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Former Checotah coach Brandon Turley reflects on winning state title
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Former Checotah coach Brandon Turley reflects on winning state title
January 7, 2021
Being a high school coach in Oklahoma takes you down many roads and that was not an exception with former Checotah head football coach Brandon Turley. Turley led the Checotah Wildcats to a district ti...
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Oklahoma State Cowboys defeat Miami 37-34 in Cheez-It Bowl
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Oklahoma State Cowboys defeat Miami 37-34 in Cheez-It Bowl
January 7, 2021
The Oklahoma State Cowboys made good on their 15th consecutive bowl appearance as the Pokes held on to defeat Miami 37-34 in the Cheez-It Bowl. OSU quarterback Spencer Sanders threw for 305 yards on 2...
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Sooners dismantle Florida 55-20 in Goodyear Cotton Bowl
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Sooners dismantle Florida 55-20 in Goodyear Cotton Bowl
January 7, 2021
The No. 6 ranked Oklahoma Sooners dismantled the No. 7 ranked Florida Gators’ defense and pummeled them 55- 20 Wednesday evening in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl. OU scored first and never looked back as ...
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Wrestling legend Danny Hodge passes away at the age of 88
January 7, 2021
Oklahoma sports legend and Olympic silver medalist Danny Hodge passed away at the age of 88. Hodge was well known for his accomplishments in amateur and professional wrestling and in boxing. Hodge beg...
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HALTOM’S HUDDLE
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HALTOM’S HUDDLE
January 7, 2021
There is nothing more classless or distasteful than a coach making excuses for losing a game and that’s just what happened Wednesday after the Oklahoma Sooners manhandled the Florida Gators 55-20. Aft...
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Tulsa?s Collins wins Bronko Nagurski Trophy
January 7, 2021
Tulsa linebacker Zaven Collins has won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy honoring the nation’s best defensive player. The 6-foot-4, 260-pound Collins totaled 54 tackles and 11.5 tackles for loss and four int...
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Local basketball teams to start after holiday break
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Local basketball teams to start after holiday break
January 7, 2021
Both Checotah and Eufaula basketball teams will return to action after the long holiday break. Teams will try to knock off the rust after such a long lay off. Obstacles continue to plague schools as ...
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Broken Arrow to hire Josh Blankenship
January 7, 2021
Broken Arrow Public Schools are rumored to announce the hiring of Josh Blankenship as the Tigers next head football coach. Blankenship has been the head coach at Adams State University in Alamosa, Col...
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Lake Eufaula Fishing Report
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Lake Eufaula Fishing Report
January 7, 2021
Elevation normal, water 48 and murky. For current elevation conditions go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website at https://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/EUFA.lakepage.html . For current elevation co...
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Eufaula?s Alexander commits to Army
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Eufaula?s Alexander commits to Army
December 31, 2020
Eufaula star running back Noah Alexander has committed to play for the Army. Alexander announced his intentions on Facebook. “After speaking with my family I’ll like to announce that I’ll be committin...
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Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department Celebrates New Year With First Day Hikes Across State on Jan. 1, 2021
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Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department Celebrates New Year With First Day Hikes Across State on Jan. 1, 2021
December 31, 2020
In keeping with an annual tradition, Oklahoma State Parks will again host First Day Hikes on Jan. 1, 2021. The free, guided hikes present an opportunity to begin the New Year on a healthy perspective ...
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Forsblom signs with Fort Scott Community College
December 31, 2020
Checotah senior Lynzey Forsblom took the next step of her golf career as she signed with Fort Scott Community College in Winfield, Kansas, on Monday. Forsblom has played a vital role on the Lady Wildc...
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Young brothers win American Crappie Trail National Championship
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Young brothers win American Crappie Trail National Championship
December 31, 2020
Checotah co-offensive coordinator Brian Young and his big brother Darin, representing B’nM Poles, took their fishing skills to Mississippi and won the American Crappie Trail National Championship on ...
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Stella Tracy wins Wakesurf National Championship
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Stella Tracy wins Wakesurf National Championship
December 31, 2020
Stella Tracy, 11, captured the 2020 National Championship title in Girls Wakesurf at the World Wake Association National Championship held in Waco, Texas, on Aug. 5 – 9. Sponsored by Nautique Boats an...
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Lane inducted into TPS Hall of Fame
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Lane inducted into TPS Hall of Fame
December 31, 2020
The eighth class of Tulsa Public Schools (TPS) Athletics Hall of Fame was honored during a banquet at the DoubleTree Tulsa at Warren Place. All nine TPS public schools are represented in the Class of ...
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Sadie Houston to be inducted into OU Rugby Hall of Fame
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Sadie Houston to be inducted into OU Rugby Hall of Fame
December 31, 2020
Eufaula and University of Oklahoma alumni Sadie Houston will be inducted into the 2020 Class of the OU Rugby Hall of Fame. Houston has garnered a lot of attention through selections to the USA Stars a...
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Eufaula Lady Ironheads punch ticket for State tournament
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Eufaula Lady Ironheads punch ticket for State tournament
December 31, 2020
For the first time since the 1992-93 season, the Eufaula Lady Ironheads (25-4) are going to the Oklahoma Schools Secondary Athletic Association (OSSAA) State basketball tournament in Oklahoma City. Th...
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Jones receives offer from Northeastern State University
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Jones receives offer from Northeastern State University
December 31, 2020
Eufaula senior wide receiver Nick Jones received his first collegiate offer of the season from Northeastern State University. Jones (6’2”, 190 pounds) has great speed, quickness and incredible hand/ey...
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Hampton signs with Northeastern State University
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Hampton signs with Northeastern State University
December 31, 2020
The Eufaula football programs continues to produce and develop athletes for the next level and this year Trae Hampton will carry on that legacy. Hampton is a 6’2”, 220 pound athlete that carry the foo...
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Local papers take third; Gridiron Guide wins first place
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Local papers take third; Gridiron Guide wins first place
December 31, 2020
Eufaula Indian Journal and McIntosh County Democrat newspapers sports writer Rodney Haltom was all smiles Monday morning after the virtual Oklahoma Press Association Banquet. Haltom placed third in th...
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A Food Pantry guided by faith and experience
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A Food Pantry guided by faith and experience
February 26, 2026
“I’ve been hungry. That’s why I started it.” Just east of Highway 69 on Texanna Road sits a single building that houses Thimbles N Thread Quilt Shop, owned by LaDonna McKay. The fab- ric and quilting ...
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2026 National Theme: A Century of Black History Commemorations
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2026 National Theme: A Century of Black History Commemorations
By ALMA HARPER GARDENIA ART FEDERATED CLUB The sit-ins 
February 26, 2026
The Sit-In movement was a nonviolent movement of the United Civil Rights era. The sit-in, an act of civil disobedience, was a tactic that aroused sympathy for demonstrators among moderates and uninvol...
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Circle the State with Song Concert
February 26, 2026
Local elementary and middle school students will be participating in Circle the State with Song (CTSWS), a statewide choral event sponsored by the Oklahoma Music Educators Association. Circle the Stat...
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Tytin Daniels takes 2nd in state
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Tytin Daniels takes 2nd in state
February 26, 2026
Nine-year-old Tytin Daniels won 2nd place in the 8U Heavy Weight division at the 2026 OKWA 48th Annual State Championships on Saturday, Feb. 21. The tournaments took place throughout the day at the OG...
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Morning Rescue inspired by Paws N Claws pup
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Morning Rescue inspired by Paws N Claws pup
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
February 26, 2026
Paws N Claws started their meager rescue efforts to save the local pound pups on January 26, 2024. Some of the first dogs ever adopted went out of state and one very lucky pup was adopted by Brad Shro...
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