Checotah basketball team competes in Okmulgee Summer Basketball League

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June 10, 2021

The Checotah Wildcats basketball team is taking advantage of competing in as many basketball camps as possible. Recently Checotah participated in the Okmulgee Summer Basketball League. The Wildcats played against Okmulgee, Schulter and other teams on Thursday.

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MLK Jr.’s dream is a lesson for everyone

By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR

January 22, 2025

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration breakfast at the Mt. Olive Star Baptist Church was held inside while the outside temperature was barely out of the teens. But the celebration war...

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Oklahoma’s GOP delegation gathered Monday to celebrate Trump inauguration

By MADELINE CANTRELL GAYLORD NEWS

January 22, 2025

WASHINGTON – Oklahoma’s Republican delegation gathered Monday in the Nation’s Capitol to celebrate the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States. Trump, who won Oklahoma ...

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Cop killer dies awaiting execution

By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR

January 22, 2025

Tecumseh Police Officer Justin Terney, 22, a graduate of Canadian High School, was gunned down following a traffic stop in Pott awat om i e County on March 26, 2017. Byron James Shepard, 43, the man c...

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Annual Police Department awards

January 22, 2025

DAVID BRYNING POLICE CHIEF As the Chief of Police for the City of Eufaula, I could not be more proud of our Officers, as they continue to play an intricate role in safeguarding our community, ensuring...

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Burglary suspect’s bond set at $1 million

By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR

January 22, 2025

Between them, two young burglary suspects face almost 30 felony and misdemeanor counts after being caught on video breaking into cars at a residence in a rural area near Eufaula. Upon further investig...

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Chilly week to continue

January 22, 2025

The high temperature on Monday afternoon was 29 degrees. The morning was 17 degrees – with a windchill of near zero, according to the National Weather Service. The remainder of the week is expected to...

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Traffic victim identified

By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR

January 22, 2025

The Eufaula man who died in a weather-related traffic accident last week has been identified as 94-year-old James Ward. Eufaula Police Chief David Bryning said Ward was driving a 2008, dark-colored Ni...

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Defendant sentenced to mental health court

January 22, 2025

Guy Martin Adams, 49, of Checotah, pleaded no contest on Jan. 8 to violating Oklahoma’s Antiterrorism Act and to threatening to perform an act of violence. Associate District Judge Brendon Bridges sen...

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Flag Exchange Drive starts Saturday

January 22, 2025

VFW Post 8798 Auxiliary is conducting a Flag Exchange Drive. On Jan. 25, Aug. 3 and Oct. 12 you may take your torn and tattered 3x5 flag to the Post on SH9 East and exchange it for one of equal size. ...

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As I lay me down to sleep

January 22, 2025

“As I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take. If I should live another day, I pray the Lord to guide my way. Amen.” As a ...

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Your ‘helicopter’ moment in life

By JOE DORMAN OICA CEO

January 22, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY – When I heard the news of the death of former President Jimmy Carter, I was reminded of a statement he made 10 years ago during his announcement that he was battling brain cancer. He wa...