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Seminole survives Checotah 34-27
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Seminole survives Checotah 34-27
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
September 11, 2025
The Seminole Chieftains were lucky to go home with a 34-27 win over the Checotah Wildcats Friday night. Checotah’s penalties that accumulated to over 100 yards. The Wildcats moved the football up and ...
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Wolverines and Ironheads match up in first game
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Wolverines and Ironheads match up in first game
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
September 11, 2025
The Vian Wolverines (20) took control early of Friday night’s game against the Eufaula Ironheads (0-1) and finished with a 41-7 win. Vian stunned the Ironheads’ defense by scoring 22 points in the fir...
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Stigler Lady Panthers top Checotah 16-3
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Stigler Lady Panthers top Checotah 16-3
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
September 11, 2025
The Stigler Lady Panthers came out swinging and never looked back, erupting for 15 runs in the first inning on their way to a 16-3 victory over the Checotah Lady Wildcats (7-6) Friday at the Eufaula F...
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Lady Ironheads walk off Little Axe in thrilling finish
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Lady Ironheads walk off Little Axe in thrilling finish
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
September 11, 2025
It came down to the wire Thursday night as the Eufaula Lady Ironheads (5-10) pulled off a dramatic 3-2 walkoff victory over the Little Axe Lady Indians. Down 2-1 in the bottom of the sixth, Rayleigh P...
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Eufaula squared off against Holdenville in scrimmage action
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Eufaula squared off against Holdenville in scrimmage action
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
September 4, 2025
The Eufaula Ironheads had to reschedule scrimmage with Warner on Thursday due to rain. However, Eufaula managed to get Holdenville to come to Paul Bell Stadium on Friday to scrimmage. It appears that ...
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Sooners crush Illinois State 35-3 behind record-breaking debut
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Sooners crush Illinois State 35-3 behind record-breaking debut
September 4, 2025
Norman was electric Saturday night as John Mateer delivered a debut for the ages, leading the No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners to a dominant 35-3 win over Illinois State. Mateer, a transfer from Washington Sta...
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Checotah Wildcats dominate Okmulgee Bulldogs 62-28
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Checotah Wildcats dominate Okmulgee Bulldogs 62-28
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
September 4, 2025
The Checotah Wildcats started the football season with a dominant 62-28 victory over the Okmulgee Bulldogs. Checotah started the game with a touchdown reception by Landyn Thomason. The Wildcats sophom...
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OSSAA Board unanimously blocks Glencoe High School players’ eligibility
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
August 21, 2025
The hopes of four Glencoe High School basketball players to suit up this season have been dashed after the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) Board of Directors unanimously denie...
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Blast from the past
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Blast from the past
August 21, 2025
Joe Golding is an Ironhead from Eufaula. He and his brother Joe Lester, went on to be successful head coaches in Texas. The Texas Quote of the Day: “When I was a freshman at Oklahoma in 1946, the game...
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Checotah Lady Wildcats win battle of the cats over Stigler Lady Panthers, 6-2
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Checotah Lady Wildcats win battle of the cats over Stigler Lady Panthers, 6-2
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
August 21, 2025
The Checotah Lady Wildcats (2-1) roared to victory Friday night, taking down the Stigler Lady Panthers 6-2 in front of a fired-up home crowd. Aurora Madewell wasted no time getting things started, dri...
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Lady Ironheads explode in first inning crush Central Lady Tigers 18-1
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Lady Ironheads explode in first inning crush Central Lady Tigers 18-1
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
August 21, 2025
The Eufaula Lady Ironheads wasted no time flexing their power Friday night, unloading 13 runs in the very first inning on their way to an 18-1 rout of the Central Lady Tigers. Hannah Needham set the t...
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Riley Duvall makes 2025 Cowboys to Watch list
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Riley Duvall makes 2025 Cowboys to Watch list
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
August 14, 2025
Steer wrestling today is going to showcase the legacy that the Duvall family has in this arena at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo as well as rodeos across the nation. Riley Duvall is the latest gener...
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Lady Wildcats claw past Sallisaw in 8-3 showdown
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Lady Wildcats claw past Sallisaw in 8-3 showdown
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
August 14, 2025
The Checotah Lady Wildcats stormed into Sallisaw on Monday night and walked away with a commanding 8-3 victory over Sallisaw in the season opener, putting on a hitting clinic and proving they’re a tea...
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Eufaula Lady Ironheads edge Haskell in nail-biting 2-1 victory in season opener
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Eufaula Lady Ironheads edge Haskell in nail-biting 2-1 victory in season opener
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
August 14, 2025
The Eufaula Lady Ironheads delivered late-game heroics Monday night, seizing a thrilling 2-1 win over the Haskell Lady Haymakers at Eufaula’s Chris Gawf Field. With the score knotted at one in the bot...
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Checotah running back Jayden Ellen receives offer from Air Force
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Checotah running back Jayden Ellen receives offer from Air Force
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
August 14, 2025
Checotah senior running back Jayden Ellen has received a college offer from the Air Force Academy. Ellen played a huge part in the Wildcats’ offense in 2024 where he ran for 1,541 yards and 19 touchdo...
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Luna represents Eufaula in All-State football game
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Luna represents Eufaula in All-State football game
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
August 7, 2025
Eufaula offensive lineman Carson Luna represented the Eufaula Ironheads and the East team in the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State football game at Oklahoma Baptist University on Thursday. “Repre...
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Dickens wins at Eufaula and Sallisaw rodeos
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Dickens wins at Eufaula and Sallisaw rodeos
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
August 7, 2025
Reagan Dickens of Eufaula won the bareback event at the Eufaula Whole Hawg Days rodeo and the Sallisaw Rodeo. Dickens scored a 71 at Eufaula and 72 at Sallisaw. “It’s a privilege to be in good health ...
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Eufaula runningback Peter Lee out with injury
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Eufaula runningback Peter Lee out with injury
By SPORTS EDITOR 
August 7, 2025
Eufaula Ironhead running back Peter Lee will miss the preseason and scrimmages with an injury. Lee sustained an abdominal hernia and has already had a successful surgery to correct the problem. “I was...
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Eufaula head coach Larry Newton proud of Summer Pride effort
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Eufaula head coach Larry Newton proud of Summer Pride effort
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
July 17, 2025
Eufaula head football coach Larry Newton has seen his share of Summer Pride workouts with over 30 years in coaching. However, he had something very special to boast about… perfect attendance. “I’m sup...
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Hall of Fame Steer Wrestler Bill Duvall passes away at 83
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Hall of Fame Steer Wrestler Bill Duvall passes away at 83
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
July 17, 2025
The Duvall Dynasty lost one of its founding members as Bill Duvall passed away at the age of 83. Bill and Roy Duvall, along with Ote Berry and Spud and Sam Duvall, made Checotah, Oklahoma the Steer Wr...
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D is for Duvall
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D is for Duvall
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
September 11, 2025
When your last name is Duvall then you more than likely wear a cowboy hat, ride a horse and have sat in many rodeo arenas over several decades. So when word got out that the Jim Norick Arena was being...
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9/11 – Never Forget
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
September 11, 2025
At about 7 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, I strolled into the Las Vegas Sun newsroom where I worked as an entertainment reporter. The room was quiet, a palpable feeling of dread filled the air as the f...
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Checotah FFA earns historic award
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Checotah FFA earns historic award
September 11, 2025
The Checotah FFA Chapter has been recently recognized in the 2025 National Chapter Award Program from the National FFA Organization. “We are so excited that the Checotah FFA was given a National 3-sta...
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Chief issues executive order to implement Treaty of 1866 Freedmen ruling
By PATRICK FORD SPECIAL REPORT 
September 11, 2025
Muscogee Nation Principal Chief David Hill has issued Executive Order No. 25-05, outlining the Nation’s plan to comply with a landmark Supreme Court decision requiring the incorporation of the Treaty ...
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Meeting of History & Artifact Enthusiasts
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Meeting of History & Artifact Enthusiasts
September 11, 2025
Heartland Heritage Museum and Art Gallery 114 N. Broadway Checotah, Oklahoma Saturday, September 13 at 1 p.m. Don’t forget to join us for an afternoon of discovery and connection with others who share...
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