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And they’re off
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And they’re off
By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER 
July 11, 2024
Inaugural Freedom Fest 5k run in the books As the community geared up to celebrate its independence on July 4th, the City of Checotah hosted Freedom Fest 5K Run. 71 runners from age 3 to 77 laced up t...
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Senior Center menu
July 11, 2024
July 15 – July 19 Monday, July 15: Soft tacos; beans; corn; pineapple chunks Tuesday, July 16: BBQ chicken; green beans; carrots; roll; ambrosia Wednesday, July 17: Chili w/beans; peas & carrots; cinn...
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Paws N Claws starts second food drive
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Paws N Claws starts second food drive
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
July 11, 2024
Paws N Claws volunteers are still working hard in their communities to help fight animal abuse and abandonment and are kicking off their second pet food drive. In the past six months, Paws N Claws, al...
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Jerry Lee Lewis tribute July 27
July 11, 2024
Legacy on Main Street presents a dinner/ theater production of On Fire: A Jerry Lee Lewis Tribute Saturday, July 27. The dinner and show are $75. Show alone is $35. Doors open at 6 p.m., dinner is at ...
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Third Thornton son attends Boys State
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Third Thornton son attends Boys State
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
July 11, 2024
Evan Thornton, an upcoming 17-year-old high school senior, is the third son of Sheila and Brian Thornton to attend Boys State in their family. Evan also enjoys band, choir, and E-sports. Over the past...
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GOP news
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GOP news
By LYNELLE MEDLEY, CHAIRMAN MCINTOSH COUNTY GOP 
July 11, 2024
Last week the OKGOP State Committee body met for two separate State Committee Meetings, one of which was presented a resolution to remove our Chairman. We tabled it to be brought forth at a future tim...
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Checotah Stories from the past
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Checotah Stories from the past
July 11, 2024
114 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, July 21, 1910 TALKED SEWER The mayor and every member of the council was present at the meeting last Thursday night. The session was more in the nature...
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Weather extremes dominate June weather headlines
By Gary McManus State Climatologist 
July 11, 2024
The tornado frenzy that plagued Oklahoma in April and May completely subsided in June. After 102 tornadoes during the previous two months, including a record 55 in April, there were no tornado reports...
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Shauna Belyeu elected OPA president, 2024-25
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Shauna Belyeu elected OPA president, 2024-25
July 11, 2024
Shauna Belyeu, publisher of the Eufaula Indian Journal and McIntosh County Democrat, took office as president of the Oklahoma Press Association on July 1. She was elected by OPA members dur-ing the an...
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Hayden Burdick wins Leah Collins Memorial Scholarship
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Hayden Burdick wins Leah Collins Memorial Scholarship
July 11, 2024
Midway High School Senior, Hayden Burdick of Hitchita, is the recipient of the 2024 Leah Collins Memorial Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship is named in honor of Leah (Neumeyer) Collins, a 1996 alumn...
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Rodeo greats tipped their hats at the Legends of Rodeo Premiere
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Rodeo greats tipped their hats at the Legends of Rodeo Premiere
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
July 4, 2024
Friends, family and fans came out to promote the premier of the Legends of Rodeo Past and Present, on Thursday, June 27 at the Heartland Heritage Museum & Gallery, located at 116 N. Broadway in Checot...
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Victim of elderly abuse allegation asks to drop charges
July 4, 2024
On May 29, Bryon James Pollard, 53, and Charlene Hadie Wurster, 50, of Checotah, were charged with physically abusing Bryons 87-yearold father, James Pollard. According to police investigators, the el...
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Fatal accident near Hanna
July 4, 2024
A single vehicle accident near Hanna claimed the life of an Okmulgee man Saturday. The name of the victim is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patro...
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Severe storms cause power outages and damage
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Severe storms cause power outages and damage
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
July 4, 2024
Thousands were without power and suffered damages due to a severe thunderstorm that crossed Central Oklahoma late in the evening last Tuesday Locals in the Pierce area had some severe damage after win...
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Lake Eufaula Out of the Darkness Walk ‘*24 is coming
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Lake Eufaula Out of the Darkness Walk ‘*24 is coming
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
July 4, 2024
On September 21 at the Eufaula Cove Pavilion, locals will join together for the first Lake Eufaula Out of Darkness walk. Onsite registration starts at 3 p.m, the walk starts at 4 p.m. “We held a bingo...
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Legends of Rodeo Past and Present
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Legends of Rodeo Past and Present
July 4, 2024
PHOTOS | LADONNA RHODES | STAFF
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Fraud Prevention Conferences set
July 4, 2024
EODD Area Agency on Aging will host a fraud prevention conferences for seniors 60 and older on July 12, 19 and 26. The conferences will be held at the EODD office at 1012 N. 38th St., Muskogee. Regist...
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Checotah Stories from the past
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Checotah Stories from the past
July 4, 2024
114 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, July 14, 1910 BILL MURRAY HERE Candidate for Governor Addresses Large Crowd Bill Murray, better known as “Alfalfa Bill” democratic candidate for govern...
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Memorial Service to be held at Honey Springs Battlefield
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Memorial Service to be held at Honey Springs Battlefield
July 4, 2024
Honey Springs Battlefield will hold its annual memorial service honoring the 161st anniversary of the Battle of Honey Springs near Checotah on Saturday, July 13, at 10:30 a.m. The memorial service wil...
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Checotah resident named to Dean’s List
July 4, 2024
FAYETTEVILLE Laci Stephens of Checotah was named to the Spring 2024 Dean’s List in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas. Stephens joins more than 2,700 additional F...
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Memories of Veteran Burton Kidd
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Memories of Veteran Burton Kidd
November 6, 2025
ELLEN VINSON AND STAFF WRITER LADONNA RHODES In May of this year, Iris Park flew to Italy to visit her son and while she was there she visited the gravesite of her cousin, Burton Kidd, who died during...
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Trunk or Treat had families lining the street
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Trunk or Treat had families lining the street
November 6, 2025
Checotah’s Downtown Trunk or Treat definitely lined the streets of Broadway and Gentry for over three hours. The Checotah Chamber of Commerce event didn’t officially start until 5:30 p.m. but by 4:30 ...
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SNAP benefits cut in half
November 6, 2025
Congress remains closed amid the dispute between Democrats and Republicans in Washington D.C. over health care benefits. Due to the closure, SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Program, came close to clo...
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Local Holiday Events
November 6, 2025
Checotah Methodist Mission Christmas Sale Nov. 4 - Nov. 7 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. 419 W. Gentry Ave. Checotah Bealls Anniversary Giveaways A full weekend of giveaways Nov. 7-9 1st 50 Guests will receive $5-$5...
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Honoring Veterans Nov. 11
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Honoring Veterans Nov. 11
November 6, 2025
Veterans Day is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11 for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. It has been observed for 71 years and McIntosh...
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