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Oklahoma State’s 2023-24 Big 12 Athlete of the Year Nominees
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Oklahoma State’s 2023-24 Big 12 Athlete of the Year Nominees
July 4, 2024
The 2023-24 Big 12 Athlete of the Year nominees will be featured in alphabetical order by school starting Monday, June 17 through Tuesday, June 25 at 10 a.m. CT and 2 p.m. CT. Each institution nominat...
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Fishing Tournaments
July 4, 2024
Sept. 7-8 Fisherman’s Choice Sept. 7-8 Toby Keith’s Fish Bowl Sept. 22 XFL Sept. 28 *American Crappie Trail Sept. 29 Fish N Frenzy Bass Club Oct. 4-5 Lake Thunderbird Oct. 8 Ok High School Oct. 26-27 ...
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Northeast residents organize against wind turbines
By Kelly Bostian Oklahoma Ecology Project 
July 4, 2024
KANSAS—Nearly 50 Delaware County residents dodged heavy rain Wednesday night , May 8, to gather in a Northeast Tech Campus conference room to share concerns about a coming wind energy project, but the...
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Hummingbirds arriving soon
By TRISHA GEDON 
July 4, 2024
STILLWATER – Warmer weather means flowers will soon bloom, but it is not only colorful plants and shrubs that will appear in the landscape. Hummingbirds are expected to arrive in Oklahoma at any time....
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Lake Eufaula Fishing Report
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Lake Eufaula Fishing Report
July 4, 2024
Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 80°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, hair jigs, spinnerbaits, and topwate...
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Rivalry game no longer early season game
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Rivalry game no longer early season game
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
July 4, 2024
For over a decade Oklahoma’s longest uninterrupted high school football game (1915) will no longer be played early in the season. Normally the Checotah Wildcats versus the Eufaula Ironheads football g...
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J.B. Mauney and the Oklahoma Wildcatters Make PBR Teams Debut in Oklahoma City on July 12-14
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J.B. Mauney and the Oklahoma Wildcatters Make PBR Teams Debut in Oklahoma City on July 12-14
July 4, 2024
This July that latest sports team to make their home in Oklahoma will make their debut on Sooner State soil, as the Oklahoma Wildcatters hold Wildcatters Days at Paycom Center on July 12-14. Not only ...
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The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame announces 2024 Inductees
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The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame announces 2024 Inductees
July 4, 2024
WOM E N’S BASKETBALL HALL of FAME Knoxville (TN) - The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, the only female-only basketball hall of fame recognizing the national and international game, has announced its’...
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Checotah boys’ basketball team competes in Warner camp
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Checotah boys’ basketball team competes in Warner camp
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
June 27, 2024
The Checotah boy’s basketball team competed in the Warner Basketball camp that consisted of Webber Falls, Warner, Stigler, Stilwell and Sallisaw. The Wildcats played against Stilwell and Sallisaw. Che...
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Lofton earns title of Sooners first football general manager
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
June 27, 2024
Former Sooner and NFL standout Curtis Lofton will become the University of Oklahoma’s first general manager of football operations. Lofton has been fulfilling duties related to the general manager pos...
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Venables receives raise and new six-year contract
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Venables receives raise and new six-year contract
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
June 27, 2024
Oklahoma’s Board of Regents on Friday, approved a contract extension and raise for head football coach Brent Venables ahead of his third year as Sooners coach. Venables received a new six-year deal wo...
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Sports
Willie Mays passes away at the age of 93
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
June 27, 2024
Willie Mays, a generational baseball player, died at the age of 93. He was considered by many to be the greatest allaround baseball player in history. Mays went from the Birmingham Black Barons of the...
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Chasing Striped Bass
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Chasing Striped Bass
June 27, 2024
Striped bass fishing in Oklahoma is a popular and rewarding activity, drawing anglers to the state’s lakes and rivers. Known for their strength and size, striped bass, often referred to as stripers, t...
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University of Oklahoma’s 2023-24 Big 12 Athlete of the Year Nominees
June 27, 2024
The 2023-24 Big 12 Athlete of the Year nominees will be featured in alphabetical order by school starting Monday, June 17 through Tuesday, June 25 at 10 a.m. CT and 2 p.m. CT. Each institution nominat...
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Dalton and Larry Gorham win Crappie Masters
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Dalton and Larry Gorham win Crappie Masters
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
June 27, 2024
Crappie Masters winners Dalton and Larry Gorham held on to their day one lead and winning stop number 6 at Truman Lake in Clinton, MO with a two day total of 14.97 lbs. and also claiming the top overa...
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2024 Eufaula Fishing Tournaments
June 27, 2024
Sept. 7-8 Fisherman’s Choice Sept. 7-8 Toby Keith’s Fish Bowl Sept. 22 XFL Sept. 28 *American Crappie Trail Sept. 29 Fish N Frenzy Bass Club Oct. 4-5 Lake Thunderbird Oct. 8 Ok High School Oct. 26-27 ...
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Lake Eufaula Fishing Report
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Lake Eufaula Fishing Report
June 27, 2024
Elevation is 3 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 76°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass, striped bass hybrids, and white bass good on crankbaits, jigs, lipless baits, and sass...
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Wildcats see big numbers at Summer Pride camp
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Wildcats see big numbers at Summer Pride camp
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
June 27, 2024
Checotah head coach Zac Ross was very pleased with the number of student athletes that are participating in the Summer Pride workout program. “We average around 40 high school kids every day plus arou...
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Eufaula hires Jason Radomski as head coach for the Lady Ironheads
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Eufaula hires Jason Radomski as head coach for the Lady Ironheads
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
June 27, 2024
Eufaula filled the girls’ head coach position this past week. They hired former Washington and Seiling assistant coach Jason Radomski. Radomski was on staff and helped lead Seiling to a state champion...
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Easton Fothergill takes the win at the 2024 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Lake Eufaula presented by SEVIIN with 52 pounds, 8 ounces
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Easton Fothergill takes the win at the 2024 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Lake Eufaula presented by SEVIIN with 52 pounds, 8 ounces
June 27, 2024
Easton Fothergill’s an easygoing guy with no apparent mean streak, but he started Day 3 of the 2024 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Lake Eufaula presented by SEVIIN with a chip on his shoulder. Suffice t...
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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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