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Gridiron greats immortalized: Sharpe, Allen, Gates, Allen enter Hall of Fame
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
August 7, 2025
Four football legends— Sterling Sharpe, Eric Allen, Jared Allen, and Antonio Gates— took their rightful place in Canton as the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025 was officially enshrined during a...
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57 EOSC Student-Athletes named to 2024-2025 NJCAA All-Academic Teams
August 7, 2025
WILBURTON – Eastern Oklahoma State College student-athletes have once again demonstrated excellence in the classroom as well as on the field. A total of 57 Mountaineer student-athletes earned NJCAA Al...
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Local athletes shine in Florida
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Local athletes shine in Florida
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
August 7, 2025
Best friends Jakala Yarbrough and Amari Harton play for Lady Sunset, a team in the NXTpro Puma League – an organization that helps young athletes develop their skills. In the championship tournament L...
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Use our online license/e-check system and mobile app
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Use our online license/e-check system and mobile app
August 7, 2025
Purchase and store your hunting & fishing licenses, check in-game with e-check, apply for Controlled Hunts, access regulations and more! Get the Go Outdoors Oklahoma mobile app today. Purchase and acc...
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You’re invited: Learn Quail Habitat Management with ODWC & Quail forever Aug. 8
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You’re invited: Learn Quail Habitat Management with ODWC & Quail forever Aug. 8
August 7, 2025
Join the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and Quail Forever for its Quail Habitat Management Field Day Friday, Aug. 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Packsaddle Wildlife Management Area. The f...
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Luna represents Eufaula in All-State football game
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Luna represents Eufaula in All-State football game
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
August 7, 2025
Eufaula offensive lineman Carson Luna represented the Eufaula Ironheads and the East team in the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State football game at Oklahoma Baptist University on Thursday. “Repre...
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Dickens wins at Eufaula and Sallisaw rodeos
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Dickens wins at Eufaula and Sallisaw rodeos
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
August 7, 2025
Reagan Dickens of Eufaula won the bareback event at the Eufaula Whole Hawg Days rodeo and the Sallisaw Rodeo. Dickens scored a 71 at Eufaula and 72 at Sallisaw. “It’s a privilege to be in good health ...
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Eufaula runningback Peter Lee out with injury
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Eufaula runningback Peter Lee out with injury
By SPORTS EDITOR 
August 7, 2025
Eufaula Ironhead running back Peter Lee will miss the preseason and scrimmages with an injury. Lee sustained an abdominal hernia and has already had a successful surgery to correct the problem. “I was...
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Catch Black Carp in Oklahoma, Collect $100 Bounty
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Catch Black Carp in Oklahoma, Collect $100 Bounty
July 31, 2025
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Tetra Tech are mapping the spread of invasive black carp throughout the Mississippi River Basin in a program called “Ke...
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Carson Luna to play in All-State football game
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Carson Luna to play in All-State football game
By 918-689-2191 ijsports@cookson.news 
July 31, 2025
Eufaula lineman Carson Luna is scheduled to play at the All-State football game on Thursday at Oklahoma Baptist University at 7 p.m. Luna received a scholarship to play at the next level at East Centr...
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Eufaula’s Peterson flying under the radar
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Eufaula’s Peterson flying under the radar
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
July 31, 2025
Eufaula senior fastpitch/ slow pitch softball athlete Rayleigh Peterson is flying under the radar of players to watch in the 2025-26 season. Peterson is a senior at Eufaula High School and has been a ...
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Colorado’s Hunter, Texas Tech’s Canady named 2024-25 Big 12 Athletes of the Year
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Colorado’s Hunter, Texas Tech’s Canady named 2024-25 Big 12 Athletes of the Year
July 31, 2025
Colorado’s Travis Hunter and Texas Tech’s NiJaree Canady have been named the 202425 Big 12 Male and Female Athletes of the Year, respectively. Both are the first honorees from their universities to re...
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Blockbuster Twist: 5-Star OT Cooper Hackett stuns recruiting world, delays commitment as Texas Tech surges amid SEC heat
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
July 31, 2025
In a move shaking up the college football landscape, five-star 2027 offensive tackle Cooper Hackett, the 6’7”, 260-pound phenom from Fort Gibson, has hit pause on his college decision, igniting a fren...
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Deckard in Top 5 of World Standings
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Deckard in Top 5 of World Standings
July 31, 2025
Eufaula roper Blake Deckard placed 4th at the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo earning him a spot in the top five of the World Standings. Pictured left to right: Blake Deckard, wife Audra and daughter Ste...
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OKPrepStars: 2026 Fast Pitch Softball Watch list
July 31, 2025
(slow and fast pitch) Alphabetical Listing Emma Bear 2028 C/SS/3B Dewar A Aiyana Beaver 2027 C/SS Preston 2A/4A Emma Culie 2026 SS/C Sequoyah Tahlequah 3A Zariah Diaz 2028 2B Pryor 5A Reagan Dominic 2...
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Lake Eufaula Fishing Report
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Lake Eufaula Fishing Report
July 31, 2025
Elevation is .14 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 83°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass, striped bass hybrids, and white bass fair on flukes, hair jigs, jigs, and sassy shad ...
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Scenes from the 2025 Whole Hawg Days and Rodeo
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Scenes from the 2025 Whole Hawg Days and Rodeo
July 31, 2025
PHOTOS | RODNEY HALTOM | SPORTS EDITOR
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University of Central Oklahoma
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University of Central Oklahoma
By University of Central Oklahoma 
July 31, 2025
University of Central Oklahoma Aug. 30 @ UT Permian Basin 6 p.m. Sept. 6 vs. Pittsburg State 7 p.m. Sept. 20 vs. Washburn 7 p.m. Sept. 27 @ Northwest Missouri 1:30 p.m. Oct. 4 vs. Central Missouri 7 p...
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East Central University
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East Central University
July 31, 2025
Sept. 4 vs. Quachita Baptist 7 p.m. Sept. 13 @ Arkansas Monticello 6 p.m. Sept. 20 vs. Southern Nazarene 6 p.m. Sept. 27 @ Northwestern Oklahoma State 6 p.m. Oct. 4 @ Harding 2 p.m. Oct. 11 vs. Arkans...
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Northeastern State University
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Northeastern State University
July 31, 2025
Aug. 28 @ Saginaw Valley State 5 p.m. Sept. 6 vs. Missouri S&T 6 p.m. Sept. 13 @ North Alabama 6 p.m. Sept. 20 vs. Westgate Christian 1 p.m. Oct. 4 vs. West Florida 1 p.m. Oct. 11 @ Lincoln 12 p.m. Oc...
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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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