Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library kick-off parly reset for Feb. 6

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February 1, 2024

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library kick-off party date has been reset for Tuesday, Feb. 6 from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. at the Checotah Jim Lucas Library. During the launch party, families can enroll their children and then receive their first books.

The Dolly Partons Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to age five, no matter their family’s income.

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Pizza: It’s all in the family

By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR

January 30, 2025

Mama Tig’s Pizza in Eufaula has been voted Best Pizza in the State by readers of Oklahoma Living, a publication of the Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives (OAEC). OAEC has widespread readers...

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Jordyn’s journey – a New Year marks a new beginning for local beauty

By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER

January 30, 2025

For one local beauty, this year truly marked not just a New Year but definitely a new beginning for Jordyn Madewell Combs, a Class of 2021 graduate from Checotah. Jordyn enlisted on June 27, 2024 in O...

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Ellison ordered to have mental exam

January 30, 2025

Emma Lee Ellison, 24, of Checotah, has been ordered to undergo a mental examination and then to appear in court at 9 a.m., Feb. 18 for a competency hearing. Special District Judge Brian McLaughlin ord...

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Make plans to attend the Chili Cook-Off

January 30, 2025

The 17th Annual Chili Cook-Off is set for Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Checotah Community Center. Doors will open at 5 p.m. to the public and you don’t want to miss it. Cost is $8 for all the chili you ca...

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Preliminary hearing set for alleged rapist

January 30, 2025

Arnold Willard Carey Jr., 27, has been bound over for a preliminary hearing on several charges related to a second-degree rape allegation. On Jan. 22, Associate District Judge Brendon Bridges set the ...

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Commissioners agree to anti-wind turbine resolution

By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR

January 30, 2025

Petition to control turbines awaiting decision by ADA District 3 County Commissioner Bobby Ziegler shared a message sent to him by Chad Macy, a representative of the TransAlta Canadian River Project. ...

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Important election deadlines approaching

January 30, 2025

City general elections in Checotah and Eufaula April 1 For the Feb. 11 Special Election of the City of Eufaula, early voting will be held on Thursday, February 6 and Friday, Feb. 7 from 8 a.m. to 6 p....

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Checotah City Council reviews key initiatives in January meeting

By Staff Reports

January 30, 2025

The Checotah City Council convened on Monday, Jan. 13 in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Donna Bitsche from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) presented a check for $881,650 to the Checotah ...

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ODOT employee killed

January 30, 2025

An Oklahoma Department of Transportation employee and a truck driver died in a crash Monday in LeFlore County. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Jaden Jackson, 26, was struck and killed on foo...

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Mental health issues and physical health may go hand in hand

January 30, 2025

The older I get the more I realize that mental health issues may actually go hand-in-hand with physical health issues because they will make you feel crazy So why do I say that and how can I prove tha...

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Children’s court system desperately needed

By JOE DORMAN OICACEO

January 30, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY - As the Oklahoma Legislature begins work, there is a record number of bills presented for consideration over the next four months before the constitutionally required adjournment on the...