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Berryhill defeats Eufaula in season opener
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Berryhill defeats Eufaula in season opener
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
March 13, 2025
The Berryhill Chiefs defeated the Eufaula Ironheads 8-0 on Monday. The Chiefs started to jump out on top with an error by the Ironheads. The Ironheads (0-3) struggled offensively at the plate while Be...
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Hall of Fame basketball coach Truman Dixon passes away
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Hall of Fame basketball coach Truman Dixon passes away
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
March 13, 2025
Checotah Hall of Fame basketball coach Truman Dixon passed away at the age of 99 on Sunday, March 9, 2025 in Muskogee. Dixon was a proud member of the United States Marine Corp., a loving husband, fat...
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Wildcats pick up huge road win over Pirates
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Wildcats pick up huge road win over Pirates
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
February 6, 2025
The Checotah Wildcats (2-10) earned a huge 47-38 victory over the Poteau Pirates Friday night at Poteau. Checotah entered the game with two starters out with sickness - Rowan Chapman and Aum Patel - w...
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Lady Ironheads cruise to 57-25 victory over Henryetta
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Lady Ironheads cruise to 57-25 victory over Henryetta
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
February 6, 2025
The Eufaula Lady Ironheads earned a big win over the Henryetta Lady Knights 57-25 Tuesday night at Perry Anderson Gymnasium in Eufaula. Eufaula was led by senior Jadence Efurd who dominated the paint ...
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OSSAA suspends Edmond North girls wrestling team for rest of the season
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
February 6, 2025
Edmond North high school girls wrestling programs have been suspended for the rest of the 2024-25 season for what the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association called “two egregious acts of uns...
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Checotah wrestles way to success at Maverick Conference
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Checotah wrestles way to success at Maverick Conference
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
February 6, 2025
The Checotah Wrestling program continues to be successful under head coach Bret Oleson. Three-time state champ Checotah senior Colt Collett won his sixth consecutive Maverick Tournament on Saturday. A...
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Oklahoma’s Bunch rides to the Top in PBR
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Oklahoma’s Bunch rides to the Top in PBR
February 6, 2025
In front of a record-setting, sold-out Saturday night crowd inside BOK Center, Oklahoman Caden Bunch (Tahlequah) dominated, going a perfect 3-for-3 to win the debut PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Pend...
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Area runners punch ticket to State
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Area runners punch ticket to State
January 2, 2025
Several area cross-country runners punched their ticket to the State meet to be held at Edmond Santa Fe Saturday November 2, 2024. Checotah and Eufaula cross-country teams competed in the Class 4A Reg...
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Eufaula’s Gragg goes out on top in All-State game
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Eufaula’s Gragg goes out on top in All-State game
January 2, 2025
Eufaula gridiron standout Draven Gragg finished his high school career going out on top as he helped lead the East team to a 14-6 victory at the OCA All-State football game at Oklahoma Baptist Univers...
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Checotah High School Student Athlete Elijah Thomas named Gatorade Oklahoma Football Player of the Year
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Checotah High School Student Athlete Elijah Thomas named Gatorade Oklahoma Football Player of the Year
January 2, 2025
Signs Commitment to University of Oklahoma In its 40th year of honoring Player of the Year to be chosen the nations most elite high from Checotah High School, school athletes, Gatorade to- “All I can ...
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Eufaula’s ‘Green Machine’ punches ticket to state for second consecutive time
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Eufaula’s ‘Green Machine’ punches ticket to state for second consecutive time
January 2, 2025
The Eufaula Lady Ironheads (30-4) punched coach Ryan Green. The No. 9 Eufaula will their ticket to the State Fast-Pitch Tournament square off again with No. 1 Lone Grove Thursfor the second consecutiv...
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Game for the ages
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Game for the ages
January 2, 2025
The 109th meeting was a game for the ages, a game that went to the last seconds, as the Checotah Wildcats edged in-county rivals Eufaula Ironheads 13-7. This was like two heavyweight boxers squaring o...
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Newton honored at the OCA All State football game
January 2, 2025
Eufaula head football coach Larry Newton and other high school football coaches were honored at the Oklahoma Coaches Association All State football game for achieving 90-plus victories. Newton was hir...
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Checotah High School Student Athlete Elijah Thomas named Gatorade Oklahoma Football Player of the Year
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Checotah High School Student Athlete Elijah Thomas named Gatorade Oklahoma Football Player of the Year
December 12, 2024
In its 40th year of honoring the nations most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Elijah Thomas of Checotah High School is the 2024-25 Gatorade Oklahoma Football Player of the Year. T...
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Turnovers doom Vian in state title game; Wolverines fall to Davis Wolves
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Turnovers doom Vian in state title game; Wolverines fall to Davis Wolves
By DAVID SEELEY THE SEQUOYAH COUNTY TIMES 
December 12, 2024
Vian football coach Gary Willis said his team could not commit turnovers if the Wolverines were going to have the best chance of bringing home a gold football and a state championship for the first ti...
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Sooners to play Navy in Armed Forces Bowl
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Sooners to play Navy in Armed Forces Bowl
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
December 12, 2024
The Oklahoma Sooners accepted a bid to play in the Armed Forces Bowl to take on Navy (8-3, 6-2 American), the bowl announced. The Armed Forces Bowl is set for Dec. 27 on ESPN, with kickoff slated for ...
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Ironheads clip the wings on Morris Golden Eagles
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Ironheads clip the wings on Morris Golden Eagles
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
December 12, 2024
The Eufaula Ironheads improved to 2-0 after a dominating 70-35 performance over the Morris Golden Eagles Friday night at Morris. Eufaula led 19-4 at the end of the first period after Jentry James led ...
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Cliecotali football legend Greg Dixon passes away
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Cliecotali football legend Greg Dixon passes away
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 28, 2024
Checotah and University of Oklahoma football standout Greg Dixon passed away on Sunday, Nov. 17. Dixon was 58 years old and battled cancer for a long time. Dixon helped Oklahoma win the 1985 National ...
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Eufaula Indian Journal Eufaula Ironheads Football Players of the Year
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Eufaula Indian Journal Eufaula Ironheads Football Players of the Year
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 28, 2024
The Eufaula Ironheads ended the season with a 2-9 record in their first year in district 3A-3. Although their record does not show it, the Ironheads were in every game with the exception of No. 1 rank...
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Checotah forces Pirates to walk the plank
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Checotah forces Pirates to walk the plank
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 28, 2024
The No. 8 Checotah Wildcats (8-4) forced the No. 6 Bristow Pirates to walk the plank Friday night after defeating Bristow 35-32 and earning Checotah a spot in the semifinals of Class 3A. It is the fir...
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Mary Isham retires from USPS
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Mary Isham retires from USPS
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
May 8, 2025
Mary Isham retired last week after 20 years with the Checotah Post Office. She started her career with USPS Dec 25, 2004. “I was a stay-at-home mom of four kids until my youngest started school,” Isha...
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Community invited to Memorial Day Service at Greenlawn Cemetery
May 8, 2025
Honoring All Veterans Friday, May 23 at 5 p.m. Veterans Park in Checotah Free Hotdog & Hamburgers Games and Fellowship Compliments of the McIntosh County DAV The DAV Chapter 3 Mc-Intosh County will ho...
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Checotah Schools Dates to Remember
May 8, 2025
May 9 – Kindergarten Graduation May 16 – CIS Track Meet on Football Field May 16 - 9th-12th Awards Assembly at 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. at PAC May 16 – Emerson Ramsey Talent Show (MS/HS) from 1:30 -2:30 p.m....
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Early voting May 8, 9
May 8, 2025
On May 13 there will be a general election for State Senate District 8 and for Green Country Tech Center Proposition. Early voting for those two elections will be at the Mc-Intosh County Courthouse fr...
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Pooches paraded at Art and Bark in the Park
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Pooches paraded at Art and Bark in the Park
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
May 8, 2025
The first annual Art and Bark in the Park presented by the Checotah Art Guild was a great success! Visitors had fun choosing outfits and accessories to put on their dogs from the large selection provi...
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