An assessment of wild turkey genetic health is an important focus of a 4.5-year study launched at the beginning of 2022 by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Oklahoma Cooperative...

Oklahoma State University head football coach Mike Gundy is ranked as the 10th best football coach in the nation by CBS Sports. Gundy has led the Cowboys to seven or more wins for the last 16 years, i...

Elevation is 8 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 65°F and murky. For current elevation conditions go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website at https://www.swt-wc.usace . army.mil/E...

With the ending of the school year, I must give thanks and tremendous appreciation to numerous coaches, parents and teachers that made my job of covering two schools that participate in football, soft...

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WILBURTON – More than 1,000 Eastern Oklahoma State College students recently received emergency federal funding provided by the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to assist them with unexpected costs incurred...

The 2021 Eufaula Homecoming Royalty court pictured left to right, freshman escort and attendant Aaron Spoehr and Kadie Jo Tidwell, , junior escort and attendant Kaden Bumgarner and Makalyn Neill, King...

Veteran basketball coach Jim Glover was named head boys basketball coach at Webber Falls just weeks after Glover pondered retirement until the Webber Falls job came open. Glover has been a highly succ...

Pro quarterback Tom Brady is set to join the FOX network as its lead NFL analyst. Brady is in line to receive $375m across 10 years. The deal will make Brady the highest paid sports broadcaster by som...

Flooded lakes are a big reason this summer to avoid drinking and boating. Plus, it’s also important to keep safe on the waterways by maintaining proper speeds and wearing life jackets. When the entire...

Scott Hensley has been named the new Porter girls’ basketball coach. Hensley, a Warner native and 1995 graduate, led two Hilldale Lady Hornets teams to the school’s only state tournament appearances i...

Accolades keep coming to Eufaula Athletics, as Adison McLaughlin and Caleigh Rippy were both named Academic All-State in slow-pitch softball. Both athletes helped lead the Lady Ironheads to a distric...

Apply for Controlled Hunts by May 20 The Controlled Hunts application period is open now through May 20. Hunters can enter drawings for a host of ODWC-sanctioned hunts including oncein-a-lifetime elk ...

Eufaula High School had a college-signing day for football players Johnny Burton, Khelil Deere and Ty Dodd. The three seniors played vital roles in helping the Ironheads win four consecutive district...

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler and Spaniard Jon Rahm are the oddsmakers’ consensus favorites to win the PGA Championship this week at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., according to TheL...

The Wildcats Sliding into Summer Bash, the send-off finale for the CHS senior class, will take place Thursday, May 19, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Checotah Sports Complex.

The Checotah Lady Wildcats saw their season come to an end in Class 5A at the Citizen Band Potawatomi tribal sports complex. The game was originally to be played at North Rock Creek but rains flooded...

Stella Tracy, 13, kicked off her 2022 competitive season as a junior professional wakeboarder by competing in back-to-back weekends in the World Wake Association Regional Championships. Riders compete...

The Eufaula Ironheads (22-8) dominated Valliant 8-0, 5-2 to win the Class 3A Bi-District Championship at Chris Gawf field in Eufaula. The Ironheads scored six runs in the second inning in game one. Et...