Sports
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
February 22, 2024
The Checotah Wildcats (6-16) needed an extra period to defeat Locust Grove 64-63 Friday night at Vinita. The win gave Checotah first year head coach Malcolm Warrior his first district title. The Wildc...
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Sports
February 22, 2024
The Southern Sports Network will be covering a few teams this spring season for minor league football. One of the teams we will be following throughout the spring season is in Oklahoma City. Filled wi...
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Sports
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
February 22, 2024
Lynn places First The Eufaula Ironheads’ powerlifting team competed in their first meet this past week at McAlester. The Ironheads had six athletes placed in the top four of their class with Bryan Lyn...
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Sports
February 22, 2024
Archive Article February 1974 Eufaula goes on record scoring spree Eufaula High School’s basketballers set three school records here Tuesday night in sweeping a basketball doubleheader from Hartshorne...
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February 22, 2024
TAHLEQUAH – The Northeastern State University fishing team was ranked among the top 30 collegiate teams in the nation and as the top team in Oklahoma through the Association of Collegiate Anglers rank...
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Sports
February 22, 2024
Looking For a Nearby Pond or Lake to Fish? Under our “Close to Home” program, there are 46 ponds and small lakes open to the public statewide, offering quality fishing opportunities to anglers of all ...
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Sports
February 22, 2024
Legendary basketball coach John Wooden will forever go down as one of the greatest basketball coaches in history. Wooden won ten National Collegiate Athletic Association National Championships in 12 y...
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Sports
February 22, 2024
A fan favorite sportfish here in Oklahoma is the largemouth bass. Bass fishing can be both fun and challenging to anglers of all skill levels and all ages due to the excitement of the chase and the th...
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Sports
February 22, 2024
Checotah had four wrestlers qualify for the OSSAA state wrestling tournament starting Thursday Feb. 22-24. Punching their ticket to state are two-time returning state champion Colt Collett 126 lbs, Cy...
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Sports
February 22, 2024
Elevation is .5 ft. below normal and rising, water temperature 39°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on chicken liver, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, lipless ...
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February 22, 2024
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February 22, 2024
• Jan. 19: Ohio State hires Bill O’Brien — who spent 2023 as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach with the New England Patriots — to the same roles in Columbus. • Jan. 31: Boston College h...
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Sports
February 22, 2024
Payden Miller recently became a two-time US JOC Champion. In 2022, he was runnerup in the state OKWA Junior Open Championship. Now in 2024, he is thrilled to be OKWA Champion. Miller, who has wrestled...
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Sports
February 15, 2024
Checotah Athletic Hall of Fame inductees Cleda F. Todd, Charlotte Dan Lee and Jay Hayes were recognized and inducted into the CAHF Friday night at the Checotah Myrtle Wallace Frost Event Center.
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Sports
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
February 15, 2024
Jones signs with Checotah senior quarterback Jacob Jones signed his letter of intent to play college football at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Jones was named to the Class 3A East All-Star F...
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Sports
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
February 15, 2024
Eufaula senior football standout Draven Gragg made it official as he signed his letter of intent to play college football at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. Gragg, a defensive lineman, w...
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Sports
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
February 15, 2024
The Stidham Redhawks did it again as they added another state championship to their trophy case. Head coach Dane Yandell has continued to build a basketball dynasty at Stidham. Yandell led Stidham to ...
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Sports
February 15, 2024
Just because it’s that cooler time of the year doesn’t mean it’s time to hang up the fishing gear. Typically, people don’t think about fishing during the winter months, but that certainly isn’t the ca...
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December 18, 2025
Dozens of McIntosh County kids were escorted on a Christmas shopping spree by law enforcement officers last week. In total, over 80 kids received a total of $30,000 worth of presents. Each purchased g...
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By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
December 18, 2025
It may be time to “Deck the Halls” but it’s also time to beware of fraudulent deals because Fa La La La La and fraud go hand in hand this season. It may be the most wonderful time of the year as many ...
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December 18, 2025
Craig and Chelsea Lewis experienced their worst nightmare when their dream home on Lake Eufaula was reduced to charred rubble just weeks before Christmas. “Overnight, it ended up being a total loss,” ...
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December 18, 2025
“How Chri s tmas Started and Surged” will be the topic explored at the 1 p.m. Friday, December 19 meeting of Friends of Eufaula Memorial Library. How can Odin, the Norse God of wisdom, poetry, agricul...
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December 18, 2025
Peoples National Bank will close Christmas Eve : Main Bank: Noon Drive In: 1:00 Walmart: 3:00 Open for business as usual Friday & Saturday.
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