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Fundraisers, Fellowships, Festivals & More
September 26, 2024
Sip & Paint Friday, Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. 701 S. Main St. Eufaula Public Market Elaina Donahue’s Rett Walk & 5K Run with Car Show Saturday, Sept. 28 Race starts at 9 a.m. Follow 1-40 Race Services for...
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Beyond the Playground: Understanding How Bullying Drives Youth to Tragedy
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Beyond the Playground: Understanding How Bullying Drives Youth to Tragedy
September 26, 2024
Editor’s Note: September is National Suicide Prevention and Recovery Month and therefore we will be covering a critical and often overlooked issue: the alarming rate of suicides in rural Oklahoma. In ...
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A precarious waiting game: Prior authorization and patient care
By DR. EDGAR ?BUD? BOYD PRESIDENT OF THE OKLAHOMA STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 
September 26, 2024
“Prior authorization.” Largely unknown until a few years ago, it’s quickly become one of those insurance terms that’s sure to give any medical provider or patient an instant headache. Insurance compan...
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Checotah man wins a car at the Oklahoma State Fair
September 26, 2024
What might be one of the smelliest contests to date has left one man stinkin mad for losing and another man stinkin’ excited for winning a new Nissan Sentra in the 2024 Oklahoma State Fair’s Stinkin’ ...
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Checotah Stories from the past
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Checotah Stories from the past
September 26, 2024
114 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, October 6, 1910 Killed by the Cars John Morrison, of Standish, Mo., father of Mrs. C.E. Ogle and Mrs. J.L. Howel, residing near this city, was run down...
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Trio pays tribute to the Bee Gees
September 26, 2024
Legacy on Main Street presents Back to the Bee Gees, a dinner/ show concert set for Sept. 28 at 224 N. Main St., Eufaula. Price of the show and dinner combined is $75. The show alone is $35. Dinner wi...
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Checotah sales tax collection up 3 percent over last year
September 26, 2024
The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from July business. The monies they reported this period represent sales fr...
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LEA golf tourney Oct. 4
September 26, 2024
The Lake Eufaula Association will host a Two-Man Scramble Golf Tournament, sponsored by Sam Wampler’s Freedom Ford, on Friday, Oct.4 at the Arrowhead Golf Course. The hole in one prize is a new Ford v...
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McIntosh County Cattlemen’s Association announces winners of contest
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McIntosh County Cattlemen’s Association announces winners of contest
September 26, 2024
Recently two Checotah High School students won the McIntosh County Cattlemen’s Association performance beef contest. Jade McPeak, a sophomore at CHS, won Grand Champion with her steer that she raised ...
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Plumb Theatre News
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Plumb Theatre News
By MATTIE AND PAUL MALOY PLUMB THEATRE 
September 26, 2024
Kick the doors open. In less than a month, the catalyst of Gospel Music, Jason Crabb, will be back on our stage in concert. Last year was exceedingly out of sight. Where else can you go and have the N...
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FLEAS August Meeting
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FLEAS August Meeting
September 26, 2024
The theme of the August meeting was sunflowers and cupcakes. The hostesses did a great job of decorating the room with a sea of sunflowers. After the business meeting, Margaret Kramer taught us how to...
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The Class of Checotah/Color Guard bring home all 1st in class
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The Class of Checotah/Color Guard bring home all 1st in class
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
September 26, 2024
The Class of Checotah has been practicing literally day and night as they prepare for marching season and marching contests all over the region. On Mandatory Monday night practices, the band can be he...
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U.S. Attorney’s office working to reduce domestic violence
September 26, 2024
MUSKOGEE – U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has approved an initial set of 78 communities across 47 states, territories, and the District of Columbia, for designation under Section 1103 of the...
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UCO and Coventry University to establish center in security and counterterrorism
September 26, 2024
The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) and Coventry University, located in the United Kingdom, have entered a collaboration to foster an exchange of research and expertise in the deterrence, managem...
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3 indicted in alleged ‘straw ownership’ illegal marijuana operation
September 26, 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Multi-County Grand Jury has indicted two Tulsa County residents and another individual in an alleged conspiracy to defraud the state involving illegal marijuana operations...
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Rural grant funding provides free virtual webinar to rural communities
September 26, 2024
OKMRC Stress Response Team (SRT, Inc) is pleased to announce it has received a $13,000 Community Grant from the Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation. The grant will be used to develop an...
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Spending bill fails, Oklahoma delegates divided on next steps
By KEVIN EAGLESON GAYLORD NEWS 
September 26, 2024
WASHINGTON – Representatives of Oklahoma’s five member delegation are split over how a new spending bill should be shaped following the defeat of the plan pushed by House Speaker Mike Johnson. As the ...
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Lake Eufaula Out of the Darkness Walk
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Lake Eufaula Out of the Darkness Walk
September 26, 2024
PHOTOS | LADONNA RHODES | STAFF
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Scenes from 2024 Eufaula Homecoming
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Scenes from 2024 Eufaula Homecoming
September 26, 2024
PHOTOS | RODNEY HALTOM | SPORTS EDITOR
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Lake Eufaula Out of the Darkness Walk
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Lake Eufaula Out of the Darkness Walk
September 19, 2024
The first Out of the Darkness Suicide Awareness Walk will be held Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Eufaula Cove Pavilion. Onsite registration starts at 3 p.m. The walk begins at 4 p.m. Everyone is invited to...
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Survivors still crushing cancer
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Survivors still crushing cancer
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
October 30, 2025
Rochelle Holmes, Cheryl Sasser, Dena Kay Miller, Sandra Davidson, Lisa Rodebush, Iris Park, Sherry Pitts, Terri Fields, Melina Goatcher, Debbie Wycoff, Penny Marshall, Imogene Duvall and several other...
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Domestic Violence Event Oct. 23
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Domestic Violence Event Oct. 23
October 30, 2025
Each year organizer LaDonna Rhodes and her daughter Felicia Brittle share their stories of surviving domestic abuse. See story on page A2. The McIntosh County Democrat invites the community to come ou...
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Fall & Halloween Happenings
By Checotah Perk?s 4th Annual Zombie Ball A night to Dismember Sat., Oct. 25 from 6-9 p.m. 317 W. Gentry Ave. 
October 30, 2025
Zombie Crawl to The Gentry Cinema Special showing of Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride Crawl at 7:30 p.m. , Movie at 8 p.m. Hallowbaloo Fall Festival Sat., Oct. 25 at 4 p.m. Water Street, Carlton Landing Nine...
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Military Order of the Purple Heart to honor veterans
October 30, 2025
A Special Wreath Laying Ceremony for family members of veterans who gave their lives in Vietnam was recently announced by Don Nichols of the Military Order of the Purple Heart. The Military Order of t...
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Worship in the City
October 30, 2025
A Community Worship Service Sunday, Oct. 26 starting at 5 p.m. Checotah Veterans Park Don’t miss this time of coming together in unity and love.
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