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Checotah Impact Players of the Week
Sports
Checotah Impact Players of the Week
February 6, 2025
Checotah Impact Players of the Week are seniors Tyler Corn and Ruby Folkner. Ruby Folkner may have played her best game of the season against Poteau as the Wildcat guard scored 16 points, forced multi...
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Eufaula Impact Players of the Week
Sports
Eufaula Impact Players of the Week
February 6, 2025
Eufaula Impact Players of the Week are Jadence Efurd and Keaton Parish. Senior forward Jadence Efurd dominated Henryetta in the paint as she had multiple rebounds, block shots and assists in Eufaula’s...
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Why I choose to be a sports official
Sports
Why I choose to be a sports official
By MATT GUSE NFHS 
February 6, 2025
I’ve spent countless Friday nights under bright stadium lights, Saturday afternoons on the gridiron and winters on basketball courts. As a sports official, I’ve had the best seat in the house for thou...
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The Ohio State University recognized as 2024 NFF MacArthur Bowl recipient
Sports
The Ohio State University recognized as 2024 NFF MacArthur Bowl recipient
February 6, 2025
The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame today recognized Ohio State (14-2) as the recipient of the 2024 NFF MacArthur Bowl National Championship Trophy following the team’s 34-23...
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Sports
Sooners finalizes three-year deal with OC Ben Arbuckle
February 6, 2025
The Oklahoma Board of Regents on Friday, during its January meeting in Oklahoma City, approved a three-year contract for Ben Arbuckle, who was hired Dec. 2 to take over the Sooners’ offense heading in...
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Spring sports is upon us
Sports
Spring sports is upon us
February 6, 2025
Spring sports are right around the corner for area schools. Powerlifting begins Tuesday and in three short weeks it will be time for track, golf, baseball and softball. In horse racing it’s called ‘th...
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Wildcats pick up huge road win over Pirates
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Wildcats pick up huge road win over Pirates
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
February 6, 2025
The Checotah Wildcats (2-10) earned a huge 47-38 victory over the Poteau Pirates Friday night at Poteau. Checotah entered the game with two starters out with sickness - Rowan Chapman and Aum Patel - w...
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Lady Ironheads cruise to 57-25 victory over Henryetta
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Lady Ironheads cruise to 57-25 victory over Henryetta
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
February 6, 2025
The Eufaula Lady Ironheads earned a big win over the Henryetta Lady Knights 57-25 Tuesday night at Perry Anderson Gymnasium in Eufaula. Eufaula was led by senior Jadence Efurd who dominated the paint ...
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OSSAA suspends Edmond North girls wrestling team for rest of the season
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
February 6, 2025
Edmond North high school girls wrestling programs have been suspended for the rest of the 2024-25 season for what the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association called “two egregious acts of uns...
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Checotah wrestles way to success at Maverick Conference
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Checotah wrestles way to success at Maverick Conference
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
February 6, 2025
The Checotah Wrestling program continues to be successful under head coach Bret Oleson. Three-time state champ Checotah senior Colt Collett won his sixth consecutive Maverick Tournament on Saturday. A...
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Oklahoma’s Bunch rides to the Top in PBR
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Oklahoma’s Bunch rides to the Top in PBR
February 6, 2025
In front of a record-setting, sold-out Saturday night crowd inside BOK Center, Oklahoman Caden Bunch (Tahlequah) dominated, going a perfect 3-for-3 to win the debut PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Pend...
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Sports
The NFF salutes the College Football Playoff on its inaugural 12-Team Edition
January 30, 2025
The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame salutes the College Football Playoff (CFP) and its staff, led by CFP Executive Director Rich Clark, for their exceptional efforts in stagi...
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District 4A-8 Duals at Sallisaw
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District 4A-8 Duals at Sallisaw
January 30, 2025
District 4A-8 Duals at Sallisaw Middle School, which was won by Sallisaw going undefeated at 4-0 and defeating Checotah 60-18, Hilldale 51-16, Inola 46-18 and Wagoner 40-30.
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Checotah Impact Players of the Week
Sports
Checotah Impact Players of the Week
January 30, 2025
The Checotah Impact Players of the Week are Sidney Hamilton and Rowan Chapman. Senior forward Sidney Hamilton has played a key part in the Lady Wildcats success. Not only can she knock down a three-po...
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Eufaula Impact Players of the Week
Sports
Eufaula Impact Players of the Week
January 30, 2025
The Eufaula Impact Players of the Week are Olivia Hamby and Ty Sparks. Hamby has proven to be a great player coming off the bench. She is a great rebounder, both defensively and on offense, plus she i...
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Discipline in sports
Sports
Discipline in sports
January 30, 2025
A great example of discipline occurred on Saturday in the Checotah Crossroads Classic Championship game when Muldrow head coach Terry Collins benched his own son in the first period between the Eufaul...
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Sports
Super Bowl match-up
January 30, 2025
The Kansas City Chiefs will play the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 59. The Eagles defeated the Washington Commanders 55-23 while the Chiefs edged the Buffalo Bills 32-29. The Super Bowl will be pl...
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Eby gets state runner-up in free-throw contest
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Eby gets state runner-up in free-throw contest
January 30, 2025
Eufaula basketball standout Dusty Eby got State Runner-Up in the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association (OBCA) Free Throw State Championship held at halftime at the Oklahoma City Thunder game. Jaren ...
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Checotah Crossroads Classic breakdown
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Checotah Crossroads Classic breakdown
January 30, 2025
Saturday the Eufaula Ironheads finished as tournament runner-up as they lost to Muldrow, 56-36 in the Championship. The Ironheads gave up a 25-14 halftime lead and were outscored 24-3 in the third per...
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Ironheads sweep rival Checotah
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Ironheads sweep rival Checotah
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
January 30, 2025
The Eufaula Ironheads defeated incounty rival Checotah Wildcats 46-19 Tuesday night at Checotah. It was a battle of the big men as Dacen Hunter of Eufaula battled Rowan Chapman and R.J. Womack of Chec...
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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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