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November 19, 2025

Deer • Deer Archery: Oct 1, 2025 – Jan 15, 2026 • Deer Gun: Nov 22, 2025 – Dec 7, 2025 • Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun: Dec 18, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025 Elk • Elk Archery: Oct 1, 2025 – Jan 15, 2026 • Elk Gu...

Sports | Outdoors

Lake Eufaula Fishing Report

November 19, 2025

Fishing at Eufaula Lake in Oklahoma is currently fair to good, with largemouth bass biting on crankbaits and plastic baits near brush, points, and shorelines. Catfish are good, particularly blue catfi...

Sports | Outdoors

Deer Gun Season draws near; We got you covered

By Rut Report to Drop Next Week

November 19, 2025

With deer archery season underway and the popular gun season set to open Nov. 22, hunters are turning their attention to what’s happening in the woods and fields. Next week’s 2025 Rut Report from the ...

Obituaries

Doris Marie Pollard

November 19, 2025

Doris Marie Pollard, 86, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on November 9, 2025. She was born on May 2, 1939, in Thayer, Kansas, to Clyde Curtis Hines and Hazel Leonard Hines. At just 16 yea...

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Sooners’ defense ignites chaos in 23-21 victory over Alabama

By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR

November 19, 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 into full-blown chaos with a jaw-dropping 23–21 upset in Tuscaloosa. Just two weeks removed from shocking Tennessee, the 11thranked Sooners (8-2, 4-2 SEC, No. 11 CFP) rolled into Bryant-Denny Stadium ...

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Checotah Impact Player of the Week

November 19, 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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Antlerness harvest

November 19, 2025

With antlerless deer harvest trending downwards the past few years, hunters are urged to take advantage of the state’s more liberal bag limits and more open days for antlerless harvest. There are seve...

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Battle of Honey Springs still making history

By LaDonna Rhodes Staff Writer

November 12, 2025

The Battle of Honey Springs Reenactment drew sizable crowds as did Education Day as actors and staff made history come to life over the threeday weekend of events from Nov. 7-9. Visitors and students ...

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Street work continues

November 12, 2025

The Main Street project (SH 9) by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation in Eufaula is expected to continue through the first week in December. An ODOT spokesman said the downtown section of the pr...

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Annual Local Flavor event on Nov 18

November 12, 2025

Under One Roof is pleased to announce the return of its highly anticipated annual fundraising event, Local Flavor, to be held on Tuesday, November 18, from 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at The Sandbar Tavern, 24...

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Superintendent Guthrie announces retirement

By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR

November 12, 2025

Eufaula School Superintendent Monty Guthrie announced at Monday’s School Board meeting that he is retiring effective June 30, 2026, the final day of this school year. He stated he will finish his care...

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EIC hosting garage sale

November 12, 2025

The Eufaula Indian Community Elder Group is hosting an inside Community Garage Sale on Saturday, Nov. 15, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale will be held at the Eufaula Indian Community Center, 800 Birkes Road...

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Watts Mural to be dedicated

November 12, 2025

Vision Eufaula invites everyone to the dedication of the JC Watts Mural on Monday, Nov. 17, at noon at City Hall. The mural was created during Vision’s 2024 Wine & Art Festival as a Paint By Numbers c...

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No. 9 Longhorns rally to end Wildcats’ season in first-round playoff showdown

By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR

November 19, 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

By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR

November 19, 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

By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR

November 19, 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

November 12, 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

By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR

November 12, 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

November 12, 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...

lifestyle

Downtown Halloween – Oct 30, 2025

November 5, 2025

PHOTOS | RODNEY HALTOM | STAFF

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Competition season ends

October 29, 2025

Here are a few highlights from the band competition season that just ended: - First Place in Class 4A Red at the Sounds of the Southeast Marching Contest in Stigler, as well as winning best drum major...

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County boos Domestic Violence

By Staff Reports

October 29, 2025

On Thursday, Oct. 23, the McIntosh County Democrat, along with Unique Touch, hosted their annual Domestic Violence Awareness event to once again break the silence and stigma of domestic violence and t...

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Paralyzed Veterans of America fishing tournament

October 1, 2025

The VFW Post 8798 and Auxiliary hosted the Paralyzed Veterans of America B.A.S.S. Tournament September 26, 27, & 28. The PVA fished Lake Eufaula. There were anglers with boats and captains of boats he...

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Eufaula Middle School Student of the Month of September

October 1, 2025

Sixth Grade Caroline Cioni, the daughter of Nicole Cioni. Her favorite class is Geography. She plans to attend college and become a dentist. Jurre James, son of Shasti and Preston James. His favorite ...

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Introducing Middle School Class Officers for 2025/2026 school year

October 1, 2025

(in no particular order) 6th grade President: Paige Smith Vice President: Cooper Holmes Secretary: Caroline Cioni 7th grade President: Braddock Bohannon Vice President: Mathis Huff Secretary: Julia Da...

Sports | Outdoors

BIG GAME SEASONS

November 19, 2025

Sports | Outdoors

Lake Eufaula Fishing Report

November 19, 2025

Sports | Outdoors

Deer Gun Season draws near; We got you covered

By Rut Report to Drop Next Week

November 19, 2025

Obituaries

Doris Marie Pollard

November 19, 2025

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Fleas October Meeting

November 12, 2025

The theme of the meeting was Halloween. Some ladies dressed with great enthusiasm and others simply wore a t-shirt. Our hostesses, Vonnie Clark, Mary Nelson and Cindy Troup, dressed to the nines and p...