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Janelle McKnight elects to retire
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Janelle McKnight elects to retire
February 5, 2025
As I exit my position as Secretary of the McIntosh County Election Board, I am so grateful that never once during my tenure have we made the national news! I wish to thank everyone who helps to ensure...
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February is Black History Month
By ALMA HARPER GARDENIA ART FEDERATED CLUB 
February 5, 2025
February annually honors Black History Month. We celebrate the achievements and history of African Americans and their contributions to our society and the world. This specific month was chosen to coi...
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False alarm startles organizations, creates widespread anxiety
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
February 5, 2025
Hanna Public Schools, which offers grades K-12, is the heart of this community in far western McIntosh town. The school, and the town, have survived droughts and depressions and dwindling populations ...
Funding freeze confuses non-profits
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Funding freeze confuses non-profits
By HEATHER WARLICK OKLAHOMA WATCH 
February 5, 2025
Oklahoma nonprofits serving the state’s most vulnerable residents were among the first to feel the freeze as the Trump administration announced a sweeping, abrupt pause on funding for federal grants, ...
Flu forced closing of schools
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Flu forced closing of schools
February 5, 2025
Reopened Monday Eufaula and Checotah schools that closed Thursday and Friday, Jan. 30-31, due to the latest flu outbreak. According to a posting by the Eufaula School District, 22 percent of the stude...
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Special election for one-cent sales tax Tuesday for Eufaula roads
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
February 5, 2025
Tuesday, Feb. 11, the future of Eufaula’s streets will be in the hands of voters. A special election will be held to determine whether to approve a 1-cent city sales tax to raise the funds necessary t...
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Women’s Luncheon Feb. 22
February 5, 2025
The 3rd annual Women’s Luncheon will be held at the VFW hall on Feb. 22, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be a fun time of fellowship, insightful discussions, raffle prizes, and networking! Lunch wil...
Driver and dog lucky to be alive
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Driver and dog lucky to be alive
February 5, 2025
A driver and her canine companion are lucky to still be alive after crashing through a guardrail and almost ending up in Lake Eufaula over the weekend. On Saturday, Feb. 1, the F.A.I.C. Fire Departmen...
Volunteer firefighters needed
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Volunteer firefighters needed
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
January 29, 2025
Wanted: a few good men and women. Age: 18-44 or so. Willing: to work long hours for little or no pay. Routinely: put your life on the line. If you have what it takes and can last 10 years before retir...
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Preliminary hearing set for alleged rapist
January 29, 2025
Arnold Willard Carey Jr., 27, has been bound over for a preliminary hearing on several charges related to a seconddegree rape allegation. On Jan. 22, Associate District Judge Brendon Bridges set the p...
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Important election deadlines approaching
January 29, 2025
For the Feb. 11 Special Election of the City of Eufaula, early voting will be held on Thursday, February 6 and Friday, Feb. 7 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the County Election Board office. There is no ear...
Pizza: It’s all in the family
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Pizza: It’s all in the family
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
January 29, 2025
Mama Tig’s Pizza in Eufaula has been voted Best Pizza in the State by readers of Oklahoma Living, a publication of the Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives (OAEC). OAEC has widespread readers...
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Commissioners agree to anti-wind turbine resolution
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
January 29, 2025
District 3 County Commissioner Bobby Ziegler shared a message sent to him by Chad Macy, a representative of the TransAlta Canadian River Project. The corporation withdrew from the project more than a ...
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Ellison ordered to have mental exam
January 29, 2025
Emma Lee Ellison, 24, of Checotah, has been ordered to undergo a mental examination and then to appear in court at 9 a.m., Feb. 18 for a competency hearing. Special District Judge Brian McLaughlin ord...
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Fire destroys Eagle Bluff residence
January 29, 2025
The Eagle Bluff home of Jamie Knight was destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon. Knight was not home at the time of the blaze. Eufaula Fire Chief Chad French said the call came in at 3:28 p.m. Eufaula fir...
MLK Jr.’s dream is a lesson for everyone
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MLK Jr.’s dream is a lesson for everyone
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
January 22, 2025
The annual Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration breakfast at the Mt. Olive Star Baptist Church was held inside while the outside temperature was barely out of the teens. But the celebration war...
Oklahoma’s GOP delegation gathered Monday to celebrate Trump inauguration
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Oklahoma’s GOP delegation gathered Monday to celebrate Trump inauguration
By MADELINE CANTRELL GAYLORD NEWS 
January 22, 2025
WASHINGTON – Oklahoma’s Republican delegation gathered Monday in the Nation’s Capitol to celebrate the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States. Trump, who won Oklahoma ...
Cop killer dies awaiting execution
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Cop killer dies awaiting execution
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
January 22, 2025
Tecumseh Police Officer Justin Terney, 22, a graduate of Canadian High School, was gunned down following a traffic stop in Pott awat om i e County on March 26, 2017. Byron James Shepard, 43, the man c...
Annual Police Department awards
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Annual Police Department awards
January 22, 2025
DAVID BRYNING POLICE CHIEF As the Chief of Police for the City of Eufaula, I could not be more proud of our Officers, as they continue to play an intricate role in safeguarding our community, ensuring...
Burglary suspect’s bond set at $1 million
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Burglary suspect’s bond set at $1 million
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
January 22, 2025
Between them, two young burglary suspects face almost 30 felony and misdemeanor counts after being caught on video breaking into cars at a residence in a rural area near Eufaula. Upon further investig...
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Eufaula Memorial Library
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Eufaula Memorial Library
July 2, 2025
A llama and a youngster got acquainted at a petting zoo at the Eufaula Memorial Library Wednesday, June 25. Dozens of kids and adults enjoyed the llama, goats, donkey and other animals, provided by Ma...
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Eufaula hosting July 4 Celebration
July 2, 2025
Mayor James Hickman and the City of Eufaula are honored to invite residents and visitors to the annual Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration on Friday, July 4. The fireworks will begin shortly after su...
A legacy lives on
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A legacy lives on
By LaDonna Rhodes Staff Writer 
July 2, 2025
Selby Minner’s Celebration of Life on Saturday at the Checotah Performing Arts Center was a beautiful 3-hour-long tribute to an amazing soul who loved the blues and more importantly, loved people. As ...
Lightning strike kills Eufaula woman in cemetery
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Lightning strike kills Eufaula woman in cemetery
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
July 2, 2025
A 57-year-old Eufaula woman was killed by lightning during a routine stroll through a cemetery Friday evening. Joy Ann Rogers was walking through Greenwood cemetery shortly before 7 p.m. when a thunde...
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Native American Arts & Crafts show Saturday
July 2, 2025
Eufaula Indian Community will host an Arts and Crafts show and sale Saturday, July 5 at the IEC Center, 800 Birkes Road, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. In addition to this event, a chair volleyball tournament...
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