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  Hot air balloons prepare to fill Muskogee skies

  Aug. 25—Hot air balloon crew member Dena Wilson recalls picking leaves from the top of trees while aloft. "It truly is like standing on a balcony, it's peaceful, beautiful," the Checotah resident said. "The pilot I crew with likes to treetop." Thirty hot air balloons are expected to glow and lift above the trees during the Oklahoma Festival of Ballooning, Friday through Sunday at Hatbox Field. ...

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  Library to install StoryWalk at Honor Heights Park

  Aug. 11—Visitors soon could do a little reading while walking through the Honor Heights Park arboretum. Eastern Oklahoma Library System seeks to set up a book walk along the arboretum's paved trail. The walk, subject to approval by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, would include pages from a children's book posted along the trail. On Wednesday, the City of Muskogee Parks and Recreation ...

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  Melissa Joan Hart Reacts to Old Paparazzi Beach Photo Used to Body-Shame Her

  The photo, taken three weeks postpartum, appeared on the cover of a 2008 issue of ‘People.’ Melissa Joan Hart reflects on the manipulative paparazzi move, and she’s speaking out about the harmful effects of body shaming.

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  Muskogee Phoenix, Okla.

  Craft beer festival draws 20 breweries

  Jun. 2—Beer lovers can expect lots more lagers, ales and stouts at this year's Real Okie Craft Beer Festival. This year's festival, 6 p.m. Friday at Hatbox Event Center, is expected to feature more than 20 Oklahoma breweries, said Muskogee Parks and Recreation Director Mark Wilkerson. The 2021 festival hosted only 12 brewers. Even with more breweries, people can expect a laid back atmosphere. ...

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  Muskogee Phoenix, Okla.

  Excitement builds for All Aboard Thursday

  May 18—Music, food and train rides will fill Muskogee's Depot District in May, June and July. All Aboard Thursdays will run 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, as well as June 16 and July 21 at Depot Green and Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. "It's a street festival, basically," said Muskogee Parks and Recreation Director Mark Wilkerson. "We're just trying to create a new downtown gathering, community event to ...

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  Depot Train arrives just in time for holidays

  Nov. 30—A train will puff into Muskogee's Depot District just in time for the city's Christmas tree lighting ceremony. The ceremony, 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Depot Green, will mark the debut of the P&R Railroad Christmas Train. "We just want people to enjoy a downtown Depot District Christmas," said Muskogee Parks and Recreation Director Mark Wilkerson. "We'll have a ceremony with a countdown. ...

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  Jeep owners ready to get down and dirty

  Sep. 28—Expect things to get dirty and muddy when Jeep owners from Oklahoma and beyond come to Okie Jeep Jam this weekend. The jam, which runs Friday through Sunday at Hatbox Field, offers two trails plus a Jeep Playground for Jeep lovers. Muskogee Parks and Recreation Director Mark Wilkerson said registration has gone well. "We're close to what we did last year as far as our numbers," he ...

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  Melissa Joan Hart gives update on COVID-19 struggle, says son tested positive

  The former “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” star said “it’s been a rough week” following her breakthrough COVID-19 diagnosis.

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  Balloon festival returns to Muskogee

  Aug. 21—Big balloons are set to return to Muskogee this month. And if the weather's just right, people can watch those balloons light up the evening or simply float into the sky. The third Oklahoma Festival begins at 5 p.m. Friday and runs through the morning of Aug. 29 at Hatbox Field. Admission is $10 per vehicle, and entry is only through 4000 Border Ave. Festival Balloonmeister Chris Sabia ...

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  ‘Sabrina’ Star Melissa Joan Hart Gets COVID, Blames Kids’ School

  David LivingstonA very emotional Melissa Joan Hart revealed that she contracted COVID—and slammed people, including herself, for not taking more precautions.The Sabrina the Teenage Witch actress, who has three kids, said she believes that she caught the coronavirus from one of her kids and blasted school officials for not making masks mandatory.“I’m mad,” Hart said in an Instagram video that showed her lying in bed, looking tired and wan.“We tried. We took precautions and we cut our exposure by

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