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’68 Checotah graduate creates scholarships
December 4, 2025
Patricia Freeman, a 1968 graduate of Checotah High School and longtime advocate for education, has announced a generous pledge to support first-generation students at the University of Oklahoma. Patri...
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Haltom’s Huddle Holiday Food Drive
December 4, 2025
Sports Editor Rodney Haltom continues his personal mission to help feed those in need during the upcoming holiday season in McIntosh County. He has launched a food drive, seeking canned or dry food th...
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Angels are still available
December 4, 2025
Every holiday season angels aren’t just around fellow believers, they are also the symbols placed on Christmas trees around town in hopes that everyone’s Christmas is merry and bright. Whether it’s a ...
Locals give big this Thanksgiving
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Locals give big this Thanksgiving
December 4, 2025
The first Checotah Turkey Dinner Drive was a huge success, serving over 212 families. It all started with the EBT scare that families wouldn’t have enough money for food this last month but it turned ...
Memorial Highway dedicated to two outstanding officers
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Memorial Highway dedicated to two outstanding officers
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
December 4, 2025
Former Chief of Police Andy Blizzard and Assoc. Chief of Police Justin Durrett were honored by Oklahoma State legislators and the City of Checotah last month during a Memorial Highway Dedication on Nov. 19. Oklahoma Rep. Tim Turner along with Oklahoma Rep. Neil Hays, Senator Bryan Logan and Senator Avery Frix pushed for the memorial signage to forever immortalize these officers’ names for the comm...
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’68 Checotah graduate creates scholarships
December 4, 2025
Patricia Freeman, a 1968 graduate of Checotah High School and longtime advocate for education, has announced a generous pledge to support first-generation students at the University of Oklahoma. Patri...
A: Main, News...
Haltom’s Huddle Holiday Food Drive
December 4, 2025
Sports Editor Rodney Haltom continues his personal mission to help feed those in need during the upcoming holiday season in McIntosh County. He has launched a food drive, seeking canned or dry food th...
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Angels are still available
December 4, 2025
Every holiday season angels aren’t just around fellow believers, they are also the symbols placed on Christmas trees around town in hopes that everyone’s Christmas is merry and bright. Whether it’s a ...
Locals give big this Thanksgiving
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Locals give big this Thanksgiving
December 4, 2025
The first Checotah Turkey Dinner Drive was a huge success, serving over 212 families. It all started with the EBT scare that families wouldn’t have enough money for food this last month but it turned ...
Gone, but not forgotten
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Gone, but not forgotten
December 4, 2025
Recently the Checotah High School Drama Club produced their first short film “Gone” which was enjoyed by friends and family in the local community theatre. When asked why they wrote the film Chloe And...
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Reminder: Christmas play Dec. 4
December 4, 2025
The Eufaula High School Speech & Drama Club is proud to present 10 Ways to Survive the Holidays, a festive comedy written by acclaimed playwright Don Zolidis. This production is staged by special arra...
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Oklahoma State hires Eric Morris as 25th head football coach
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
December 4, 2025
Oklahoma State Director of Athletics Chad Weiberg has named North Texas head coach Eric Morris as OSU’s 25th head football coach, pending board approval. Morris, known for his explosive offenses and q...
Sooners defense earns win over LSU
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Sooners defense earns win over LSU
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
December 4, 2025
The pressure on Brent Venables hit a boiling point after last year’s 6-7 finish. But the Oklahoma head coach never blinked. He promised the Sooners would rise again—and on Saturday night in Norman, th...
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High School Playoff Scores
December 4, 2025
Carl Albert – 42 *Newcastle – 7 Bixby – 49 Broken Arrow – 17 Owasso – 39 Jenks – 36 Choctaw – 22 Stillwater – 14 Sand Springs – 28 Putnam City – 27 Bishop McGuinness – 61 *Macarthur – 28 Dewar – 72 Ho...
Arkansas hires Silverfield as new head coach
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Arkansas hires Silverfield as new head coach
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
December 4, 2025
Arkansas has its new leader — and it’s one of the hottest names in college football. Ryan Silverfield, the architect behind Memphis’ explosive rise, has been hired as the Razorbacks’ 35th head coach. ...
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Community Calendar
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Community Calendar
November 27, 2025
Community Calendar List local meetings or events in the Community Calendar by emailing laadams@cookson.news, calling 479-422-2110 or dropping your information at the McIntosh County Democrat, 305 S. B...
How to cook a Turkey!
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How to cook a Turkey!
By Kindergarten 2025-2026 Mrs. Pitts 
November 27, 2025
“I will go to the turkey shop then I will say, “Here, Mama”. She will eat it with me.”| - Peyton “I will tell my mom that it is our time to get the turkey. We will eat it.” - Luis “”Get a turkey from ...
CAG Holiday Art Show a real show stopper
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CAG Holiday Art Show a real show stopper
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
November 27, 2025
The Heartland Heritage Museum & Gallery became a real show stopper during the Checotah Art Guild’s 5th Annual Holiday Art Show on Saturday, Nov. 15. For several hours artists and locals took in all th...
Rut Report 2025: Deer remain active as Gun Season arrives
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Rut Report 2025: Deer remain active as Gun Season arrives
November 27, 2025
The deer-mating season, known as the rut, is well underway in most of Oklahoma, as the bucks have been scrambling after the does in all areas of the state. Deer should be moving this coming Saturday, ...
Big Game Seasons
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Big Game Seasons
November 27, 2025
Deer Deer Archery: Oct1, 2025 – Jan 15, 2026 Deer Gun: Nov 22, 2025 – Dec 7, 2025 Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun: Dec 18, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025 Elk Elk Archery: Oct 1,2025 – Jan 15, 2026 Elk Gun: Nov 22,20...
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December 4, 2025
For the last year I have plugged away at being the “Paper Lady” by covering community events for our local newspapers day after day. I have written 49 personal columns so far and countless articles co...
OICA expresses thanks for Child Advocacy Award Winners
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OICA expresses thanks for Child Advocacy Award Winners
By JOE DORMAN, OICA CEO 
December 4, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY – As we just celebrated Thanksgiving, I would be remiss to not express appreciation for those who work tirelessly for the youth of our state. Each year, the Oklahoma Institute for Child ...
Community Thanksgiving Dinner growing each year
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Community Thanksgiving Dinner growing each year
By LADONNA RHODES 
December 4, 2025
When one family lost their matriarch they finally realized the importance of taking care of each other and their community. That’s why the late Beverly Ann Barrow’s children and grandchildren took up ...
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OK Foster Wishes faces critical shortage
December 4, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY – – The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) through their project OK Foster Wishes is assisting Oklahoma Human Services (OHS) Holiday Hope program in an effort to provide suppor...
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