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Eufaula and Checotah compete with best in State Track and Field Meet at Plainview High School
Sports
Eufaula and Checotah compete with best in State Track and Field Meet at Plainview High School
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 15, 2025
The Eufaula Ironheads and Checotah Wildcats competed in the OSSAA State Track and Field Meet Friday at Plainview High School. Eufaula Freshman Leah Green finished 11th in the state in the Class 4A 200...
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Rylee McNeill battles weather and competition at State Golf Tournament
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Rylee McNeill battles weather and competition at State Golf Tournament
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 15, 2025
Rylee McNeill of Eufaula had to battle the harsh elements and stiff competition Monday at the OSSAA State Golf Championship at the Shawnee Country Club on Monday. With rain and winds blowing across th...
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And it comes to an end
Sports
And it comes to an end
May 15, 2025
And another year of high school sports comes to an end as the last of the state tournaments take place. As sports fans we have had a fantastic year. We saw Eufaula girls go to the state fast-pitch tou...
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Sports
No. 2 seed Sooners to host regional at Love’s Field
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 15, 2025
ESPN announced the NCAA Tournament Regional brackets, and the Sooners will host at Love’s Field in Oklahoma City. Despite the regular season SEC championship and Co-Championship win, the committee gav...
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Big 12 Conference
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Big 12 Conference
May 15, 2025
Big 12 Board Chair and Baylor President Linda Livingstone announced that the Big 12 Board of Directors has voted to extend Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark’s contract for an additional three years th...
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McCurtain hires Darren Harber as girls basketball coach
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McCurtain hires Darren Harber as girls basketball coach
By JOHN BLOCK COURTESY 
May 15, 2025
Darren Harber embraces his son, Dristan as he checks out for the final time during his senior season. Darren Harber was hired on April 14 to be the McCurtain Public Schools Girls Basketball Coach for ...
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Sports
Athletic Directors: Developing a mindset to survive and thrive
By DR. DAVID HOCH CMAA 
May 15, 2025
With all the tasks and responsibilities that high school athletic administrators handle, learning and mastering new skills, and incorporating the latest best practices, are essential to keep pace. The...
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Morris hires Kaden Bumgarner as assistant football coach
Sports
Morris hires Kaden Bumgarner as assistant football coach
By RODNEY HALTOM 
May 15, 2025
The Morris Eagles made another big move on behalf of their football team by hiring Kaden Bumgarner as assistant coach. Bumgarner graduated with his Associate’s Degree at Connor State College and will ...
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Prince signs with Murray State
Sports
Prince signs with Murray State
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 15, 2025
Checotah standout softball pitcher Hailey Prince made it official as she signed her letter of commitment to play at Murray State in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. “We’re so happy and excited for Hailey and w...
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Checotah Special Olympics relay team takes third in semi-finals
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Checotah Special Olympics relay team takes third in semi-finals
May 15, 2025
RODNEY HALTOM SPORTS EDITOR The Checotah Special Olympics Unified relay team placed third in the 4x100 relay event at Western Heights High School in Oklahoma City. The team was third out of a total of...
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Collett signs with Cowley College
Sports
Collett signs with Cowley College
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 8, 2025
Checotah standout wrestler Colt Collett made it official Wednesday when he signed his letter of intent to wrestle for Cowley College in Kansas. Collett is a three time state champion and a state runne...
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Hartshorne overwhelms Eufaula Ironheads in commanding 8-0 victory
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Hartshorne overwhelms Eufaula Ironheads in commanding 8-0 victory
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 8, 2025
The Eufaula Ironheads couldn’t find their rhythm on Monday, falling 8-0 to a red-hot Hartshorne squad that dominated in every facet of the game. Hartshorne wasted no time applying pressure, striking i...
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Ironhead Relay team and Wildcat’s Orman punch ticket to State
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Ironhead Relay team and Wildcat’s Orman punch ticket to State
May 8, 2025
The Eufaula 4x100 relay team of Ledger Folsom, Peter Lee, Maddox Bridges and Dresen Chiles punched their ticket to state for the second consecutive year and will compete Friday at the OSSAA State Trac...
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Crawford’s firepower leads Checotah Wildcats in 18-0 rout over Cleveland
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Crawford’s firepower leads Checotah Wildcats in 18-0 rout over Cleveland
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 8, 2025
Logan Crawford delivered a monster performance Thursday night, driving in five runs on two clutch hits as the Checotah Wildcats (12-18) demolished Cleveland High School 18-0 in a dominant showing. Cra...
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Purpose of an Athletic Director
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Purpose of an Athletic Director
May 8, 2025
Normally, an Athletic Director is a former coach with decades of experience evaluating coaches, setting funds for individual sports, promoting their schools programs and student athletes. The purpose ...
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Scenes from Regional Track Meet
Sports
Scenes from Regional Track Meet
May 8, 2025
PHOTOS | RODNEY HALTOM | SPORTS EDITOR
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2025 McIntosh County Democrat Checotah Lady Wildcats’ Players of the Year
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2025 McIntosh County Democrat Checotah Lady Wildcats’ Players of the Year
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 8, 2025
The 2024-25-basketball season for the Checotah Lady Wildcats saw a lot of change and improvements from last year’s team. Checotah head coach Wes Cloud did something that has never been done in Checota...
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2025 Eufaula Indian Journal Eufaula Players of the Year
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2025 Eufaula Indian Journal Eufaula Players of the Year
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 8, 2025
The Eufaula Ironheads boys’ basketball team had an impressive season filled full of highlights and excitement. Eufaula nearly won the Class 4A District Championship falling short to Tecumseh who score...
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2025 McIntosh County Democrat Checotah Players of the Year
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2025 McIntosh County Democrat Checotah Players of the Year
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 8, 2025
The Checotah Wildcats finished a hard-fought season with a 2-20 record under second-year head coach Malcolm Warrior. The Wildcats played in one of the toughest divisions in high school and competed at...
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2025 Eufaula Indian Journal Ladylronheads’ Players of the Year
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2025 Eufaula Indian Journal Ladylronheads’ Players of the Year
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 8, 2025
The Eufaula Lady Ironheads finished the 2024-25 season with a 13-14 record and a trip to the Class 4A Area tournament under new head coach Jason Radomski. The Lady Ironheads competed at a high level a...
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Multi-Purpose Building renamed after beloved educator
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Multi-Purpose Building renamed after beloved educator
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
May 15, 2025
The CIS Multi-Purpose Building was recently renamed after the beloved administrator Jerry L. Faught, a longtime Checotah resident who was instrumental in the creation of the building itself decades ag...
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Fundraiser supports consumers’ backs and schools
May 15, 2025
Checotah High School Football is excited to announce it will be hosting a one-day Mattress Fundraiser on Saturday, May 17 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. For one day only, Checotah High School will be transform...
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Special events scheduled to honor all military
May 15, 2025
The DAV Chapter 3 McIntosh County will be hosting two events to honor all military veterans. The first event will be Friday, May 23 at 5 p.m. at Veterans Park in Checotah. There will be free hot dogs ...
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Duvall Dynasty continues to qualify cowboys
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Duvall Dynasty continues to qualify cowboys
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
May 15, 2025
After a competitive weekend at Checotah Round Up Club, the 46th Annual Duvall Steer Wrestling Jackpot is in the books and the Duvall Dynasty continues to keep qualifying cowboys to compete. Although s...
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Family to celebrate their mother’s 85th birthday
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Family to celebrate their mother’s 85th birthday
May 15, 2025
The family of Peggy Christian would like to invite the community to come celebrate her 85th Birthday with them this Sunday, May 18 from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. at the Checotah Multi-Purpose Building (which wa...
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