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D.E. Smoot’s Biography

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DeWayne E. Smoot is a senior staff writer at the Muskogee Phoenix, where he has earned numerous awards for investigative reporting and his coverage of local and state government, environmental issues and general-interest news events. He regularly covers local and state government, politics and environmental issues for the Muskogee Phoenix and sister newspapers in Oklahoma owned by CNHI / Raycom Media. Smoot is honing his skills as a data analyst and constantly works to increase his knowledge re…

D.E. Smoot’s Journalist Portfolio

Clean water advocates at odds with state

Clean water advocates at odds with state

A longtime clean-water advocate invoked the words of one of the nation's founding fathers when discussing the…

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City officials to reconsider at-large voting

City officials to reconsider at-large voting

Muskogee voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the city charter in 2012 that changed the way city co…

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Two candidates disclose campaign financials

Two candidates disclose campaign financials

A municipal deadline for pre-election campaign finance reports came and went this past week with just two of …

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Partnership-driven water trail opens on upper Illinois River

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By D.E. Smoot
| Tahlequah Daily Press Verified
SILOAM SPRINGS — Northwest Arkansas leaders and conservation partners officially opened the Upper Illinois River Water Trail. Project proponents hope to expand public access while protecting one of the region’s most important natural resources. The 15.5-mile water trail stretches from Chamber Springs Access Area and winds through the Siloam Springs Kayak Park and ends at WOKA, a whitewater park west of the state line near Watts.
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Partnership-driven water trail opens on upper Illinois River in NWA

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By D.E. Smoot
| The Claremore Daily Progress Verified
SILOAM SPRINGS — Northwest Arkansas leaders and conservation partners officially opened the Upper Illinois River Water Trail. Project proponents hope to expand public access while protecting one of the region’s most important natural resources. The 15.5-mile water trail stretches from Chamber Springs Access Area and winds through the Siloam Springs Kayak Park and ends at WOKA, a whitewater park west of the state line near Watts.
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Partnership-driven water trail opens on upper Illinois River

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By D.E. Smoot
| The Stilwell Democrat Journal Verified
SILOAM SPRINGS — Northwest Arkansas leaders and conservation partners officially opened the Upper Illinois River Water Trail. Project proponents hope to expand public access while protecting one of the region’s most important natural resources. The 15.5-mile water trail stretches from Chamber Springs Access Area and winds through the Siloam Springs Kayak Park and ends at WOKA, a whitewater park west of the state line near Watts.
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Awards

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2013 - Science, Technology, Health and Environmental Reporting
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