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Morris hires Kaden Bumgarner as assistant football coach
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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
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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
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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
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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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Sports
Thunder sweeps Memphis
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 1, 2025
The Thunders’ Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points to lead Oklahoma City to the Western Conference semifinals by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 117-115 on Saturday to complete a four-game sweep. Ja...
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Checotah Lady Wildcats’ season ends against powerful Pryor Tigers
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Checotah Lady Wildcats’ season ends against powerful Pryor Tigers
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 1, 2025
The Checotah Lady Wildcats (4-14) fought hard but couldn’t hold off a red-hot Pryor Tigers team, falling 12-1 in game three on Wednesday and closing the season with a courageous effort. Pryor wasted n...
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Sports
OSSAA approves shot clock for Oklahoma High School Basketball
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 1, 2025
A 35-second shot clock for state high school basketball in classes 6A through 3A was approved by the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association board of directors. The vote to approve a staff re...
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Only in a small town
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Only in a small town
May 1, 2025
There are a lot of things that the big city has over small towns but one thing they do not have is the small town, friendly people that you can see at breakfast in a small town café. Just the other da...
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Brown hired as Keota girls basketball coach
Sports
Brown hired as Keota girls basketball coach
By JOHN BLOCK 
May 1, 2025
The Keota School Board voted to hire Shane Brown as the 2025-2026 high school/ junior high girls basketball head coach on April 14. Brown replaces Michael Harris who led the Lady Lions to a 4-15 recor...
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Ironheads participate in Gerard Alexander Invitational
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Ironheads participate in Gerard Alexander Invitational
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 1, 2025
The Eufaula boys’ track and field team participated in the Gerard Alexander Invitational Track and Field meet on Friday at Beggs. Eufaula placed fifth overall as a team.The Ironheads 4x100 relay team ...
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Local anglers make it a family affair
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Local anglers make it a family affair
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 1, 2025
Sean and Patty McAllister moved their family to Lake Eufaula in 2009. Having grown up in Wilburton, Sean fished Lake Eufaula with his dad for years and soon fishing became the sport he loved and would...
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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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