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The October sales tax check to Henryetta stayed on the plus side, barely, with a $1,385 gain over a year ago
This month the town received $292,483.61 from the state, a slight increase over the $291,097.93 last October.
Those dollars are based on sales from August 16 to 31 and estimated sales from Sept. 1 to 15.
By contrast, the use tax return to Henryetta was the biggest in the past four months. It amounted to $40,743 for October, a gain of $6,767 from a year ago.
Most towns around the area reported increases in sales during that period although Checotah and Okemah reported declines.
Dewar received $16,753, up from the $15,045 a year ago.
Across the state, $199,464,333 in sales tax collections were returned to the cities and towns reflected an increase of $15,424,442 from the $184,039,891 distributed to the cities and towns in October last year.


 Town  2022  2021  Gain/Loss
Henryetta $292,173.72 $291,097.93 $1,385.68
Dewar $16,753.09 $15,045.98 $1,707.11
Beggs $48,056.44 $44,884.31 $3,172.13
Checotah $404,430.17 $44,884.31 -$8,698.60
Eufaula $236,683.64 $219,310.81 $17,372.83
Morris $27,135.84 $25,257.56 $1,878.28
Okmulgee $672,542.77 $658,508.42 $14,034.35
Okemah $118,754.42 $120,406.34 -$1,651.92
Weleetka $19,951.62 $13,736.48 $6,215.14