Oklahoma
Blanchard names next city manager
Kolman hired, Floyd to retire June 30 By Ryan Horton The Blanchard News Roger Kolman has been named Blanchard’s next city manager. He will replace retiring city manager Robert Floyd, July 1. Kolmsn comes to Blanchard with more than 25 years of city administration experience. He has been working in Muskogee, since 2023 as their assistant…
Read MoreTornado rips through Choctaw, Harrah
Dozens of homes destroyed in eastern Oklahoma County By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times A tornado touched down near SE 15th Street and Triple X Road and ripped a nearly 20-mile long northeastern path through eastern Oklahoma County around 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning. The storm left dozens of homes destroyed, hundreds of properties damaged, and dozens…
Read MoreCentral Oklahoma Weeklies purchases The Blanchard News
By Tony Strickland Longtime Blanchard News owner/editor Ross Coyle announced the sale of the paper this week to Central Oklahoma Weeklies, the Mustang-based owner and publisher of the Mustang Times, the Tuttle Times, the Choctaw Times, Minco-Union City Times and the Midwest City Beacon. Coyle has owned and run The Blanchard News since 1972, when…
Read MoreLions fall to Tuttle, 28-7
By Tony Strickland The Blanchard football Lions took their first tumble of the season on Friday night in a spotlight matchup t rival Tuttle. Missed opportunities told the tale for the Lions in the 28-7 loss as drives inside the Tiger 10 just before half and again early in the final frame each came up…
Read MoreLions rout Ardmore, 56-20
By Tony Strickland The opening seconds of Friday’s Ardmore-Blanchard tilt pretty well summed the evening: The Tiger returner caught the kickoff and intended to do productive things, he really did. Probably had visions of celebrating in the end zone. Then Lion senior Vaughn McIntyre arrived with a crunching tackle and, well, that was that. So…
Read MoreJackets shut out Generals, 48-0
By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times Choctaw High School improved to a perfect 5-0 in district play Friday with a 48-0 shutout of U.S. Grant. The Yellowjackets marched on to the General’s field to capture the fifth straight District 6A-II-1 victory. With many of the younger Yellowjackets getting valuable varsity field time, Choctaw put in 344 yards…
Read MoreLonghorns clinch playoff berth
By John Martin Staff Writer It was just a formality but the Jones Longhorns wrapped up a spot in the 2024 OSSAA Class 2A football playoffs with a convincing 49-7 thrashing of JD Runnels and the St. Mary’s Rockets Friday night. The Longhorns are 4-1 in district play with Oklahoma Christian and Blackwell remaining. Perry…
Read MoreChoctaw remains undefeated in district
Yellowjackets sting Stillwater in hard-hitting rivalry game By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times Choctaw High School fought for a 35-28 win over rival Stillwater Thursday night that put the Yellowjackets atop the district standings. The past three meetings between the Yellowjackets and Stillwater have been decided by seven or fewer points, and the trend continued Thursday…
Read MoreLady Jackets take state runner-up
By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times Choctaw High School’s fast pitch softball season came to an end Saturday night when Owasso claimed a 10-3 victory to clinch the OSSAA Class 6A Fast Pitch State Championship. While it wasn’t the ending Choctaw had hoped for, the Lady Yellowjackets had much to celebrate as they concluded a successful season…
Read MoreSpartans march by Choctaw, 55-27
Jackets go 1-2 in challenging non-district action By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times Choctaw hosted the defending Class 6A-I state champions Friday night as the Yellowjackets continued their efforts to prepare themselves for the upcoming district slate. For a second week in a row the Yellowjackets fell to a top-ranked opponent, and head coach Jake…
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