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Eufaula man pleads guilty to murder
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
July 24, 2025
MUSKOGEE –William Clayton Brown, 42, of Eufaula, entered a guilty plea last week to a one-count Felony Information of Murder in Indian Country—Second Degree, punishable by up to life in prison and a $...
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Whole Hawg Days has something for everyone
July 24, 2025
The 41st Annual Whole Hawg Arts & Crafts Festival kicks off Thursday, July 24, with the first Whole Hawg Rodeo hosted by the Eufaula Chamber of Commerce. Friday and Saturday will be filled with activi...
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2nd Annual Rett Run brings awareness to incurable disease
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2nd Annual Rett Run brings awareness to incurable disease
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
July 24, 2025
It wasn’t by chance that Landon and Lexi Donahue named their firstborn Elaina Grace, for it has been by the grace of God that their daughter’s battle with Rett Syndrome has brought awareness to an are...
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Marijuana operation raided in county
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Marijuana operation raided in county
July 24, 2025
Thousands of marijuana plants and 1,183 pounds of processed marijuana were confiscated Monday during a raid conducted by an Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics’ Marijuana Enforcement Team three miles south o...
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Honey Springs Memorial pays homage to history
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Honey Springs Memorial pays homage to history
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER, STAFF WRITER 
July 24, 2025
Honey Springs Battlefield held its annual memorial service this past Saturday honoring the 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Honey Springs near Checotah. The Friends of Honey Springs also had their annual business meeting and the Checotah Landmark Preservation Society hosted a light luncheon of sandwiches and homemade desserts. This year’s event opened with remarks from Molly Hutchins, director o...
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Eufaula man pleads guilty to murder
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
July 24, 2025
MUSKOGEE –William Clayton Brown, 42, of Eufaula, entered a guilty plea last week to a one-count Felony Information of Murder in Indian Country—Second Degree, punishable by up to life in prison and a $...
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Whole Hawg Days has something for everyone
July 24, 2025
The 41st Annual Whole Hawg Arts & Crafts Festival kicks off Thursday, July 24, with the first Whole Hawg Rodeo hosted by the Eufaula Chamber of Commerce. Friday and Saturday will be filled with activi...
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2nd Annual Rett Run brings awareness to incurable disease
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2nd Annual Rett Run brings awareness to incurable disease
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
July 24, 2025
It wasn’t by chance that Landon and Lexi Donahue named their firstborn Elaina Grace, for it has been by the grace of God that their daughter’s battle with Rett Syndrome has brought awareness to an are...
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Marijuana operation raided in county
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Marijuana operation raided in county
July 24, 2025
Thousands of marijuana plants and 1,183 pounds of processed marijuana were confiscated Monday during a raid conducted by an Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics’ Marijuana Enforcement Team three miles south o...
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Paws N Claws to register dogs during Whole Hawg
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Paws N Claws to register dogs during Whole Hawg
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
July 24, 2025
Paws N Claws will be registering Eufaula city dogs this Friday, July 25, and Saturday, July 26, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Posey Park during Whole Hawg Days. The local rescue organization hopes the com...
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Cat Daddy brings rhythm, soul, and compassion to York Manor
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Cat Daddy brings rhythm, soul, and compassion to York Manor
By MICHAEL BARNES 
July 24, 2025
Recently, Craig Morgan — better known as Cat Daddy — walked into York Manor Nursing Home in Muskogee not like a guest, but like someone coming home. Guitar slung over his shoulder, smile wide, and hea...
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Thomas is Queen
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Thomas is Queen
July 24, 2025
Kyznie Thomas, 18, of Checotah, has been chosen Queen of the 2025 Eufaula Chamber of Commerce Rodeo. “I have ridden horses all my life,” she said. “Training and riding barrel and rope horses – I was b...
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Whitefield girl named Princess
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Whitefield girl named Princess
July 24, 2025
Six-year-old Lakyn Spur Stancell, daughter of Cole and Paige Stancell of Whitefield, has been named Princess of the 41st annual Whole Hawg Days Rodeo. Lakyn graduated from Whitefield Public Schools an...
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Sports
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2026 PBR World Finals: Unleash The Beast returns to Dickies Arena in Fort Worth for Championship Rounds after Cowtown Coliseum start
July 24, 2025
PBR (Professional Bull Riders) today announced that the 2026 PBR Unleash The Beast World Finals Championship will be returning to Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas on May 14-17. The marquee bull-ridi...
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Eufaula Ironhead Wrestling Club wraps up camp
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Eufaula Ironhead Wrestling Club wraps up camp
July 24, 2025
The Eufaula Ironhead Wrestling Club (nonschool affiliated) wrapped up two camps at Eufaula. Nearly 50-athletes participated in the camp that featured Oklahoma State wrestlers Teague Travis and Konnor ...
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Sports
Preseason SEC Football Media Poll
July 24, 2025
Texas has been predicted to win the 2025 SEC Championship, according to a preseason poll of media covering SEC Football Media Days. The Longhorns received 96 votes to be crowned SEC Champion on Decemb...
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Eufaula roper Blake Deckard continues to ride to success
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Eufaula roper Blake Deckard continues to ride to success
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
July 24, 2025
Eufaula roper Blake Deckard has been consistently in the top 10 of world standings all spring and early summer, working to his second consecutive national finals qualification. His earnings at Cheyenn...
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Transfer rule poses new challenges for high school coaches acrosss the state
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Transfer rule poses new challenges for high school coaches acrosss the state
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
July 24, 2025
Ever since the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Athletic Association (OSSAA) implemented the (new) transfer rule, it has brought on new challenges to high school coaches throughout Oklahoma. The OSSAA’s tra...
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Grant Callison hired as new Eufaula Boys basketball coach
July 24, 2025
Eufaula School Board officially gave the ok to hire Grant Callison as the 2025-2026 boys basketball coach. Callison is a Eufaula graduate and has coached since 2012. He has achieved eight District Cha...
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Lifestyle
A legacy lives on
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A legacy lives on
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
July 3, 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 ...
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Local youth attends YAHL Summit 2025
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Local youth attends YAHL Summit 2025
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
July 3, 2025
Local Oktaha 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 Olivia go...
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60th Birthday Celebration
June 26, 2025
A 60th Birthday Celebration for Rev. W. R. Casey, Jr., President of the CMA Alliance Inc. will take place Saturday, June 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Downtown Doubletree Hotel, located at 616 W. 7th St. in ...
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After School Program Highlights
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After School Program Highlights
June 12, 2025
Checotah’s After School Program recently visited the Katy Depot and the Heartland Heritage Museum & Gallery learned about the history of Checotah and the Checotah Art Guild.
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Family to celebrate their mother’s 85th birthday
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Family to celebrate their mother’s 85th birthday
May 15, 2025
The family of Peggy Christian would like to invite the community to come celebrate her 85th Birthday with them this Sunday, May 18 from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. at the Checotah Multi-Purpose Building (which wa...
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Birthday party at the Plumb
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Birthday party at the Plumb
By LENORE BECHTEL 
May 1, 2025
Fans, friends, and family filled Longtown’s Plumb Theatre Friday night, April 25, to give keyboard specialist Cookie Eller a spirited 80th birthday celebration. The youngest audience member ever in at...
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Boater hits dam
July 24, 2025
A boater crashed into the Tenkiller Lake dam shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol’s Maritime Enforcement Division. The operator of the 2009 Legend, Connor Up...
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Of heroes and making Oklahoma a better place
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Of heroes and making Oklahoma a better place
By JOE DORMAN, OICA CEO 
July 24, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) Heroes Ball will be this Saturday, July 26, and we are excited about the honorees who have been selected this year. The 2025 awards, as...
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The woman beside the man
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The woman beside the man
July 24, 2025
Since the beginning of time when man was created, he has always been deemed the stronger vessel. However, God himself looked at man and realized that he would need a helpmate. So God in His wisdom cre...
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Letters
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Letters
July 24, 2025
Letter to editor, My name is Melanie Wood. I am the librarian/ tutor at the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Dormitory in Eufaula. I have started a program called Facts for Snacks. This program is to promote e...
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Yard Sale July 26
July 24, 2025
Under One Roof, 107 McKinley, will hold a yard sale on Saturday, July 26 starting at 7 a.m.
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