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Contributing to the legacy Greg Dixon
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Contributing to the legacy Greg Dixon
May 21, 2025
Greg Dixon was one of the best athletes and citizens that ever came out of Checotah High School. He helped lead the Wildcats to a No.3 ranking and won a national championship in football at OU. This p...
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Scheffler seizes third major in commanding style at PGA Championship
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 21, 2025
Scottie Scheffler delivered a master class in composure and precision Sunday, storming to his third major title with a dominant victory at the PGA Championship. Under pressure and facing fierce challe...
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Claremore hires Randy Rutherford as basketball coach
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 21, 2025
Randy Rutherford has accepted an offer to become the new boys’ head basketball coach at Claremore. His hiring was approved at the Claremore board’s monthly meeting. He spent the last seven years at Mc...
sports
Pete Rose, ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson reinstated from MLB’s permanently ineligible list
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 21, 2025
Pete Rose, Major League Baseball’s alltime hits leader, has been posthumously reinstated by Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred, the league announced. The decision removed Rose from MLB’s p...
Cashion wins Class OSSAA 2A-I Baseball State Championship
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Cashion wins Class OSSAA 2A-I Baseball State Championship
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 21, 2025
The Cashion Wildcats earned their first OSSAA State Baseball Championship after defeating the Oktaha Tigers 7-0 at Shawnee. The Wildcats finished the season going 33-3 under head coach Blake Mounce.
Jose Vitor Leme makes greatest comeback in PBR History to be crowned the 2025 World Champion
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Jose Vitor Leme makes greatest comeback in PBR History to be crowned the 2025 World Champion
May 21, 2025
ARLINGTON, Texas – On Sunday afternoon in Arlington, Texas, Jose Vitor Leme (Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil) completed the greatest comeback in the history of PBR (Professional Bull Riders), winning the W...
Efurd and Eby win Sue Ann Salsman and Junior Golding awards
B: Sports, sports
Efurd and Eby win Sue Ann Salsman and Junior Golding awards
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 21, 2025
Eufaula celebrated the annual sports awards assembly on Monday. The big winners of the night were Jadence Efurd and Dusty Eby. Both seniors contributed to the Ironheads’ basketball programs with Efurd...
Checotah Sports programs have a bright future
B: Sports, sports
Checotah Sports programs have a bright future
By RODNEY HALTOM SPORTS EDITOR The Checotah sports pro-grams have a bright future as 
May 21, 2025
several underclassmen return for the 2026 season. Freshman Izzy Ruiter made an impact this season in the 100-meter hurdles and the 200-meter hurdles. Senior Tyler Orman was the only Wildcat to make th...
Thunder storm into West Finals after Game 7 blowout with Nuggets
B: Sports, sports
Thunder storm into West Finals after Game 7 blowout with Nuggets
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 21, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder is headed back to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2016, and they left no doubt getting there. Behind a scorching 35-point performance f...
Jared Efurd named Eufaula Indian Journal Coach of the Year
B: Sports, sports
Jared Efurd named Eufaula Indian Journal Coach of the Year
May 21, 2025
STAFF REPORTS Longtime Eufaula coach Jerad Efurd was named the recipient of the Eufaula Indian Journal Coach of the Year award presented by sports editor Rodney Haltom. Efurd is the head coach of the ...
Eufaula and Checotah compete with best in State Track and Field Meet at Plainview High School
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Eufaula and Checotah compete with best in State Track and Field Meet at Plainview High School
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 14, 2025
The Eufaula Ironheads and Checotah Wildcats competed in the OSSAA State Track and Field Meet Friday at Plainview High School. Eufaula Freshman Leah Green finished 11th in the state in the Class 4A 200...
sports
Nearly 5,300 Special Olympics athletes to compete
May 14, 2025
STILLWATER – Nearly 5,300 Special Olympics Oklahoma participants took over the campus of Oklahoma State University on May 14-16 to compete in the annual Summer Games. Special Olympics Oklahoma staff, ...
sports
Checotah football program hosts mattress fundraiser
May 14, 2025
Checotah High School Football is excited to announce it will be hosting a one-day Mattress Fundraiser on Saturday, May 17 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. For one day only, Checotah High School will be transform...
Rylee McNeill battles weather and competition at State Golf Tournament
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Rylee McNeill battles weather and competition at State Golf Tournament
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 14, 2025
Rylee McNeill of Eufaula had to battle the harsh elements and stiff competition Monday at the OSSAA State Golf Championship at the Shawnee Country Club on Monday. With rain and winds blowing across th...
And it comes to an end
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And it comes to an end
May 14, 2025
And another year of high school sports comes to an end as the last of the state tournaments take place. As sports fans we have had a fantastic year. We saw Eufaula girls go to the state fast-pitch tou...
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No. 2 seed Sooners to host regional at Love’s Field
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 14, 2025
ESPN announced the NCAA Tournament Regional brackets, and the Sooners will host at Love’s Field in Oklahoma City. Despite the regular season SEC championship and Co-Championship win, the committee gav...
Big 12 Board Conference
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Big 12 Board Conference
May 14, 2025
Big 12 Board Chair and Baylor President Linda Livingstone announced that the Big 12 Board of Directors has voted to extend Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark’s contract for an additional three years th...
McCurtain hires Darren Harber as girls basketball coach
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McCurtain hires Darren Harber as girls basketball coach
By JOHN BLOCK COURTESY 
May 14, 2025
Darren Harber embraces his son, Dristan as he checks out for the final time during his senior season. Darren Harber was hired on April 14 to be the McCurtain Public Schools Girls Basketball Coach for ...
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Athletic Directors: Developing a mindset to survive and thrive
By DR. DAVID HOCH CMAA 
May 14, 2025
With all the tasks and responsibilities that high school athletic administrators handle, learning and mastering new skills, and incorporating the latest best practices, are essential to keep pace. The...
Morris hires Kaden Bumgarner as assistant football coach
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Morris hires Kaden Bumgarner as assistant football coach
By RODNEY HALTOM 
May 14, 2025
The Morris Eagles made another big move on behalf of their football team by hiring Kaden Bumgarner as assistant coach. Bumgarner graduated with his Associate’s Degree at Connor State College and will ...
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Graduates encouraged to be kind, be thankful
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Graduates encouraged to be kind, be thankful
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
May 21, 2025
Ninety Ironheads graduated from Eufaula High School Friday. Hundreds of parents, grandparents, friends and others swarmed Paul Bell Stadium to watch the students end one stage of their lives and begin...
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Tornadoes plague area
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
May 21, 2025
Thunderstorms and a dozen tornadoes ripped through areas around Mc-Intosh County Monday afternoon and evening, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Across Oklahoma, at least 10 homes were ...
DAV to host two military events
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DAV to host two military events
By Veterans Appreciation and Memorial Day Service 
May 21, 2025
The DAV Chapter 3 McIntosh County will be hosting two events this weekend to honor all military veterans. The first event will be to honor local military on Friday, May 23 at 5 p.m. at Vet- erans Park...
Eufaula’s Band Boosters
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Eufaula’s Band Boosters
May 21, 2025
Eufaula’s Band Boosters awarded 11 scholarships to senior band members. The scholarship is called the Byron Kennedy Memorial Scholarship, named after the late Byron Kennedy. Byron loved the band and c...
A: Main, news
Seniors report $10 million in scholarships
May 21, 2025
Julieann Farrow - $500 Nickie Horton – $1,000 Evan Lane – $11,547 Kassidy Greenlee - $16,000 Yvette Sanchez-Vargas – $18,000 Jadda Rodriguez - $22,000 Danielle Rollins - $26,000 Ayson Lanham – $34,917...
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