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April 24, 2020
For the Children: Election season starts with candidate filing

While the pandemic has the entire world adjusting to a “new normal” for the time being, some things continue to function without hesitation. One of those was the filing period for elective offices in Oklahoma which happened April 8-10.

Recently purchased fire truck called into service
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Recently purchased fire truck called into service
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
April 2, 2025
On March 3, Fire Chief Chad French pleaded with the Eufaula City Council to replace an ancient fire truck that routinely broke down. The Council agreed to buy a 2008 E-1 Tanker/Pumper for $111,000. It...
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‘Do not hire’ list discussed
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
April 2, 2025
Following the weekly meeting of the McIntosh County Commissioners meeting Monday morning a quarterly meeting of county officials was held. The main topic of discussion at the meeting was whether to cr...
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Trash cleanup date April 26
April 2, 2025
The City of Eufaula and Team Up to Clean Up are leading a community-wide trash cleanup on invite the community to participate in a trash cleanup event on Saturday, April 26. The event lasts from 8 a.m...
Dawn Edwards retires after 28 years of service
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Dawn Edwards retires after 28 years of service
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
April 2, 2025
After 28 years of serving the public, 62-year-old Dawn Edwards has retired. Her last day was Monday, March 31. Her plans for the future? Probably to serve the public. “I want to do something to help p...
Pie auction raises $3,900 for museum
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Pie auction raises $3,900 for museum
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
April 2, 2025
Auctioneer Dennis Vangel helped the Eufaula Area Museum, 118 Selmon Road, raise almost $4,000 at the museum’s pie auction and political speakers’ forum Tuesday, March 25. The event, attended by approx...
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Child vaping case suspect due in court
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April 2, 2025
A man accused of enabling child abuse in a vaping case is scheduled to appear in court for a pre-preliminary conference at 9 a.m. on April 15. A $60,000 bond was set for Donte Jordan Smith, 32, at an ...
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Robbery suspect from Checotah held in Shawnee
April 2, 2025
SHAWNEE – The man accused of robbing a store on Nowata Road west of Checotah on March 23 is in the Pottawattamie County Jail, where he has been since his arrest following a high-speed chase out of McI...
Wes Watkins dies at 86
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Wes Watkins dies at 86
By ANDREA HANCOCK NONDOC 
April 2, 2025
Wes Watkins, who represented Oklahoma’s 3rd Congressional District for a cumulative 20 years, died of cardiac arrest on Wednesday, March 26. He was 86. Watkins took congressional office in 1976 after ...
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Two major fishing tournaments set
April 2, 2025
Two major Bassmaster fishing tournaments are scheduled on Lake Eufaula in the days ahead. The Bassmaster College Series was scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, April 2 and 3 at the Nichols Point Boa...
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2 Quinton men plead guilty to drug trafficking
April 2, 2025
Billy Dawson, 49, and Devin Ramsey, 31, both Quinton residents, have pled guilty to charges of drug trafficking and conspiracy. Charges against a third suspect, 22-yearold Shakeya Keeton of Atoka, wer...
Good morning God, it’s me again
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Good morning God, it’s me again
April 2, 2025
Good morning God, it’s me again. Thank You for waking me up once again to see another day. I know so many recently who didn’t get that privilege and I pray for their families who now will have to lear...
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