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Eufaula hires full-time fire chief
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Eufaula hires full-time fire chief
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
July 16, 2025
Eufaula didn’t have to look far for its first full-time fire chief. Checotah Fire Chief Greg Carmack has been offered the job, replacing volunteer Fire Chief Chad French. The decision to hire someone ...
Checotah says goodbye to cowboy legend Bill Duvall
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Checotah says goodbye to cowboy legend Bill Duvall
By LaDonna Rhodes Staff Writer 
July 16, 2025
When Bill Duvall was called to meet His Maker in the Great Round Up in the sky this past Sunday, Checotah lost one of its best storytellers and legendary cowboys ever. Thankfully his legacy will live ...
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Hats off to those credited with keeping the roundup club and rodeo alive
By Current Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors 
July 16, 2025
Serena Kleveter, director Jay Hunn, president Zach McQuay Roxanne Loyd Kathy Turner Jeanette Smith Torie Anderson Peter Lee 1940-50 Doc Thurman Doc Gawf Dub Hammett 1960-70 Glen Pittman Fred Wendel Ho...
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Commissioners pass moratorium
July 16, 2025
TransAlta of Canada announced six months ago that it no longer planned to develop a wind turbine farm in McIntosh County. However, county commissioners wanted to make sure TransAlta or any other wind ...
Whole Hawg Days on the horizon
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Whole Hawg Days on the horizon
July 16, 2025
Get ready for another fun-filled weekend as the 41st Annual Whole Hawg Arts & Crafts Festival prepares to get underway, Friday and Saturday, July 25-26. The festival will consist of Arts & Crafts, a rodeo, parade, BBQ cook-off, classic car show, poker run, live music and more activities for all ages. The heart of the festivities is the BBQ Cookoff on Saturday, featuring some of the top chefs in to...
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Eufaula Chamber of Commerce Rodeo debuts
July 16, 2025
The rodeo is woven into the fabric of Eufaula history. Long before the annual rodeo was held at the fairgrounds, there were rodeos in an area of the city now a part of the cove where there are softbal...
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Check with the City before starting work
July 16, 2025
As more residents and property owners take on home improvement projects, the City of Eufaula is reminding the public of a key first step: check with the City before you begin. Whether you   are buildi...
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Eufaula hires full-time fire chief
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Eufaula hires full-time fire chief
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
July 16, 2025
Eufaula didn’t have to look far for its first full-time fire chief. Checotah Fire Chief Greg Carmack has been offered the job, replacing volunteer Fire Chief Chad French. The decision to hire someone ...
Checotah says goodbye to cowboy legend Bill Duvall
A: Main, news
Checotah says goodbye to cowboy legend Bill Duvall
By LaDonna Rhodes Staff Writer 
July 16, 2025
When Bill Duvall was called to meet His Maker in the Great Round Up in the sky this past Sunday, Checotah lost one of its best storytellers and legendary cowboys ever. Thankfully his legacy will live ...
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Hats off to those credited with keeping the roundup club and rodeo alive
By Current Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors 
July 16, 2025
Serena Kleveter, director Jay Hunn, president Zach McQuay Roxanne Loyd Kathy Turner Jeanette Smith Torie Anderson Peter Lee 1940-50 Doc Thurman Doc Gawf Dub Hammett 1960-70 Glen Pittman Fred Wendel Ho...
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Commissioners pass moratorium
July 16, 2025
TransAlta of Canada announced six months ago that it no longer planned to develop a wind turbine farm in McIntosh County. However, county commissioners wanted to make sure TransAlta or any other wind ...
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Auditions for The Dancing Princesses open to all
July 16, 2025
If you’ve ever thought acting on stage might be fun, here’s your chance to find out. The Eufaula Performing and Arts Club is opening auditions for their next play to any would-be actor ages 10 and up....
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McIntosh County GOP News
By LYNELLE MEDLEY CHAIRMAN 
July 16, 2025
Our potluck at the last meeting was so much fun and we had a fabulous turnout -- thank you to all of McIntosh County for supporting the Republican Party. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. It w...
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Eufaula head coach Larry Newton proud of Summer Pride effort
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Eufaula head coach Larry Newton proud of Summer Pride effort
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
July 16, 2025
Eufaula head football coach Larry Newton has seen his share of Summer Pride workouts with over 30 years in coaching. However, he had something very special to boast about… perfect attendance. “I’m sup...
Hall of Fame Steer Wrestler Bill Duvall passes away at 83
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Hall of Fame Steer Wrestler Bill Duvall passes away at 83
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
July 16, 2025
The Duvall Dynasty lost one of its founding members as Bill Duvall passed away at the age of 83. Bill and Roy Duvall, along with Ote Berry and Spud and Sam Duvall, made Checotah, Oklahoma the Steer Wr...
‘The Oval is Open’
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‘The Oval is Open’
July 16, 2025
The University of Oklahoma is excited to announce a new game day tradition this fall: free, public tailgating on the historic North Oval, also known as the Parrington Oval. For the first time in unive...
Akins works as writer/content creator covering OKC Thunder
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Akins works as writer/content creator covering OKC Thunder
By JOHN BLOCK 
July 9, 2025
Bryson Akins, a 2021 Keota graduate, started working for LastWordOnSports in January as a writer covering the Oklahoma City Thunder. As of June 30, he has written 35 articles for the company with his ...
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Checotah Little League closes out fantastic year
July 9, 2025
The 2025 Checotah Little League has been another great year for this local OK Kids association league. This year the league boasted 24 teams: 4/4 under Wee Ball teams, 7/6 under T-ball teams, 8/8 unde...
Oklahoma A.D. Joe Castiglione to retire this school year
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Oklahoma A.D. Joe Castiglione to retire this school year
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
July 9, 2025
Joe Castiglione, the Director of Athletics at the University of Oklahoma, is reportedly set to retire in the coming months. Castiglione is currently the longesttenured athletic director of major colle...
Lifestyle
Arts 2025 lights up young minds and hearts
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Arts 2025 lights up young minds and hearts
July 2, 2025
The Eufaula Summer Arts program wrapped up in a burst of creativity and celebration on June 12 with a dynamic student performance and art show at the Eufaula Elementary gym. Over two transformative we...
The Wild Rose Winery, 207
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The Wild Rose Winery, 207
June 25, 2025
The Wild Rose Winery, 207 ½ N. Main St., is more than just a destination – it’s a celebration of faith, friendship and flavor. Stop and smell the rose’. Psalm 104:15. Hours: Thursday, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m....
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God’s delays are not necessarily denials!
May 14, 2025
God’s delays are not His denials. Even when you’re hurting, God is still working. He’s still working in this world right now through Jesus for our salvation, and He offers eternal hope to you today. T...
Problem-solving agency will be Friends’ speaker’s topic
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Problem-solving agency will be Friends’ speaker’s topic
May 14, 2025
Oklahoma Home and Community Education, Inc. identifies issues facing local communities and searches for information to help solve their problems. Michelle Marston, OHCE educator, will explain the step...
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Can one person really make a difference?
May 14, 2025
Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.” So, when the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and h...
LECC men sing a Mother’s Day surprise.
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LECC men sing a Mother’s Day surprise.
May 14, 2025
LECC men sing a Mother’s Day surprise. Most had never sung on stage before, but inexperience didn’t keep them from booming out their baritone, tenor, and bass voices in the Lake Eufaula Christian Chur...
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Man facing obscenity charges
July 16, 2025
Ryan Troy Dick, 52-year-old Sallisaw resident, is being held in the McIntosh County Jail pending his preliminary hearing on charges related to indecent photographs and videos sent to a former girlfrie...
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Juvenile dies following accident near Longtown
July 16, 2025
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports that a juvenile, whose name and age are being withheld, was fatally injured in a single-vehicle accident that took place at about 10:30 p.m. on July 4. The deceased...
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Eufaula Roundup Club Shares Memories From 1940s
By NANCY S. KIRKPATRICK 
July 16, 2025
(The late Nancy S. Kirkpatrick, a life-long rodeo devotee, wrote the following article that appeared in the Eufaula Indian Journal on July 17, 1997, and in the Roundup Club’s rodeo program that year.)...
FLEAS June Meeting
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FLEAS June Meeting
July 16, 2025
The theme of the meeting was Red, White and Blue in anticipation of the 4th of July. Our hostesses, Carol Evans and Joy Hamilton, did a bang-up job of decorating with stars, flags, candy and flowers. ...
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Annual Memorial Service planned at Honey Springs Battlefield
July 16, 2025
CHECOTAH – Honey Springs Battlefield will hold its annual memorial service on Saturday, July 19, at 10:30 a.m. to honor the 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Honey Springs near Checotah. The service ...
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