On August 19, 1854 – The First Sioux War begins when United States Army soldiers kill Lakota chief Conquering Bear and in return are massacred. 1862 – American Indian Wars: during an uprising in Minne...

Elevation 6.Elevation dropping, water 83. For current elevation conditions go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website at https://www.swtwc.usace.army.mil/EUFA.lakepage.html . Striped bass hybrids,...

A seven-run fourth inning led the Eufaula Lady Ironheads (4-1) to an 11-5 victory over rival Checotah (1-3) on Tuesday. Eufaula took advantage of errors as the Lady Ironheads’ big inning was sparked ...

After a rocky start of the season, the Checotah Lady Wildcats (1-4) earned a big win with a 4-0 shutout of Spiro at the Cushing tournament. Freshman pitching sensation Hailey Prince didn’t allow a sin...

Checotah senior offensive and defensive lineman Omarion Warrior received two collegiate offers to play football from University of Central Oklahoma and University of Central Arkansas. Checotah has a l...

Elevation above normal, water 81. For current elevation conditions go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website at https://www.swtwc.usace.army.mil/EUFA.lakepage.html . Striped bass hybrids and stri...

On August 12, 1658 – The 1st US police corps formed in New Amsterdam. 1863 – Confederate raider William Quantrill led a massacre of 150 men and boys in Lawrence, Kansas. Quantrill’s last ride. 1867 – ...

Using consumer insights tool Rascasse, researchers were able to determine the top five Olympic Sports by popularity in 154 countries - Baseball is the most popular in the United States, followed by go...

The McIntosh County sports rivalry probably had its beginning at statehood, when Checotah and Eufaula competed for county seat. At this time the courthouse was located in two buildings, on the corner ...

The Pro Football Hall of Fame wrapped up enshrinement week after the Pittsburg Steelers defeated the Dallas Cowboys with a pair of ceremonies to honor 19 new members to Canton. All 19 received their g...

The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) head football coaches predict Northeastern State will finish tied for tenth. At the same time, the media picked them 11th with the release ...

USRA MODIFIEDS 13 entries A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 151-Lucas Gibbs [3]; 2. 73-Jay Arnold [5]; 3. 12-Johnny Bone Jr [2]; 4. 17-Roy Long [1]; 5. 7H-Brett Hansen [6]; 6. 27-Greg Skaggs [4]; 7. 17JR-Drak...

College Football Hall of Fame Coach Bobby Bowden, a 2006 College Football Hall of Fame inductee who led programs at Samford, West Virginia and Florida State, passed away Aug. 8 after a battle with can...

McIntosh County had two of the most competitive teams in the county last year with Checotah and Eufaula. Both teams could mirror each other again with amount of experienced players returning to play....

The community of Eufaula and members of the world of high school basketball has been in mourning following the death of Perry Anderson last week. Anderson was a longtime coach at Eufaula and was induc...

Team Oklahoma was the 2021 Southwest Little League Softball Champions this summer and is trying to raise money to go to the Little League Softball World Series in Greenville, NC. A special concert wit...

Calf roper Austin Mason earns a score of 5.5 on his try Thursday night at the Eufaula Round-Up club Rodeo. RODNEY HALTOM | SPORTS EDITOR

OKLAHOMA CITY – The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents met today and unanimously authorized proceedings that allow the university to join the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 2025 after the expir...

Elevation above normal, water 78 and murky. For current elevation conditions go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website at https:// www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/EUFA.lakepage . html. Striped bass hyb...

Connors State baseball was given national recognition Thursday. The Cowboy baseball team has been awarded with the 2020-21 American Baseball Coaches Association Academic Excellence Award, given for ex...