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Wildcats take loss against Metro Christian
B: Sports, Sports...
Wildcats take loss against Metro Christian
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
January 16, 2025
Checotah Wildcats (1-6) boys’ team faced challenges as they fell to Metro Christian 61-25 in the first round of the Henryetta Basketball tournament on Wednesday. The Wildcats outscored Metro 9-6 in th...
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Henryetta Knights defeat Checotah in wrestling dual on Senior Night
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Henryetta Knights defeat Checotah in wrestling dual on Senior Night
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
January 16, 2025
The Henryetta Knights won a hard fought dual against the Checotah Wildcat powerhouse wrestling program on Tuesday night at Checotah with a score of 33-24. The victory came at the end of the dual betwe...
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Eufaula’s Maddox Bridges scores 1000th point
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Eufaula’s Maddox Bridges scores 1000th point
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
December 19, 2024
Eufaula senior basketball player Maddox Bridges scored his 1000th point in the Ironheads’ win over Henryetta. “Reaching 1,000 points is an incredible milestone, and I’m so thankful to God for blessing...
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Checotah Lady Wildcats dominate Poteau in season opener
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Checotah Lady Wildcats dominate Poteau in season opener
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
December 19, 2024
The Checotah Lady Wildcats started the season with a dominating 4123 performance over the Poteau Lady Pirates. Shyanne Madewell led the team with 13 points in a total team effort. Checotah head coach ...
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Eufaula takes second in Bethel Basketball Tournament
B: Sports, Sports...
Eufaula takes second in Bethel Basketball Tournament
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
December 19, 2024
The Eufaula Ironheads fell to 5-1 overall after coming up short 64-38 to Blanchard in the Bethel Basketball Tournament on Saturday. Blanchard’s offensive barrage stunned the Ironheads as they were out...
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Morris hires Whitlock as new head football coach
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Morris hires Whitlock as new head football coach
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
December 19, 2024
The Morris Golden Eagles school board hired their Athletic Director Jimmy Whitlock as the new head football coach and Brian Young as offensive coordinator. Whitlock comes from Hall of Fame Coach Mike ...
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The Pride of Eufaula Marching Band
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The Pride of Eufaula Marching Band
August 15, 2024
The Pride of Eufaula has a rich tradition of excellence for many years. The band is a 24-time OSSAA State Sweepstakes Award Winner, which is the highest award a high school band can earn in Oklahoma. ...
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Class of Checotah
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Class of Checotah
August 15, 2024
“These kids are amazing. Some of the hardest working, team player students we have seen this early in years. We are excited to push them to hopeful success. We are so blessed to be in our new PAC and ...
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Whisenhunt named new EOSC Athletic Director, Bean new women’s basketball coach
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Whisenhunt named new EOSC Athletic Director, Bean new women’s basketball coach
August 15, 2024
WILBURTON – Eastern Oklahoma State College head softball coach Kendra Whisenhunt has been named the new athletic director for the Mountaineers. Nathan Bean, formerly the assistant men’s basketball coa...
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Q & A with Eufaula quarterback Ledger Folsom
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Q & A with Eufaula quarterback Ledger Folsom
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
August 15, 2024
The Eufaula Ironheads head into a new conference and classification from Class 2A-6 to Class 3A-3 under head coach Larry Newton. Newton has his dual threat quarterback Ledger Folsom returning to the l...
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Joey Nania wins 2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Opens on Lake Eufaula
B: Sports, Sports...
Joey Nania wins 2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Opens on Lake Eufaula
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
June 22, 2023
2020 Duvall Annual Steer Wrestling Jackpot canceled Joey Nania wins 2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Opens on Lake Eufaula Takes home $48,800 It was an exciting week on Lake Eufaula as bass fishermen converg...
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Gillote/Fulgham win Crappie Masters National Qualifier on Lake Truman
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Gillote/Fulgham win Crappie Masters National Qualifier on Lake Truman
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
June 22, 2023
Checotah anglers Brian Young/Diesel Byrd place 10th The Crappie Masters wrapped up at Truman Lake in Clinton, MO. Champions Jon Gillote and Brandon Fulgham took home the hardware and the grand prize o...
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Alabama offers Checotah football standout scholarship
B: Sports, Sports...
Alabama offers Checotah football standout scholarship
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
June 22, 2023
The offers keep coming for Checotah football standout Elijah Thomas. The junior three-sport athlete just received his ninth Division I offer as the University of Alabama joined the list. Thomas was na...
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Checotah Cheer team wins UCA Camp Championship
B: Sports, Sports...
Checotah Cheer team wins UCA Camp Championship
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
June 22, 2023
Receive UCA Leadership award The 2023-24 Checotah Wildcats Cheerleaders competed at the UCA Cheer Camp and won the UCA Camp Championship plus received the UCA Leadership award. “I’m extremely happy an...
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Oleson named McIntosh County Democrat Coach of the Year
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Oleson named McIntosh County Democrat Coach of the Year
By Staff Reports 
June 1, 2023
McIntosh County Democrat sports editor Rodney Haltom presented Checotah head wrestling coach Brett Oleson as the 2023 McIntosh County Democrat Coach of the Year. “This coach is an exceptional coach th...
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Jeff Miller of Blue Mound
B: Sports
Jeff Miller of Blue Mound
June 1, 2023
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Lester, Stewart named McIntosh County Democrat Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year
B: Sports
Lester, Stewart named McIntosh County Democrat Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year
By Staff Reports 
June 1, 2023
The 2023 Checotah Sports Banquet was an emotional evening as Jason Dowdy passed the torch to Malcolm Warrior as the new head men’s basketball coach. Dowdy had to take several moments to regain his com...
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Checotah’s Carter Stewart ends golf season in Top 12
B: Sports
Checotah’s Carter Stewart ends golf season in Top 12
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 18, 2023
Checotah senior golfer Carter Stewart ended his high school career this past week at the Oklahoma Secondary School Athletic Association (OSSAA) Class 3A state golf tournament in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Ste...
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Burns/Adcock win Golding and Saltsman awards
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Burns/Adcock win Golding and Saltsman awards
May 18, 2023
Eufaula senior Luke Adcock and Haylee Burns received the Junior “Joe” Golding award and the Sue Ann Saltsman award from presenters Rusty Griffis and Theresa Bell.
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Eufaula golf program closes at State tournament
B: Sports
Eufaula golf program closes at State tournament
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 18, 2023
The Eufaula Golf Program continued its excellence this year as the Lady Ironheads placed 10th at the State tournament. In the boys program senior Riley Morgan made the cut to play at the state tournam...
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Walker named District Teacher of the Year
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Walker named District Teacher of the Year
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
October 16, 2025
Amber Walker, a 4th grade math teacher at Checotah Intermediate School (CIS), was recently named the District Teacher of the Year for Checotah Schools. From a young age, Walker knew she was destined t...
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Reed launches ‘Season of the Warrior’ Tour to honor Native American vets
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Reed launches ‘Season of the Warrior’ Tour to honor Native American vets
By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER 
October 16, 2025
Former Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs Director Pete Reed made a stop in Eufaula Oct. 2 on behalf of the Season of the Warrior campaign tour. The goal of the campaign is to reach 100 cities in...
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Teen dies from injuries caused by blowout
October 16, 2025
A juvenile from Indianola has died as the result of a tire blowout that caused a collision on the Indian Nations Turnpike at mile marker 75 in Pittsburg County on Monday, Oct. 6. According to the Okla...
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Boo to Domestic Violence
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Boo to Domestic Violence
October 16, 2025
McIntosh County Democrat invites the community to say “Boo to Domestic Violence” next Thursday, Oct. 23 from 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at Unique Touch, 505 N. Broadway in Checotah. Several superheroes, some ...
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BARKtoberfest, a howling-ghoul time for pups and people
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BARKtoberfest, a howling-ghoul time for pups and people
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
October 16, 2025
Porches & Pastures hosted their 7th Annual BARKtoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 11and lots of locals and visitors had a howling-ghoul time as they listened to live music from Last Call Band and browsed thr...
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