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Walters flip-flops on bible purchases
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Walters flip-flops on bible purchases
By PAUL MONIES OKLAHOMA WATCH 
October 16, 2024
A plan to buy 55,000 Bibles for Oklahoma classrooms has been modified to be less specific and allow multiple vendors to supply the religious text and U.S. historical documents wanted by Republican Sta...
Fireman’s dinner resumes after long hiatus
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Fireman’s dinner resumes after long hiatus
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October 16, 2024
JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR Firefighters and former firefighters recently came together at a firemans dinner to share their camaraderie away from their usual work sites often stressful scenes of chaos ...
Big Boy draws big crowds
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Big Boy draws big crowds
By LaDonna Rhodes Staff Writer 
October 16, 2024
Big Boy No. 4014 didn’t stop in Eufaula or Checotah but it drew a big crowd in Muskogee on Monday, Oct. 14, when it did stop for about 30 minutes. It last came through the area in Aug. 12, 2021 and to...
Boy, that engine is big!
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Boy, that engine is big!
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
October 16, 2024
For the second time in three years Big Boy No. 4014, the worlds largest steam engine, passed through Eufaula on Monday, Oct. 14. Its last trip through town was Aug. 12, 2021. The historic engine, a gi...
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Classrooms closed Thursday for softball championship
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
October 16, 2024
No school in classrooms Thursday, Oct. 17, thanks to the Eufaula Lady Ironheads softball team knocking it out of the park by defeating Valiant in the Super Regional. As a result of that victory the te...
Ex-Police Chief meets with supporters
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Ex-Police Chief meets with supporters
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
May 10, 2023
A crowd of 100 attended a special city council meeting on Thursday originally called to determine whether the council would appoint a councilman to fill the Ward IV seat left vacant by the resignation...
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Council calls for special election to fill Ward IV vacancy
May 10, 2023
Election set for Sept. 12 JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR The Eufaula City Council last week called for a special election to be held on Sept. 12 to fill the Ward IV seat left vacant by the resignation las...
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NAACP to meet May 13
May 10, 2023
The NAACP will hold at meeting on Saturday, May 13, at 3 p.m. at the Eufaula Memorial Library, 301 E. 1st St. All members are urged to attend. Prospective members and visitors are welcome.
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Golden Eagle Poker Run June 10
May 10, 2023
It’s time to register for the annual Lake Eufaula Association’s Golden Eagle Poker Run. To get details on registering call 918-689-7751 or go to visitlakeeufaula.com. Visit the LEA website for online ...
Details emerge in Okmulgee County homicides
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Details emerge in Okmulgee County homicides
May 10, 2023
Victims identified; motive unknown Patrick Ford Special to the Eufaula Indian Journal and McIntosh County Democrat Okmulgee Police Chief and District 25 Violent Task Force Commander Joe Prentice share...
Congressman hosts town hall meeting
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Congressman hosts town hall meeting
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
May 10, 2023
Newly elected 2nd District Congressman Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., wasted no time in identifying his political leanings when he met with more than two dozen constituents during a town hall meeting at VFW ...
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Food giveaway for Veterans May 19
May 10, 2023
The Eastern Oklahoma Food Bank will be having a food giveaway for Veterans in need at Eufaula VFW Post 8798 on May 19. To qualify you must have a DD214 to receive these groceries. We have been offered...
Chamber honors members during annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony
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Chamber honors members during annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
May 3, 2023
VFW praised for its meal and service This year’s recipients of the Randy Peterson Award (The Rock), one of the Eufaula Area Chamber of Commerce’s top honors, were Kim Franklin and husband Tracie Frank...
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Community comes together to start healing
May 3, 2023
Prayer vigil held, fundraisers underway to aid families Members of the Henryetta community gathered Monday evening to pray and offer support for the families and remember the victims involved in Monda...
Benefit breakfast a success
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Benefit breakfast a success
May 3, 2023
The benefit breakfast held by the Eufaula Masonic Lodge #1 and Under One Roof on March 25, was a huge success, according to Kim Woodruff, Executive Director of Under One Roof. “We fed a nice hot break...
Council in stalemate over filling Ward IV seat
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Council in stalemate over filling Ward IV seat
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
May 3, 2023
Special meeting called for Thursday, May 4 The City Council on Monday failed to reach an agreement on who will replace Ward IV councilman Dan Kirby, who resigned last month. A special meeting was set ...
Disc Golf draws attention to our community
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Disc Golf draws attention to our community
By By Curtis Hartshorn 
May 3, 2023
The 2023 BigFoot Tour Series: Spring Sling Powered by Discraft happened here in McIntosh County last Saturday. Seventy-five men, women and junior disc golfers came to challenge our Checotah Sports Com...
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Arts Council awarded $9,000 grant
May 3, 2023
Eufaula Area Arts Council is pleased to announce it has received a $9,000 grant from the Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation. “This grant will be used to fund a Planned Arts Fund which ...
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Tragedy rocks Henryetta community
By Patrick Ford Special to the Indian Journal and McIntosh County Democrat 
May 3, 2023
7 victims found following search for missing teens The search for two missing teenagers in Henryetta ended with a tragic discovery by investigators. Seven bodies, including the bodies of the two missi...
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Jefferson Highway keeps on rollin’
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Jefferson Highway keeps on rollin’
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
June 11, 2025
Long before Route 66, there was the Jefferson Highway. Route 66 was a federally funded, 2,448-mile highway that crossed the country going east and west from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, Californ...
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Jacob Foos re-hired as Eufaula City Manager
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
June 11, 2025
It was a surprise hire, but not a total surprise as former Eufaula City Manager Jacob Foos was rehired as Eufaula’s city manager. The hiring took place following an executive session at a special meet...
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Complications of finding a city manager
June 11, 2025
Jeb Jones resigned as city manager in April. He was hired in 2022 to replace Jacob Foos, who had resigned months earlier and became assistant city manager in the City of Shawnee. Andrea Weckmuel-ler B...
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LEA Poker Run Saturday
June 11, 2025
The Golden Eagle Poker Run, one of the most popular events on Lake Eufaula, is Saturday, June 14. This year’s theme is Pirates & Parrots, so get your crew and costumes ready for a day of high seas adv...
McIntosh County Democrat wins Sequoyah Award
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McIntosh County Democrat wins Sequoyah Award
June 11, 2025
The Oklahoma Press Association presented its Better Newspaper Contest Awards during the OPA Annual convention June 6-7, at the Grand Casino Hotel and Resort in Shawnee. The top award a newspaper can r...
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