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OU Regents green-light major step toward $450 million stadium transformation
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 19, 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...
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 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 ...
Checotah Impact Player of the Week
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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...
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 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’...
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 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...
Hodgins keeping All-State dream alive
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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...
Rival game was everything expected
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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...
Tulsa on losing end of tough road loss to Florida Atlantic
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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...
Eufaula Impact Players of the Week
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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...
Checotah Impact Players of the Week
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Checotah Impact Players of the Week
November 12, 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...
Wildcats survive Ironhead rally to win 21-14 in 110th meeting
B:, sports
Wildcats survive Ironhead rally to win 21-14 in 110th meeting
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 12, 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 12, 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...
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 12, 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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Sooners climb Rocky Top in a 33-27 victory
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 5, 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...
Luke Hodgins makes VYPE Magazine Football Spotlight
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Luke Hodgins makes VYPE Magazine Football Spotlight
November 5, 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 5, 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 5, 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...
Checotah vs. Eufaula 110th has lots of meaning
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Checotah vs. Eufaula 110th has lots of meaning
By Rodney Haltom Sports Editor 918-689-2191 ijsports@cookson.news 
November 5, 2025
The 110th meeting of Oklahoma’s longest uninterrupted rivalry takes place this Friday (Nov. 7) at Paul Bell Stadium in Eufaula. There are no sugar coating stats. They are what they are but for the mos...
Checotah Impact Players of the Week
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Checotah Impact Players of the Week
November 5, 2025
Checotah Impact Player of the Week is Jayden Ellen and Cole Rolland. Ellen ran for 201 yards and 5 touchdowns while Rolland rushed for 207 yards and three touchdowns and went 9-of-17 passing for 95-ya...
Eufaula Impact Player of the Week
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Eufaula Impact Player of the Week
November 5, 2025
Eufaula Impact Player of the Week is Beau Tarron. The senior led the team in tackles with 9 against Lincoln Christian.
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Memorial Highway dedicated to two outstanding officers
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Memorial Highway dedicated to two outstanding officers
By LaDonna Rhodes Staff Writer 
December 3, 2025
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...
Lake Eufaula Association announces first-ever Christmas Tour of Homes
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Lake Eufaula Association announces first-ever Christmas Tour of Homes
December 3, 2025
The Lake Eufaula Association is thrilled to announce our 1st Annual Christmas Tour of Homes, happening Thursday, December 11th from 4:30 PM to 8:00 PM. This brand-new holiday event celebrates the beau...
Lights, Camera, Christmas! Eufaula parade to celebrate holiday movie magic
A: Main, Community Calendar, news
Lights, Camera, Christmas! Eufaula parade to celebrate holiday movie magic
December 3, 2025
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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Former, current legislators file initiative to eliminate property taxes
By KEATON ROSS OKLAHOMA WATCH 
December 3, 2025
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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