
It was an extra-ordinary Holy Week in the U.S. with a spectacular light show that had never taken place before in Northern America. Thousands of drones lit up the sky over Manvel, TX as Aerial Illumin...
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