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MAC becomes first FBS conference to cancel 2020 college football season
August 13, 2020
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) officially canceled its 2020 college football season on Saturday because of concerns about the health and safety of its players amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, t...
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BIG 12 Virtual Football Media Day canceled
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BIG 12 Virtual Football Media Day canceled
August 6, 2020
The Big 12 Conference is canceling its Virtual Football Media Day presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors. It is yet to be determined if the event will be rescheduled. The Conference’s annual media pre...
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Tennessee cancels non-conference game with OU
August 6, 2020
The Southeastern Conference announced Thursday that it will play only 10 conference games this season and abandon all out-of-league contests, which includes OU-Tennessee. Tennessee was scheduled for S...
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Fast-Pitch right around the corner for Checotah and Eufaula
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Fast-Pitch right around the corner for Checotah and Eufaula
August 6, 2020
As of now high school sports are scheduled to take place and the fastpitch teams of Eufaula and Checotah are ready to play. Checotah starts the season on Aug. 11 at Pocola at 5 p.m.. The Lady Ironhea...
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Tahlequah Sequoyah suspends portion of fall athletics
August 6, 2020
Tahlequah Sequoyah became the first Oklahoma school to announce that it will withdraw from fall sports athletic competition for the first nine weeks of the school year due to COVID-19. Cherokee Nation...
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New world record paddlefish hauled from Keystone Lake – again
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New world record paddlefish hauled from Keystone Lake – again
August 6, 2020
A new world-record paddlefish has again been pulled from Keystone Lake near Tulsa, less than a month after the previous world record was snagged in the same lake by a client of the same fishing guide....
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Sooners’ Riley highest paid coach in Big 12
August 6, 2020
University of Oklahoma head football coach Lincoln Riley's new contract at OU will have him making upwards of $7 million per year. It's for six years, $45.21 million to be exact, good for $7.535 milli...
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Beggs? Kendal Daniels picks Texas A&M
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Beggs? Kendal Daniels picks Texas A&M
August 6, 2020
Beggs’ safety Kendal Daniels has a huge variety of big name colleges interested in the safety. Daniels, who is projected as the No. 1 high school prospect in Oklahoma, picked Texas A&M over universiti...
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Former great athlete and coach Fred Davis passed away
August 6, 2020
Former great athlete and coach Fred Davis passed away at the age of 86. Davis was a threetime Oklahoma State All-American wrestler who later coached at Brigham Young University and Bishop Kelley after...
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NCAA lays out plan for playing
July 30, 2020
The NCAA handed down its latest guidelines for playing through a pandemic. The NCAA says college athletes should be tested for COVID-19 no more than 72 hours before they play, players with highrisk ex...
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OSSAA to start football as planned-Texas postpones season start September 24
July 30, 2020
The University Interscholastic League, the governing body of Texas public high school athletics announced that Texas private and parochial schools were suspending the season until late September. Howe...
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10 questions to Eufaula Superintendent Jeanette Smith pertaining to sports
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10 questions to Eufaula Superintendent Jeanette Smith pertaining to sports
July 30, 2020
Q1 - What steps EPS taken to ensure the safety of coaching staff and student athletes? A - We’re following OSSAA guidelines for weightlifting and conditioning. Facilities are being cleaned and sanitiz...
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Fast-pistch softball gets closer to season opener
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Fast-pistch softball gets closer to season opener
July 30, 2020
The start of school for both Eufaula and Checotah is scheduled for August 13 and the start of fast-pitch softball will begin Aug. 10 for Eufaula as they will host Webbers Falls and Checotah will trav...
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Round-Up Club rodeo another success
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Round-Up Club rodeo another success
July 30, 2020
The Eufaula Round-Up Club Rodeo was another great success on Whole Hawg weekend. Hundreds of fans filled the stands each of the three-night events and witnessed the rodeo honoring cancer survivors on...
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PBR and WCRA unite to host fans for Blockbuster Western Sports Weekend in Guthrie Aug. 14-15
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PBR and WCRA unite to host fans for Blockbuster Western Sports Weekend in Guthrie Aug. 14-15
July 30, 2020
GUTHRIE – In mid-August, PBR (Professional Bull Riders) and WCRA (World Champions Rodeo Alliance) will once again unite to make Western sports history, teaming to bring the two-day, blockbuster Stampe...
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Former OU coach John Blake dies at 59
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Former OU coach John Blake dies at 59
July 30, 2020
Former University of Oklahoma head coach John Blake passed away on Wednesday. Blake, 59, coached the Sooners from 1996-98, but not to much success, as they went only 12-22 with three losing seasons. B...
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Holland Hall hires soccer coach Tokarchik
July 30, 2020
Holland Hall announced the hiring of successful soccer coach Troy Tokarchik. Tokarchik comes from Bishop Kelly where he led the Dutchman to 14 state championships in 21 years. He also was named the Tu...
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Big 12 reschedules football media days event
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Big 12 reschedules football media days event
July 30, 2020
The Big 12 Conference announced its football media days have been rescheduled. The conference will hold the annual event virtually on Aug. 3. It was originally planned for July 20-21. “As everyone is ...
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Local fast-pitch teams compete in scrimmages
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Local fast-pitch teams compete in scrimmages
July 23, 2020
With the brink of indecisions on fall sports, local fast-pitch teams have been preparing for the upcoming season as usual in scrimmage action. The Checotah Lady Wildcats took part in the Oktaha Scrim...
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Rodeo action this weekend
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Rodeo action this weekend
July 23, 2020
Attention rodeo fans: get ready for one of the best family events in McIntosh County as the Eufaula Round-Up Club Rodeo kicks off this Thursday, Friday and Sataurday night. The rodeo starts at 8 p.m. ...
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Alleged arsonist captured after attempting to burn down Freedom House
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Alleged arsonist captured after attempting to burn down Freedom House
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
April 16, 2026
Freedom House staff and residents were not just grateful to first responders but they were grateful to God for His protection and covering during a recent arson attempt on Sunday morning of their resi...
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Annual Spring Citywide Yard Sale May 9
April 16, 2026
The City of Checotah will be hosting its annual Spring Citywide Yard Sale on Saturday, May 9. If you would like to be a part of the citywide yard sale you can text your address or text and ask for a f...
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Community workshop to offer practical parenting tools in Eufaula
April 16, 2026
Families and educators in the Eufaula area will have the opportunity to gain valuable parenting insights at an upcoming free workshop led by a licensed psychologist. Dr. Randleman, PhD, a licensed psy...
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Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is April 30
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Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is April 30
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
April 16, 2026
Each year, National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day on April 30 raises awareness of the thousands of pets awaiting adoption from the shelters and local pounds. Abandoned animals are a growing crisis in Americ...
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Don’t miss the City Wide Spring Trash Off – Saturday, April 18
April 16, 2026
Residents must have a current city water bill to bring items to Heritage Waste or Senior Citizen Center. Trash pickup is available for the elderly and those unable to leave their homes. Call the Chamb...
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