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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...
Olivia Shackelford honored with 2025 Youth Prevention Award
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Olivia Shackelford honored with 2025 Youth Prevention Award
July 2, 2025
On June 5, local student Olivia Shackelford of Eufaula was recognized as the recipient of the prestigious 2025 Youth Prevention Award in Oklahoma City at the Heartland Conference. This past week Olivi...
Family, friends and fans bid farewell to Blues legend
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Family, friends and fans bid farewell to Blues legend
By LENORE BECHTEL 
July 2, 2025
Her casket rested below center stage at the Checotah Performing Arts Center, open for friends, fans, and family to view her precious body before her life’s celebration began. No one lingered long. Tha...
Treasurer honored at retirement party
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Treasurer honored at retirement party
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
July 2, 2025
Retiring McIntosh County Treasurer Betty Whisenhunt received high praise from the Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd at Whisenhunt’s retirement party Friday. “She could give courses acros...
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Eastern announces spring 2025 honor rolls
July 2, 2025
WILBURTON – Eastern Oklahoma State College has announced honor rolls for the spring 2025 semester. There were 132 students named to the President’s Honor Roll, which requires a 4.0 grade point average...
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Oklahoma Dental Association critical of executive order
July 2, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Dental Association (ODA) today criticized an executive order from Gov. Kevin Stitt that removes a long-held recommendation for appropriate fluoridation in Oklahoma’s publi...
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Library News
By AMANDA GRANTHAM BRANCH MANAGER 
July 2, 2025
It is heating up outside, and we have fun programs to stay cool at the library. We have summer reading calendars available at the circulation desk. Come by and pick one up today. You can also find our...
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Credence Cool Water Revue Revival Tribute
July 2, 2025
Legacy On Main Street presents Credence Cool Water Revue, a tribute to Credence Clearwater Revival on Saturday, July 19 at 224 N. Main St, Eufaula. The price for the dinner and show is $65. The show o...
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Charge against former teacher of year dismissed
July 2, 2025
The assault and battery charge filed last year against Stacy Lafavor, 55, a former Checotah Intermediate School Teacher of the Year, has been dismissed after reaching an agreement with prosecutors. Th...
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McIntosh County GOP News
By LYNELLE MEDLEY CHAIRMAN 
July 2, 2025
What an exciting weekend McIntosh County GOP had at our Congressional District 2 meeting in Vian. I was elected Congressional District 2 Chairman and our Pittsburg County counterpart, Loggan Winn, was...
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Plumb Theatre News
July 2, 2025
PAUL AND MATTIE MALOY Big Lineup for month of July July 4th and 5th, the HALLELUJAH HONEYS are coming in. Cutest little, young group of singers you’ve ever seen! On 12th of July, we will be celebratin...
Violence Awareness Prayer Walk
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Violence Awareness Prayer Walk
July 2, 2025
Organizers of the walk, LaDonna Rhodes and Teresa Ellifritt, wanted to put faces to the domestic violence numbers that so many hear about today. It was personal for Rhodes whose loved one was Stewart,...
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Checotah man pleads guilty to meth distribution
July 2, 2025
MUSKOGEE – Andrew Frank Lerblance, a/k/a Andrew Frank Lerblance Jr., age 66, of Checotah, entered a guilty plea to a one-count Information of Distribution of Methamphetamine, according to the United S...
Parents swallow junk fees to pay for school lunches
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Parents swallow junk fees to pay for school lunches
By JENNIFER PALMER AND MARIA GUINNIP OKLAHOMA WATCH 
July 2, 2025
At the Mustang Central Middle School cafeteria, students pay $3.75 for lunch. To fill their lunch accounts with money electronically, parents pay a $3.25 fee, nearly as much as a meal, each time they ...
Texan wins NPFL tournament
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Texan wins NPFL tournament
By JUSTIN BROUILLARD 
June 25, 2025
After a storm-delayed start, the 2025 National Professional Fishing League Stop Four ended with fireworks. Texas pro Chad Marler stole the show on Finale Friday with a clutch 17-pound, 11-ounce bag, a...
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City Manager implements new core values
June 25, 2025
City Manager Jacob Foos has announced the implementation of a new set of core values designed to guide employee behavior, enhance public trust, and ensure exceptional service delivery for the City of ...
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Woman barefooted and pulling toy wagon fights officer
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
June 25, 2025
A barefooted 23-year-old Oktaha woman who was walking near I-40 pulling a toy wagon missing its front wheels has been arrested for assault and battery on a police officer, conspiracy to perform an act...
When death steals a first-class friend
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When death steals a first-class friend
By LENORE BECHTEL 
June 25, 2025
I may have been the last person— other than her murderer—to talk to Selby Minner before her murder on Monday, June 9. She and I planned to meet that day, but when we talked by phone around 4:30 p.m., ...
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Minor leads lawmen on wild chase
June 25, 2025
A juvenile driving a stolen 2020 white Jeep Compass led lawmen on a chase that exceeded 110 miles per hour on U.S. 69 shortly after midnight on Friday, June 20. After the Eufaula Police Department was...
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4th Annual Wine & Art Festival Sept. 6
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4th Annual Wine & Art Festival Sept. 6
August 20, 2025
Artists and vendors are gearing up for the fourth annual Vision Eufaula Wine & Art Festival, set for Saturday, Sept. 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 150 N. Front Street. If you have a food truck, winery o...
Oklahoma’s small-town police take federal immigration role
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Oklahoma’s small-town police take federal immigration role
By MARIA GUINNIP AND LIONEL RAMOS OKLAHOMA WATCH 
August 20, 2025
In the small farming community of Sterling, a singlestreet town of 730 people, Police Chief Brad Alexander entered into a contract with ICE and deputized all seven of his full-time and reserve officer...
Accident
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Accident
August 20, 2025
Joseph Long, 34, died when the car he was driving crashed head-on into a parked semi-truck and trailer, according to Police Chief David Bryning. The accident
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Search is on for another full-time fire chief
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
August 20, 2025
After less than a month on the job, Eufaula’s first fulltime fire chief has resigned. Greg Carmack was volunteer fire chief in Checotah when Eufaula hired him to become the city’s first full time fire...
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LEA 2025 Golf Tournament Sept. 26
August 20, 2025
The 2025 Lake Eufaula Association Golf Tournament will be held Friday Sept. 26 at Arrowhead Golf Course, 3657 Main Park Rd. , Canadian. Registration is at 8 a.m., shotgun start is at 9 a.m. and lunch ...
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