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Get ready to elevate your game
June 5, 2025
Led by former pro and college athlete Thomas Lott (L6TD), this camp is your ticket to unlocking top-tier speed, agility, balance, and quickness. The camp will consist of: Unique Drills + Challenges + ...
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Eufaula pitcher Leah Green named in the 2028 class Line Drive Hot 100 Players in the Nation
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Eufaula pitcher Leah Green named in the 2028 class Line Drive Hot 100 Players in the Nation
June 5, 2025
Leah Green is one of the top freshmen in the state of Oklahoma and one of the top pitchers in the state regardless of class, coming in at number 17 by Epic National Fast-Pitch. Playing for the Eufaula...
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2025 NBA Finals schedule – OKC vs. Indiana
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2025 NBA Finals schedule – OKC vs. Indiana
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
June 5, 2025
The Oklahoma City Thunder are storming back into the NBA Finals. Behind the electric leadership of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC is chasing the franchise’s first NBA title in 13 years — and the stakes ...
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2025 Checotah Wildcats Football Schedule
June 5, 2025
Aug. 22 Sallisaw (Scrimmage) 6 p.m. Home Aug. 29 Okmulgee 7 p.m. Home Sept. 5 Seminole 7 p.m. Away Sept. 12 Dewey (Homecoming) 7 p.m. Home Sept. 19 BYE WEEK Sept. 26 Locust Grove 7 p.m. Away Oct. 3 Mu...
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2025 Eufaula Ironheads Football Schedule
June 5, 2025
Aug. 22 Morris (Scrimmage) 6 p.m. Away Aug. 28 (Thurs) Warner (Scrimmage) 6 p.m. Home Sept. 5 Vian 7 p.m. away Sept. 12 Tahlequah Sequoyah 7 p.m. Home Sept. 19 Sallisaw 7 p.m. Away Sept. 26 Muldrow 7 ...
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Sports
Tampa designates October 20th as Lee Roy Selmon Day
May 29, 2025
Lee Roy Selmon Day is a designation honoring the football player Lee Roy Selmon. October 20 is the day of his birth, and it has been proclaimed “Lee Roy Selmon Day” by state officials in Florida and t...
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Sports
OSSAA announces one-time hardship waiver
May 29, 2025
On May 20, the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) announced a one-time change of school Hardship Waiver. To be eligible for this one-time hardship, students must submit a student...
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Sports
Tush push ban proposal reportedly rejected
May 29, 2025
According to reports, NFL owners voted Wednesday to reject the proposal to ban the tush push, a play made famous by the Eagles that features players, shoving the quarterback from behind to generate fo...
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Every day should be Memorial Day
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Every day should be Memorial Day
By Rodney Haltom Sports Editor 918-689-2191 ijsports@cookson.news 
May 29, 2025
I hope that as we reflected this past weekend on the true meaning of Memorial Day and not just having a three-day weekend. Originally called Decoration Day, it was formalized by a “Memorial Day Order”...
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Sports
Sooners smash Alabama to punch ninth straight ticket to World Series
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 29, 2025
The Oklahoma Sooners are storming back to the Women’s College World Series (WCWS) and they did it with a thunderous third-inning rally that left Alabama reeling. With two runners on and the crowd of 4...
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Tushka edges Ketchum for OSSAA Class 2A-II baseball championship
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Tushka edges Ketchum for OSSAA Class 2A-II baseball championship
May 29, 2025
The Tushka Tigers defeated Ketchum 3-2 to win the OSSAA Class 2A-II Baseball Championship. The Tigers finished 29-6 overall under head coach Landon Carper.
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Wes Cloud named MCD Coach of the Year
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Wes Cloud named MCD Coach of the Year
By Staff Reports 
May 29, 2025
Checotah’s head girls’ basketball coach, crosscountry coach and assistant track coach was named the McIntosh County Democrat (MCD) Coach of the Year. Cloud led the Lady Wildcats to a 13-13 record and ...
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Ruby Folfcner receives first MCD Greg Dixon award
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Ruby Folfcner receives first MCD Greg Dixon award
By Staff Reports 
May 29, 2025
Checotah senior Ruby Folkner received the first McIntosh County Democrat (MCD) Greg Dixon award. The award is presented to an athlete that represented the school and competed in multiple sports at a h...
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Sliai Gilgeous-Alexander ignites Thunder to 3-1 lead, puts NBA Finals within reach
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Sliai Gilgeous-Alexander ignites Thunder to 3-1 lead, puts NBA Finals within reach
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 29, 2025
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander delivered an electrifying, career- defining performance Monday night, dropping a playoff-best 40 points and carrying the Oklahoma City Thunder to a thrilling 128126 victory ove...
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Wo ni ack /Hamilton named MCD Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year
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Wo ni ack /Hamilton named MCD Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year
By Staff Reports 
May 29, 2025
Checotah seniors R.J. Womack and Sidney Hamilton received the 2025 Mc-Intosh County Democrat Sportsman and Sportswoman award Tuesday at the Checotah Sports Banquet. R.J. Womack was a member of the Che...
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Noriega commits to Carl Albert
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Noriega commits to Carl Albert
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 29, 2025
Former Eufaula Lady Ironhead softball standout Gabrielle Noriega committed to play at Carl Albert College. Noriega has the power to hit home runs and the arm strength to throw runners out in the infie...
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Brian Young hired as new offensive coordinator at Morris
May 29, 2025
NEWS RELEASE BY MORRIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS Brian Young is the new offensive coordinator for the Morris Football team. Coach Young lives in Checotah and is Married to Kara Young. They have two kids, Diesel ...
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Thunder storm into West Finals after Game 7 blowout with Nuggets
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Thunder storm into West Finals after Game 7 blowout with Nuggets
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 22, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder is headed back to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2016, and they left no doubt getting there. Behind a scorching 35-point performance f...
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On this day in U.S. military history
Sports
On this day in U.S. military history
By RODNEY HALTOM On May 22, 1804 ? 
May 22, 2025
The Lewis and Clark Expedition officially began as the Corps of Discovery departed from St. Charles, Missouri. 1807 – A grand jury indicts former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr on a ch...
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Contributing to the legacy Greg Dixon
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Contributing to the legacy Greg Dixon
May 22, 2025
Greg Dixon was one of the best athletes and citizens that ever came out of Checotah High School. He helped lead the Wildcats to a No.3 ranking and won a national championship in football at OU. This p...
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World Champion Fighting Bull found dead
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World Champion Fighting Bull found dead
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
January 15, 2026
A legendary, world-champion freestyle fighting bull named “Hugh Hefner” from Penthouse Fighting Bulls, was tragically shot and killed in Oklahoma. Hugh was known as a dominant, blackcoated bull feared...
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Eufaula Ironheads crowned Warner Eagles Cherokee Classic Champions
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Eufaula Ironheads crowned Warner Eagles Cherokee Classic Champions
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
January 15, 2026
The No. 8 Eufaula Ironheads (11-2) were crowned Warner Eagles Cherokee Classic Champions Saturday after dismantling the No. 3 Okay Mustangs 60-47. Eufaula continues to be a fun team to watch. They’re ...
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Muscogee Nation files lawsuit against state of Oklahoma over hunting, fishing license for tribal members
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
January 15, 2026
The Muscogee Nation is suing the State of Oklahoma over whether tribal members need a state license to hunt or fish on land within the Five Tribes’ reservations. The Okmulgee-based tribe has filed a c...
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Area schools have room for improvement
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Area schools have room for improvement
By LYNN ADAMS SPECIAL TO THE EUFAULA INDIAN JOURNAL 
January 15, 2026
The day report cards come out at school is often rife with anxiety for students. Did I do as well as I think I did? In areas with room for improvement, did I succeed? Students aren’t the only ones who...
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ANNUAL DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. EVENTS
January 15, 2026
CELEBRATION – Jan. 18 The Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration will be held on Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 3 p.m., Mt. Olive Star Baptist Church, located at 413665 E. 1080 Rd., Checotah;...
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