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August 27, 2025

Some amazing semis will be at the annual Lakeside Large Cars truck show Friday and Saturday, Aug. 29-30 at the Xtreme parking area. Friday there is a meet and greet convoy in preparation for the big, ...

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Bridges family honored at street-naming ceremony

By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR

August 27, 2025

The Bridges family has a long and distinguished history in Eufaula. Brendon Bridges is a Mc-Intosh County District Judge who has spent a lifetime of community service. His grandmother, the late Margue...

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Wine & Art Festival only a week away

August 27, 2025

Artist and former Indian Journal news editor Jack Fowler will be doing a mural during the fourth annual Vision Eufaula Wine & Art Festival, set for Saturday, Sept. 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 150 N. F...

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Murder suspect bound over for trial

By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR

August 27, 2025

Glen Edward Calvin, 54, of Wilburton, has been bound over for trial for the Dec. 18, 2024, shooting death of Brenda Wilson, 63, at a residence they shared in the remote Paradise Hill area north of Eag...

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Storm can’t shake Nichols: Local store stands tall after lightning strike

Community rallies in support

By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR

August 27, 2025

The most disastrous event to ever strike Nichols Market during its more than 50year history in Eufaula struck Tuesday evening, according to owner Jeremy Nichols. “We suffered a severe power loss which (OG&E) was unable to fix (immediately). It was devastating. It’s not anyone’s fault. I have never seen anything like it. Neither has my father, and he’s 80. It isn’t something you can prepare for. “I...

Federal single audit shows unprecedented mismanagement

August 28, 2025

“It is past time for Oklahoma to get its financial house in order.” Oklahoma State Auditor & Inspector (SAI) Cindy Byrd today released the Federal Single Audit of expenditures made during FY 2023. T...

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Dusk ‘til Dawn Blues Festival loses its leader, not it’s spirit

By LENORE BECHTEL CORRESPONDENT

August 27, 2025

What’s billed as the “world’s largest backyard party” will happen this coming weekend as blues lovers far and wide flock to the Down Home Blues Club and the Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame. Starting at 5 ...

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Lakeside Large Cars show Aug. 29, 30

August 27, 2025

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Bridges family honored at street-naming ceremony

By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR

August 27, 2025

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Wine & Art Festival only a week away

August 27, 2025

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Murder suspect bound over for trial

By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR

August 27, 2025

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City Council retreat takes a step forward

By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR

August 27, 2025

City Manager Jacob Foos described the City Council retreat held Friday, Aug. 22, at the Legacy in Eufaula as a success. “It was a productive meeting to discuss the Council’s vision for Eufaula, along ...

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Suspect shot

August 27, 2025

The McIntosh County Sheriff ’s Office and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation are investigating an officer-involved shooting Sunday afternoon in Eufaula. According to the OSBI, deputies respond...

sports

Unbreakable bonds

By 918-689-2191 ijsports@cookson.news

August 27, 2025

The one thing every student athlete develops is an unbreakable bond. It doesn’t matter if it’s a teammate or opponent. Throughout the years that bond becomes unbreakable. Similar to soldiers sharing a...

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2025 Eufaula High School Fast-Pitch Schedule

August 27, 2025

Aug. 28 @ Sallisaw 5:00 V/JV Aug. 29 vs. Idabel 5:00 V/JV Sept. 2 @ Poteau 5:00 V/JV Sept. 4-6 Eufaula Tournament TBA Sept. 8 @ Muldrow 5:00 V/JV Sept. 9 @ Idabel 5:00 V/JV Sept. 11 vs. Stigler 5:00 V...

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2025 Checotah Fast-Pitch Softball Schedule

August 27, 2025

Aug. 28 Checotah JH Tournament TBA Aug. 28 @ Muldrow 5:00 Aug. 30 @ Eufaula Festival TBA Sept. 1 Labor Day Sept. 2 vs. Locust Grove 4:00 Sept. 4-6 Eufaula Tournament TBA Sept. 8 vs. McAlester 5:00 Sep...

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Connors’ Perry Keith continues as winningest active collegiate baseball coach

August 27, 2025

The Society for American Baseball Research’s (SABR) Collegiate Baseball Committee releases its listing of 10 Active Coaches with the most career victories upon the conclusion of the 2025 season. Perry...

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SEC to implement nine-game conference football schedule in 2026

August 27, 2025

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) announced it will implement a nine-game football schedule beginning in 2026, reinforcing the SEC’s position as the nation’s leader in competitive excellence and fan e...

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Blog drop: Land Access Permit a great value for hunters

August 27, 2025

One of the best values for sportsmen in Oklahoma may just be the Land Access Permit, which hunters and anglers can use to access a number of high quality, privately-owned areas for outdoor pursuits. T...

lifestyle

Plumb Theatre News

By MATTIE MALOY PLUMB THEATRE

August 27, 2025

Spirit and song to fill the weekend at Plumb Theatre Get ready for a weekend of music that will lift your spirit and stir your soul! On Friday, August 29, gospel group Straight and Narrow will take th...

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Oklahoma Cattlewomen scholarships awarded

August 27, 2025

The Oklahoma Cattlewomen announced recently that Baylee Smith was the recipient of their OSW Scholarship of $2,500. Baylee was one of three young women honored as Oklahoma Cattlewomen scholarship winn...

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First day of classes, August 14

August 20, 2025

STAFF PHOTOS

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County Fair

August 20, 2025

PHOTOS COURTESY OF MONTY GRIDER

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Keep your word, turn your cheek, love your enemy!

July 30, 2025

In Matthew 5:33– 48, Jesus closes out chapter 5 of the Sermon on the Mount by presenting three final antitheses—correcting misinterpretations of the law and raising the standard for His followers. The...

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What is a disciple?

July 30, 2025

In Matthew 28 Jesus commands his followers to go and make disciples. Jesus makes an important point. A disciple is a disciple-maker. If you follow Jesus you have been commissioned to help make other d...

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More than 20 dead in traffic accidents before Labor Day weekend

By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR

August 27, 2025

A 74-year-old Ninnekah man was killed in an odd traffic accident that took place on Monday, Aug. 25 in Grady County on U.S. 81 south of county road 1440. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, a ve...

commentary

Find your pack

August 27, 2025

Life has a way of breaking us all. Often we feel like we have been thrown to the wolves and have to fight for our place in this world and possibly for our very existence. Every day, whether animal or ...

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Lawmakers study critical children’s issues

August 27, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY – Interim study season at the Oklahoma State Capitol is kicking off this week, and the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is not only monitoring several, but we are engaging wi...

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Are we simply choosing to ignore the diamond anniversary of a forgotten war?

August 27, 2025

How many are surprised to know that this summer marked the 75th anniversary of the start of a war that claimed the lives of more than 36,000 Americans? If this had been a major anniversary of the Amer...

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How can I answer the Call of God?

August 27, 2025

There is a great story about Samuel in 1 Samuel 3. Samuel is a young boy dedicated to serve God and one night he hears someone calling his voice. He realizes after several attempts that it is God that...