Lake Eufaula Fishing Report - Eufaula Indian Journal

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July 30, 2025

Lake Eufaula Fishing Report

Elevation is .14 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 83°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass, striped bass hybrids, and white bass fair on flukes, hair jigs, jigs, and sassy shad below the dam, discharge, and tailwater. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, live bait, live shad, and shad around channels, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, docks, and rocks.

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MS warrior is down for the moment, but not out

By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR

August 6, 2025

Tonya West has spent her life helping others. Now, she could use some help in her fight against multiple sclerosis. The 55-year-old native of Ada became a CLEET certified Peace Officer in January 2008...

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City Council honors retired Fire Chief

By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR

August 6, 2025

The Eufaula City Council began Monday’s monthly meeting by honoring retired Eufaula Volunteer Fire Chief Chad French. City Manager Jacob Foos noted that French “served the Eufaula Volunteer Fire Depar...

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City Hall closed August 13 for staff training

August 6, 2025

City Hall will be closed all day on Wednesday, Aug. 13, so that City staff can participate in a full-day professional development training focused on strengthening communication, building teamwork and...

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Mom’s Morning Out

August 6, 2025

The Eufaula United Methodist Church, 251 Matthews Lane, is accepting applications for Mom’s Morning Out beginning on Aug. 20. This will be on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The cost is $25 and is o...

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History of Blues presentation

August 6, 2025

The musical style believed to be the first originating in America will be the topic of the 1 p.m. August 15 meeting of the Friends of the Eufaula Memorial Library. The meeting in the Follansbee Room i...

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Wayland Baptist reaches out to students

By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR

August 6, 2025

If you’re disheartened by some of the things taking place around the country and the world these days, just look at what’s happening at Wayland Baptist Church, 306 Clifford Seals Ave. Dozens of volunt...

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Dusk ‘til Dawn Blues Festival lives on

By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR

August 6, 2025

RENTIESVILLE - Tragically, legendary blues musician and impresario Selby Minner died on June 10, slain at the site where she lived and performed for decades. Her husband, DC Min ner, co-founder of the...

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Commissioners OK website

August 6, 2025

JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR Soon the public will be able to search a website that includes information about all of the McIntosh County departments. The county commissioners agreed at its Monday mornin...

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Good guy, good governor, Oklahoma legend

By JOE DORMAN OICA CEO

August 6, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY – I first became acquainted with Governor Nigh not directly because of politics, but through a college program called the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature (OIL). This organization al...

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Letters

August 6, 2025

We’d like to brag on Eufaula’s new City Manager, Jacob Foos, and the City Council members James Hickman, Tisha Morgan, Roger Barton and Evelyn Gulley. They took notice of what was happening at the pou...

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Permanent or passing

August 6, 2025

My pastor’s sermon on what’s permanent and what’s passing resonated with me this week. So I wanted to expound upon this topic that hopefully is relatable to others as well. Pastor Furtick preached fro...