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Commissioners’ meeting a signing of the times
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Commissioners’ meeting a signing of the times
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
December 18, 2024
The McIntosh County Commissioners called in re-enforcements Monday when three deaf landowners couldn’t understand explanations about the closing of a road in the Runaway Bay State subdivision, north o...
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Swift Tribute New Year’s Eve
December 18, 2024
Legacy on Main Street, 224 N. Main, will present Red, a Taylor Swift Tribute on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Admission is $55. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.
Stories from the past
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Stories from the past
December 18, 2024
The item in the Journal not long since, stating there were 640 acres of land to each Creek, is obviously wrong. It was based upon the original domain previous to 1866, which by the treaty of that year...
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Theatre lovers can visit New York hassle free
By LENORE BECHTEL IJ CORRESPONDENT 
December 18, 2024
An unusual program called “Broadway and the Arts” offers a great opportunity to see two live Broadway performances, to get an inside look at the Big Apple, and—for students—to earn high school or coll...
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Board hires construction management firm
December 18, 2024
Anticipating future construction projects, the Eufaula School Board last week agreed to a contract with a construction management firm out of Fort Smith, Ark. to oversee the various undertakings. A pl...
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Library News
By AMANDA GRANTHAM BRANCH MANAGER 
December 18, 2024
The holidays are approaching, and we want everyone to be aware of a few dates we will be closed so our staff can be with their loved ones. Tuesday, December 24 and Wednesday, December 25 we will be cl...
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Friends’ luncheon to feature musical bingo
December 18, 2024
In keeping with Eufaula Memorial Library’s recent success with a fund-raising bingo, the upcoming luncheon of the Friends of the Library will feature a musical Christmas bingo. Unlike the expensive pr...
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McIntosh County District Court Report
December 18, 2024
Barnett, Jeanette Lynn: assault & battery on police officer; obstructing officer Ellison, Emma Lee: endangering others while eluding/att to elude police; running a roadblock; three counts of battery/a...
Chamber offered chance to enter rodeo business
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Chamber offered chance to enter rodeo business
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
December 11, 2024
There’s a possibility that the Eufaula Area Chamber of Commerce could get into the rodeo business. Last week the leadership of the Eufaula Roundup Club notified City Manager Jeb Jones that the club wa...
Arts Council to host Christmas dinner
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Arts Council to host Christmas dinner
By LENORE BECHTEL IJ CORRESPONDENT 
December 11, 2024
Historian Roger Thompson to headline The Eufaula Area Arts Council’s annual Christmas dinner will feature Eufaula’s beloved historian and quintessential traveler whose topic will be “How Christmas Sta...
Shop with a Cop Dec. 16-18
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Shop with a Cop Dec. 16-18
By KEVIN BRANSCUM DA INVESTIGATOR 
December 11, 2024
This year marks the 11th annual McIntosh County Law Enforcement Shop with a COP. As we finalize our coordinated efforts with our law enforcement partners and school districts, we would like to inform ...
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Eufaula Roundup Club Shares Memories From 1940s
By NANCY S. KIRKPATRICK 
December 11, 2024
(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 Since all t...
Traffic victim identified
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Traffic victim identified
December 11, 2024
The man killed in a singlevehicle accident near Longtown on Dec. 1 has been identified by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol as Zackerie Grantham, 23. Grantham, of Enterprise, died when the 1993 Chevrolet Z7...
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Freak accident claims the life of retired Checotah businessman
December 11, 2024
J.C. Camp, 84, retired insurance agent for the McIntosh County Farm Bureau, was critically injured in a freak accident which occurred on Nov. 18 at 11:15 a.m. when he was attempting to get his truck u...
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Wind turbine company fails to meet with commissioners
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
December 11, 2024
“I think they’re going to fold,” District 3 County Commissioner Bobby Ziegler said at Monday’s weekly commissioners’ meeting. Perhaps it was wishful thinking as he reacted to the fact that a TransAlta...
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Community Christmas Gathering
December 11, 2024
There will be a Community Christmas Gather at 5 p.m. on Dec. 15 at the Eufaula Indian Community Center, 800 Birkes Rd. Everyone is welcome.
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Board candidates file
December 11, 2024
For McIntosh County school districts, the following candidates filed for 2025 Board of Education offices during the candidate filing period Dec. 2-4: Checotah Public Schools Office #5, Christie Bobo a...
Grider honored
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Grider honored
December 11, 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY – District 2 McIntosh County Commissioner Monty Grider recently was honored by Keep Oklahoma Beautiful for his cleanup efforts around Lake Eufaula. Grider and others who worked to clean ...
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Library News
By AMANDA GRANTHAM BRANCH MANAGER 
December 11, 2024
There is a nip in the air as winter is approaching, but it is warm in the library! Stop in and stay awhile. We have a full calendar of events and open our regular hours; Monday through Thursday 8:30 a...
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Eufaula man sentenced on federal gun charge
December 11, 2024
MUSKOGEE – Michael Shaun Davis, 57, of Eufaula, was sentenced to 77 months in prison for illegally possessing firearms and ammunition, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of O...
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First Baptist shreds note for its new Family Life Center
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First Baptist shreds note for its new Family Life Center
November 5, 2025
On Sunday, October 5 the First Baptist Church of Eufaula family shredded the mortgage note for its new Family Life Center. The building was completed in August of 2024 and was paid off just over a yea...
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Council appoints Advisory Committee
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
November 5, 2025
The Eufaula City Council on Monday appointed a ninemember Advisory Committee to held the Council develop its comprehensive plan for Eufaula’s future. The committee consists of two Council Members, two...
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Victim, suspect identified
November 5, 2025
The woman who was found dead near Council Hill on Oct. 28 has been identified as Traci Byrd, 53, of Hugo, according to the McIntosh County District Attorney’s office. The suspect has been identified a...
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Annual Local Flavor Event to be held on Nov 18
November 5, 2025
Under One Roof is pleased to announce the return of its highly anticipated annual fundraising event, Local Flavor, to be held on Tuesday, November 18, from 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at The Sandbar Tavern, 24...
Memories of Veteran Burton Kidd
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Memories of Veteran Burton Kidd
By ELLEN VINSON AND STAFF WRITER LADONNA RHODES 
November 5, 2025
In May of this year, Iris Park flew to Italy to visit her son and while she was there she visited the gravesite of her cousin, Burton Kidd, who died during World War II. Burton was born June 25, 1924,...
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