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Studio 45: A new creative space bringing artists, ideas and community together in downtown Eufaula
Opinion
Studio 45: A new creative space bringing artists, ideas and community together in downtown Eufaula
By MICHAEL BARNES 
April 23, 2026
On April 12, Studio 45 opened its doors in Eufaula, offering something more than a new venue. It is a place where creativity can gather, take form, and begin to take shape. Just off Main Street on Sel...
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Adopt a Shelter Pet, save an animal and your community
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Adopt a Shelter Pet, save an animal and your community
April 23, 2026
National Adopt a Shelter Pet is usually celebrated April 30 to bring awareness to the thousands of perfectly good pets waiting for their forever homes in shelters across America. This event aims to re...
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Under control or under construction
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Under control or under construction
April 16, 2026
Is your life under control or under construction? If it’s under control then it’s managed, restrained, regulated and disciplined. People who manage their emotions stay composed, calm, steady and have ...
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Why Local Publications Still Matter
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Why Local Publications Still Matter
By ALICE CANADA 
April 16, 2026
Welcome back to Marketing on Main Street. If this is your first time joining us, you can find past columns on the Cookson Hills Publishers blog at Cookson. News. In this series, we focus on practical ...
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Summer Start & Senior Send Off
April 16, 2026
Summer Start & Senior Send Off is set for Tuesday, May 5 from 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the Checotah Sports Complex. There will be food trucks and free water. 3rd-5th graders will have a kickball tourn...
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Kirstin Clark Pages at Capitol
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Kirstin Clark Pages at Capitol
By REP. TIM TURNER 
April 2, 2026
Kirstin Clark, a junior at Canadian High School, paged in my Capitol office this past week. Kirstin is the daughter of Amber Clark. She’s vice president of Student Council, a reporter for FFA, and she...
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Behold the Lamb
Opinion
Behold the Lamb
April 2, 2026
In a world full of wolves in sheep’s clothing can you still recognize the Lamb? “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29) John the Baptist spoke these words to identi...
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Artificial Intelligence brings new risks for our children
Opinion
Artificial Intelligence brings new risks for our children
By JOE DORMAN, OICA CEO 
April 2, 2026
There is no question that artificial intelligence (AI) is helping improve many areas of our lives. Researchers use it to analyze medical data, businesses rely on it to streamline logistics and operati...
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Honored to serve
Opinion
Honored to serve
By REP. NEIL HAYS 
March 26, 2026
This week brought a moment of recognition I am honored to share with the people of House District 13. I received the Defender of Biblical Business Award from the Christian Employers Alliance. Out of a...
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Opinion
Will Oklahoma independents get to vote? Just barely
By LYNN ADAMS COURTESY 
March 26, 2026
There was a time before politics became so toxic that as an election drew near, a conversation starter — civil, back then — was something along the lines of “So, who you voting for?” These days, at le...
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Craving & cultivating connection
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Craving & cultivating connection
March 26, 2026
From the beginning of creation God designed us all to crave and cultivate connection. From the connection between us and the Creator, to the connection between us and each other, to even the connectio...
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‘Hopping history’ with local historian Roger Thompson
Opinion
‘Hopping history’ with local historian Roger Thompson
By Roger Thompson 
March 19, 2026
“How the Bunny Hopped Into Easter” will be the topic explored at the 1 p.m. Friday, March 20 meeting of Friends of the Eufaula Memorial Library. Popular historian and superb researcher Roger Thompson ...
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Opinion
GOP News
March 19, 2026
So what have Mc-Intosh County GOP members been up to these days? Well, we are busy planning an all day forum event with Pittsburg County at the SE Expo Center in McAlester for all statewide races. The...
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Long nights and legislative progress
Opinion
Long nights and legislative progress
By REP. NEIL HAYS 
March 19, 2026
The past week at the Capitol has included some long nights as lawma k ers work to move legislation forward. This stage of session can bring lively debates as members advocate for their ideas and work ...
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Value what truly matters
Opinion
Value what truly matters
March 19, 2026
In the past three months I have lost three valuable people in my life which makes you stop and value what truly matters. First I lost my editor, Jerry, who was a key contributor to our local newspaper...
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The ‘prose’ and cons of paragraphs
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The ‘prose’ and cons of paragraphs
March 12, 2026
I miss the days of true creative writing – you know, when you could write a real paragraph and your readers could keep up with the story. You didn’t have to throw in a bunch of pictures or short and s...
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Opinion
Abner Haynes
By By Michael Barnes 
March 5, 2026
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While you’re waiting
Opinion
While you’re waiting
March 5, 2026
While you’re waiting for the perfect opportunity, what opportunities are passing you by? While you’re waiting for the perfect time, is life passing you by because they say time waits for no man? What ...
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Snow days then vs snow days now
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Snow days then vs snow days now
January 29, 2026
Wow what a difference a few years makes from snow days then versus snow days now! Actually it’s been well over 50 years since I was that little girl excited to hear that it was going to snow. Back the...
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When protest threatens democracy
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When protest threatens democracy
January 29, 2026
For me, one of the most important issues we face moving forward is our respect for law and democracy. Whether one agrees with it or not, ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) is a legal feder...
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More adoptions, less litters
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More adoptions, less litters
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
April 23, 2026
Two more city pound dogs found their forever homes through Paws N Claws rescue efforts this week. McIntosh County and abroad definitely need more adoptions and less litters of puppies and kittens. Of ...
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Checotah daycare case moves forward in district court
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Checotah daycare case moves forward in district court
April 23, 2026
SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER A Checotah couple accused of abusing children in an in-home daycare appeared April 16 in McIntosh County District Court for a preliminary hearing before Associate Distric...
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Election Board hears contest in county commissioners race
April 23, 2026
The McIntosh County Election Board heard testimony at 10 a.m.Thursday, April 16, in a contest of candidacy filed against District 1 County Commissioner candidate Jeffery Coleman (Mc-Intosh County sher...
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Suspect accused of striking patrol car, fleeing deputies before arrest
By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER 
April 23, 2026
A McIntosh County man was arrested April 16 on a complaint of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, according to a probable cause affidavit. Steven Wayne Smith, 54, of Checotah, was taken into ...
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Senior Send Off and upcoming events
April 23, 2026
It’s hard to believe another school year has already come and is almost gone as seniors prepare for their last days in class, on stages and on the field. Here are a few end of the year events to remem...
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