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Another successful Slide Into Summer Bash & Senior Sunset
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Another successful Slide Into Summer Bash & Senior Sunset
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
May 23, 2024
Rain or shine Checotah students proved you can always have fun as they celebrated another successful Slide Into Summer Bash & Senior Sunset on May 17 at the Checotah Sports Complex. This was the third...
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Methodist Church offers summer meals to students
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Methodist Church offers summer meals to students
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
May 23, 2024
The Checotah First United Methodist Church is excited to share the great news with the communities of Checotah, Oktaha, Midway (Council Hill) and Porum that they are partnering with USDA this summer f...
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Memorial Day Ceremony
May 23, 2024
There will be a Memorial Day Ceremony presented by the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 3, McIntosh County under the direction of Commander Andy Killingsworth. The ceremony will be on Monday, May 27...
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City puts the gas on street racing but the brakes on a community garden
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
May 23, 2024
It has been an interesting dynamic at the recent city council and planning and zoning meetings. Again, on this month’s city council agenda were two hot topics - a community garden and street racing. H...
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Duvall Steer Wrestling Jackpot welcomes next generation
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Duvall Steer Wrestling Jackpot welcomes next generation
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
May 16, 2024
Don’t miss the 45th Annual Duvall Steer Wrestling Jackpot this weekend where you are guaranteed to see some intense bulldogging and hazing from our local cowboys to afar competitors dig their boots in...
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McIntosh County District Court Report
May 16, 2024
Felony Cases Amy Jean Adams: bringing contraband into jail/penal institution; public intoxication Kenneth Allen Benard: falsely personate another to create liability Dalton Cole McClendon: child endan...
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CFAE awards 17 grants to educators
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CFAE awards 17 grants to educators
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
May 16, 2024
The Checotah Foundation for Academic Excellence recently awarded 17 grants to educators of Checotah Public School. The CFAE grants totaled $6,400. “Grant Patrol Day is always an exciting day for CFAE ...
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Alma Harper: Ms. Heritage, 2024
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Alma Harper: Ms. Heritage, 2024
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
May 16, 2024
Retired schoolteacher Alma L. Harper has been named Ms. Heritage Day, 2024. Perhaps there was no better choice for the title, as her life and her ancestry is brimming with history – in addition to her...
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Eufaula community to celebrate Heritage Day
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
May 16, 2024
Weatherman assures us the weather will be pleasant Eufaula will celebrate the 152nd year of its founding with a full day of activities Saturday. One of the many highlights of this year’s Heritage Day ...
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Voter registration deadline approaching
May 16, 2024
May 24 is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the June 18 Primary Election. Persons who are United States Citizens, residents of Oklahoma, and at least 17 ½...
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At a glance
By Eufaula Heritage Day Agenda 
May 16, 2024
7 a.m. – 9 a.m.: Community Breakfast meet & greet at Sulphur Springs Baptist Church on Booker T. Washington. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.: Eufaula Memorial Library & Oklahoma History Museum Kids Corner activities ...
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Lake Eufaula reels in another major fishing tournament
By MAJOR LEAGUE FISHING 
May 16, 2024
After an exciting week on Lake Eufaula May 2, 3 and 4, the Bass Pro Tour, more excitement is in store for anglers this weekend, May 16-18, when The Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats comes to to...
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Staff oversight lax as Lawton prisoner murdered, left undetected in trash can
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Staff oversight lax as Lawton prisoner murdered, left undetected in trash can
By KEATON ROSS OKLAHOMA WATCH 
May 16, 2024
Three Lawton Correctional Facility staff members on duty when a prisoner was brutally murdered and left undetected in a trash can for hours violated several state policies and procedures, an internal ...
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Northeast residents organize against wind turbines
By Kelly Bostian Oklahoma Ecology Project 
May 16, 2024
Delaware, Craig County residents say ‘no,’ envision new zoning rules KANSAS—Nearly 50 Delaware County residents dodged heavy rain Wednesday night , May 8, to gather in a Northeast Tech Campus conferen...
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Veterans Affairs announces Grant for Veterans Affected by Recent Storms
May 16, 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY — In response to the recent severe weather events that have impacted communities across Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs (ODVA) is pleased to announce the availabili...
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Governor signs Alanda’s Law
May 16, 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Erick Harris, R-Edmond, last week celebrated the signing of Alanda’s Law, House Bill 2478, which expedites the legal process for victims of domestic abuse seeking temporary relief...
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Lori Fullbright returns to FLEAS in May
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Lori Fullbright returns to FLEAS in May
May 16, 2024
The April meeting was full of fun. The décor was spring, and the underlying theme was the support of our local businesses. The hostesses were Kay Owens, Barbara Johnsen, Brenda Bahr and Iris Harp. The...
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GOP news
May 16, 2024
McIntosh County GOP will be meeting on May 16 at the VFW in Eufaula at 6:30 p.m. We apologize for any inconvenience but Neil Hays’ opponent could not make that evening for the debate so instead we wil...
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The Eufaula Indian Community Senior
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The Eufaula Indian Community Senior
May 16, 2024
The Eufaula Indian Community Senior Group hosted Stigler in a volleyball get together on April 30. Although there were only a few Stigler players who were able to participate, we had a great time of c...
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Poor litter of pups
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Poor litter of pups
May 16, 2024
This poor litter of pups was abandoned at Atwood’s but they are currently with a Checotah police officer who is trying to rehome them. Abandonment is a misdemeanor crime in OK and charges can be broug...
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Shop with a Cop brightens Christmas
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Shop with a Cop brightens Christmas
December 18, 2025
Dozens of McIntosh County kids were escorted on a Christmas shopping spree by law enforcement officers last week. In total, over 80 kids received a total of $30,000 worth of presents. Each purchased g...
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Fa La La La La and fraud go hand in hand this season
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Fa La La La La and fraud go hand in hand this season
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
December 18, 2025
It may be time to “Deck the Halls” but it’s also time to beware of fraudulent deals because Fa La La La La and fraud go hand in hand this season. It may be the most wonderful time of the year as many ...
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Lake Eufaula family loses dream home in fire, grateful for heroic ODOC agent
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Lake Eufaula family loses dream home in fire, grateful for heroic ODOC agent
December 18, 2025
Craig and Chelsea Lewis experienced their worst nightmare when their dream home on Lake Eufaula was reduced to charred rubble just weeks before Christmas. “Overnight, it ended up being a total loss,” ...
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Roger Thompson to keynote Friends’ event
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Roger Thompson to keynote Friends’ event
December 18, 2025
“How Chri s tmas Started and Surged” will be the topic explored at the 1 p.m. Friday, December 19 meeting of Friends of Eufaula Memorial Library. How can Odin, the Norse God of wisdom, poetry, agricul...
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Peoples National Bank
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Peoples National Bank
December 18, 2025
Peoples National Bank will close Christmas Eve : Main Bank: Noon Drive In: 1:00 Walmart: 3:00 Open for business as usual Friday & Saturday.
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