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Wildcats continue to run for success
B: Sports, sports
October 9, 2024
Wildcats continue to run for success
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR

The Checotah Wildcats Cross-Country team had a Top 10 team placement and two Top 10 Individual runners at the Rocklahoma meet in Pryor on Monday. In the Boys Division team, finishes were – 1. Jay, 2. Mingo Valley, 3. Oklahoma Union, 4. Sequoyah-Claremore and 5. Keys.

Boys Individual Top 10 Ranking

1 25 Robert Messinger

2 24 Joseph Madden

3 572 Slayte Smith

4 743 Nyk Wise

5 910 Isaiah Stewart

6 26 Dane Owens

7 862 Wyatt Thompson

8 945 Maison Ercanbrack

9 549 Izayah Tyde

10 767 Tristan Scott Mingo

Valley HS 17:20 5:36 Mingo ValleyHS 18:22 5:56 Chelsea High Se 18:59 6:08 Kellyville High 19:06 6:10 Thunderbird 19:10 6:11 Mingo Valley HS 19:15 6:13 Sequoyah-Clarem 19:17 6:14 Hilldale High S 19:28 6:17 Checotah High S 19:30 6:18 Keys (Parkhill) 19:34 6:19 In the Girls event Jay won, followed by Keys, Adair, Vinita and Chelsea. Checotah placed 7th overall. Ruthy Folkner placed 10th and Ruby Folkner placed 11th overall.

HS Girls

7th overalll as a team Ruthy Folkner 10th place overall Ruby Folkner 11th place overall

HS Boys

Izayah Tayde 9th overall Weston Brown 23rd overall Not enough runners to qualify as a team

JH Girls

5th overall as a team Cayte Cutbirth 3rd overall

Kayleigh York 23rd overall

JH Boys

5th place overall as a team Hunter Madding 2nd overall Tristan Palmer 8th overall

Memorial Highway dedicated to two outstanding officers
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Memorial Highway dedicated to two outstanding officers
By LaDonna Rhodes Staff Writer 
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Former Chief of Police Andy Blizzard and Assoc. Chief of Police Justin Durrett were honored by Oklahoma State legislators and the City of Checotah last month during a Memorial Highway Dedication on No...
Greg Contreras honored with Pat Potts Visionary Award
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Greg Contreras honored with Pat Potts Visionary Award
By Shauna Belyeu General Manager 
December 3, 2025
The Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits (OKCNP) has recognized one of McIntosh and Pittsburg County’s most steadfast champions for vulnerable youth. Greg Contreras, a 42-year veteran of the Youth Emergency...
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Christmas play Dec. 4
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The Eufaula High School Speech & Drama Club is proud to present 10 Ways to Survive the Holidays, a festive comedy written by acclaimed playwright Don Zolidis. This production is staged by special arra...
Lake Eufaula Association announces first-ever Christmas Tour of Homes
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Lake Eufaula Association announces first-ever Christmas Tour of Homes
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Lights, Camera, Christmas! Eufaula parade to celebrate holiday movie magic
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Lights, Camera, Christmas! Eufaula parade to celebrate holiday movie magic
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Eufaula’s annual Christmas Parade is rolling down Main Street on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m., and this year’s theme promises a blockbuster of holiday cheer: “A Very Merry Movie-thon!” From festive floa...
Former, current legislators file initiative to eliminate property taxes
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By KEATON ROSS OKLAHOMA WATCH 
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One former and two current state lawmakers are leading an effort to gradually reduce residential property taxes to zero by the end of the decade. State Question 841, filed with the Oklahoma Secretary ...
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The City of Eufaula’s advisory committee is in the process of creating a comprehensive plan along with the help of Freese and Nichols, a privately owned engineering, planning and consulting firm. This...
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