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A Coalgate man was arrested on May 26 following a reported domestic incident at a residence on South Broadway involving physical altercations with his daughter.
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electrical instrumentation program at the Atoka Kiamichi Vo Tech. This is the first year of the electrical instrumentation program and Ayden is one of two students who have taken this course. Ayden plans to attend OSU IT for a degree in Electrical Instrumentation.
Read moreA Coalgate man is facing felony DUI charges and multiple other offenses after allegedly leading police on a highspeed chase through town in the early morning hours of May 17, 2025.
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James David Giachino, age 90, died April 23, 2025, in Albuquerque, NM. He was born Feb 26, 1935 in Coalgate, Oklahoma, the second of three children born to John (Chick) and Mary (Forneris) Giachino. In his youth he was known as “Chick”. He attended Coalgate schools and graduated from Coalgate High in 1953. At the age of 11, he began working in his Dad’s barber shop as shoe shine boy and janitor after school and on weekends.
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Funeral services for Teresa Ann Ginden, an Atoka resident, will be held Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Atoka with Bro. Joey Lansdale officiating. Burial will be in Lehigh Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Service of Atoka in charge of arrangements.
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