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NSU and ECU football programs to participate in the inaugural First Americans Bowl
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NSU and ECU football programs to participate in the inaugural First Americans Bowl
November 27, 2025
The Northeastern State University football team has been selected to participate in the inaugural First Americans Bowl against East Central on Saturday, December 6, in Tahlequah at Doc Wadley Stadium,...
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Why private schools should not compete against public schools in the Postseason
Sports
Why private schools should not compete against public schools in the Postseason
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 20, 2025
Why private schools should not compete against public schools in the Postseason The debate over whether private-school football teams should compete against public-school programs in the postseason ha...
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Sports
OU Regents green-light major step toward $450 million stadium transformation
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 20, 2025
The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents took a major step Tuesday toward one of the largest capital projects in school history — approving the design development phase and authorizing the creation...
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Sooners’ defense ignites chaos in 23-21 victory over Alabama
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Sooners’ defense ignites chaos in 23-21 victory over Alabama
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 20, 2025
Oklahoma’s playmaking defense packed its biggest punch of the season Saturday, torching Alabama for 17 points off three massive turnovers and throwing the entire SEC and College Football Playoff race ...
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Checotah Impact Player of the Week
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Checotah Impact Player of the Week
November 20, 2025
The Checotah Impact Player of he Week is Jayden Lake. Lake finished with three receptions for 152 yards in the Wildcats’ 38-20 loss to Inola in the first round of the playoffs. Impact Player of the We...
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No. 9 Longhorns rally to end Wildcats’ season in first-round playoff showdown
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No. 9 Longhorns rally to end Wildcats’ season in first-round playoff showdown
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 20, 2025
INOLA — For one dramatic half, the Checotah Wildcats looked poised to shock Class 3A. But a late second-quarter swing, punctuated by an 87yard pick-six with just six seconds left, ignited No. 9 Inola’...
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Eufaula’s Kacin Bass riding high toward a World Championship dream
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Eufaula’s Kacin Bass riding high toward a World Championship dream
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 20, 2025
Kacin Bass of Eufaula has been riding to success since the first time he burst out of the chute — and he’s not slowing down anytime soon. The young cowboy has already wrangled an impressive list of ac...
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Hodgins keeping All-State dream alive
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Hodgins keeping All-State dream alive
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 20, 2025
Eufaula senior football standout Luke Hodgins has been working hard to keep his dream of making All-State alive. Hodgins (6’2”, 220 lbs) is an overwhelming talent on the gridiron. He has played multip...
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Rival game was everything expected
Sports
Rival game was everything expected
November 13, 2025
The 110th meeting between the Eufaula Ironheads and the Checotah Wildcats was everything we thought it would be. The Ironheads’ courageous rally came up short in the 21-14 loss. Both teams played grea...
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Tulsa on losing end of tough road loss to Florida Atlantic
Sports
Tulsa on losing end of tough road loss to Florida Atlantic
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 13, 2025
The University of Tulsa battled hard but ultimately fell to Florida Atlantic, 40-21, on Saturday at Schellenberger Field in Flagler Credit Union Stadium. Tulsa’s Ajay Allen turned in a monster perform...
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Eufaula Impact Players of the Week
Sports
Eufaula Impact Players of the Week
November 13, 2025
The Eufaula Impact Players of the Week are the senior class of Eufaula. Each of these players played their hearts out on both sides of the football against the Wildcats in the 110th meeting of both sc...
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Checotah Impact Players of the Week
Sports
Checotah Impact Players of the Week
November 13, 2025
The Checotah Impact Players are Cole Rolland and Landynn Thomason. Quarterback Cole Rolland was eight of 19 for 118 yards passing, caught a touchdown and ran for 83 yards and a touchdown. Thomason mad...
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Wildcats win 21-14 in 110th meeting
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Wildcats win 21-14 in 110th meeting
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 13, 2025
It lived up to its billing as the Checotah Wildcats (6-4, 4-3 District 3A-3) defended a Eufaula Ironheads’ (2-8, 2-5 District 3A-3) rally late in the fourth quarter to win 21-14, winning the McIntosh ...
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Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue dies at 84
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 13, 2025
Paul Tagliabue, who guided the NFL through 17 years of labor peace and expansion, died Sunday at 84 from heart failure in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He had battled Parkinson’s disease. Serving as commissi...
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Ty Dodd, Eufaula’s Gentle Giant, receives interest from Minnesota Vikings
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Ty Dodd, Eufaula’s Gentle Giant, receives interest from Minnesota Vikings
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 13, 2025
One of Eufaula’s best linemen is completing his senior season at East Central University in Ada. Dodd, (6’6”, 290 lbs.) is the starting center for the Tigers. Dodd is a versatile player that has playe...
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Eufaula, Checotah square off in storied rivalry in 110th Meeting
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Eufaula, Checotah square off in storied rivalry in 110th Meeting
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 6, 2025
For more than a century, few rivalries in Oklahoma high school football have carried the tradition, emotion, and community pride of the Eufaula Ironheads vs. Checotah Wildcats matchup. This is the lon...
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Sports
Sooners climb Rocky Top in a 33-27 victory
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 6, 2025
No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners (7-2, 3-2 SEC) kept their College Football Playoff hopes alive by escaping No. 14 Tennessee (6-3, 3-3 SEC) in a scintillating 33-27 victory inside raucous Neyland Stadium on Sa...
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Luke Hodgins makes VYPE Magazine Football Spotlight
Sports
Luke Hodgins makes VYPE Magazine Football Spotlight
November 6, 2025
Eufaula football standout Luke Hodgins has been featured in the VYPE Magazine Football Spotlight, presented by Sam Wampler’s Freedom Ford. Eufaula senior Luke Hodgins was bitten by the football bug wh...
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College Coaching Carousel continues to spin
November 6, 2025
The 2025 college football coaching carousel got off to an early start with a pair of firings -- DeShaun Foster at UCLA and Brent Pry at Virginia Tech just three weeks into the season. The carousel pic...
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Earl Lloyd: Breaking Barriers and Building a Legacy in Basketball
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 6, 2025
When Earl Lloyd stepped onto the court for the Washington Capitols on October 31, 1950, he did more than play basketball— he made history. Lloyd became the first African American to play in an NBA gam...
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Family and friends say farewell to Tracy Scroggins and his mother
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Family and friends say farewell to Tracy Scroggins and his mother
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
March 5, 2026
It was a sad day when Checotah heard of the passing of one of their own, Tracy Scroggins, whose name lives on at the field house and playground in his hometown. Scroggins passed away at the age of 56 ...
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Ironheads tame Wolves for Regional Consolation Championship
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Ironheads tame Wolves for Regional Consolation Championship
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
March 5, 2026
The Eufaula Ironheads continued their outstanding season with a commanding 5837 victory over the Heavener Wolves to capture the consolation regional championship and punch their ticket to area play. F...
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Commutation Hearing set in Jerry Don Hurst murder case
By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER 
March 5, 2026
Danny Turner was convicted of first-degree murder in 1992 for the 1991 poisoning death of his Checotah High School classmate, Jerry Don Hurst. Turner was convicted and sentenced by a McIntosh County j...
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Mayor issues proclamation honoring late editor Jerry Fink
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Mayor issues proclamation honoring late editor Jerry Fink
By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER 
March 5, 2026
On March 2, the Eufaula City Council opened its regular meeting by honoring the life and legacy of longtime journalist Jerry Fink. Mayor James Hickman read a formal proclamation recognizing the late E...
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Chamber celebrates America and its members
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Chamber celebrates America and its members
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
March 5, 2026
Checotah Chamber of Commerce celebrated its members and America’s 250th year by hosting an Americana tablescape competition at their annual banquet held Tuesday, Feb. 25. Over 200 business leaders, Ch...
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