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2018: The year in review
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2018: The year in review
January 4, 2019
The year 2018 had a lot of highs and lows, lots of positive things happening along with some negatives. Here’s a look at some of the stories the McIntosh County Democrat covered in 2018. January 4 is...
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Checotah Warrants
December 27, 2018
Ake, Roger M. Allen, Edmond Monte Allen, Justin Lee Almeida, Louis Ernest III Anderson, Teddy Bruce Arnold, Charles Wayne Bahe, Mandy Gail Baker, Jerry Beal Banks, Jr., Thomas Leo Baumann, Staci Raye ...
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Court Report
December 27, 2018
Misdemeanor Cases T erie Louise Bevenuepossession of C.D.S. J eremy Michael Copeland-possession of C.D.S. M ekalib Kristoffer Fairchilds-obstructing officer J erffery Leon Fisher-possession of C.D.S. ...
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Frix named Transportation Chair
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Frix named Transportation Chair
December 27, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Avery Frix was named chair of the House Transportation Committee by House Speaker Charles McCall on Tuesday. Committee chairmanships and vice chairmanships were announced fo...
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First Responders get Narcan training
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First Responders get Narcan training
December 27, 2018
Prescription drug overdoses kill more Oklahomans than motor vehicle crashes. According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, prescription painkillers (opioids) are the most common class of drugs...
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Low-income weatherization assistance Program public hearing is scheduled
December 27, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Department of Commerce/Community Development will hold a public hearing at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 16, to receive comments on the U.S. Department of Energy, Fiscal Year ...
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Hard-nosed cops reveal soft hearts
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Hard-nosed cops reveal soft hearts
December 27, 2018
Dozens of children across McIntosh County had a merrier Christmas this week because of a shopping spree last week led by area law enforcement officers. This is the fifth year local lawmen have partic...
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Feeding All Souls celebrates tenth year
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Feeding All Souls celebrates tenth year
December 27, 2018
A hot meal on Christmas Day to any soul that needs to be fed is the mission. That’s what “Feeding All Souls” is all about and that’s exactly what they’re doing year after year. Ten years ago Willie an...
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Christmas competitions complete
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Christmas competitions complete
December 27, 2018
The last of the Christmas competitions are finally complete and the judges have tallied their votes to pick the final winners. The Chamber of Commerce said it had a great time and is very appreciativ...
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Sales tax income reported for county, cities
December 27, 2018
The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from October business. Companies that remit more than $2,500 monthly in sal...
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Connors State College graduates 42 new nurses
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Connors State College graduates 42 new nurses
December 20, 2018
WARNER – Connors State College celebrated the graduation of 42 new nurses in a pinning ceremony held Dec. 7, 2018 on the Warner campus in the Fine Arts Auditorium. The pinning ceremony signifies the n...
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Court battle over condemnation of Budget Inn Motel underway
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Court battle over condemnation of Budget Inn Motel underway
December 20, 2018
The City of Checotah has agreed to temporarily delay actions to condemn the Budget Inn Motel south of Interstate 40 on old Highway 69. Ahmad Zulfiqar, owner of the business, sued the city and filed a...
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New exhibits on display at Honey Springs Battlefield and Visitor Center
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New exhibits on display at Honey Springs Battlefield and Visitor Center
December 20, 2018
CHECOTAH — Honey Springs Battlefield and Visitor Center announces that new temporary exhibits have been constructed inside the Honey Springs Visitor Center. Through artifacts, graphics and narrative,...
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Small acts have big lessons
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Small acts have big lessons
December 20, 2018
It was a day that Kellie Blankenship’s class had planned and anticipated for months. The day they would get to eat “Breakfast with a Cop” was finally here. Eleven police officers joined Blankenship’s...
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Eufaulan pleads guilty to assault
December 20, 2018
Ethan J.C. Mulliniks, 20, of Eufaula has pled guilty to a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and was sentenced 10 years in prison. Associate District Judge James Pratt deferred the ...
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Santa?s Soldiers distribute toys
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Santa?s Soldiers distribute toys
December 20, 2018
More than 500 children will have a great Christmas this year, thanks to the hard work of a troupe of Santa’s Soldiers (formerly known as McIntosh County Toys for Tots). Parents began gathering at the...
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Canadian GEAR UP 7th graders tour ORU
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Canadian GEAR UP 7th graders tour ORU
December 20, 2018
WILBURTON – Twenty-four seventh grade GEAR UP students from Canadian recently traveled to Tulsa to tour Oral Roberts University (ORU). Students began the morning by participating in a guided tour at O...
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The sound of music in the air
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The sound of music in the air
December 20, 2018
The sound of music was in the air with the Checotah School Band Christmas concert on Dec. 6 at the Checotah Middle School auditorium. The school bands from fifth grade to high school played a wonderfu...
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Sooners, Cowboys work to support foster kids this holiday season
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Sooners, Cowboys work to support foster kids this holiday season
December 20, 2018
For the Children: If you ever want to know what it feels like to hang out with an A-list celebrity, go to a Norman Walmart with former coach and OU legend Barry Switzer. This is what I learned recent...
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Checotah man gets 5 years for burglary and robbery charges
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Checotah man gets 5 years for burglary and robbery charges
December 20, 2018
A 21-year-old Checotah man, who had received suspended sentences on several prior burglary charges in 2017, pled guilty last week to a charge of robbery by force or fear. Titus Aaron Ford was charged ...
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Christmas classics shine in counties lighted parades
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Christmas classics shine in counties lighted parades
By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER 
December 11, 2025
Streets were packed down Broadway in Checotah and Main Street in Eufaula as lights sparkled with holiday magic and the county kicked off the holiday season with two annual Lighted Christmas Parades. B...
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Shop with a Cop Dec. 105 11,12
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Shop with a Cop Dec. 105 11,12
December 11, 2025
The 12th Annual McIntosh County Law Enforcement Shop with a COP event will take place this week on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Law enforcement officers, in partnership with school districts, will ...
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Driver killed after hitting deer
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Driver killed after hitting deer
December 11, 2025
An unidentified motorist was killed after striking a deer and then a second vehicle on SH 16 in Muskogee County Friday. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, after the car struck the deer the vehi...
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School election filing period ends
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School election filing period ends
December 11, 2025
Just as the filing ended for school elections, Eufaula bent Kenny Bumgarner an nounced his resignation. Bumgarner, 55, represent ed seat 2. The board will ap point someone to fill his un expired term....
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Eufaula launches search for City Planner to guide growth
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Eufaula launches search for City Planner to guide growth
By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER 
December 11, 2025
The City of Eufaula is taking a major step toward shaping its long-term future by launching the recruitment for its first-ever City Planner, a move that city leaders believe is vital to supporting res...
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