There is no doubt that Eufaula head basketball coach Jeff Oliver inherited two good basketball teams when hired as the head coach in 2018 and he will be the first to tell you as he did in a previous i...

The Checotah Wildcats had another great season as they rolled to a 19-7 overall record and a district championship. Head coach Jason Dowdy and assistant coach Malcolm Warrior did a sensational job of...

The NCAA will permit Division I spring-sport athletes — such as baseball, softball and lacrosse players — who had their seasons shortened by the coronavirus pandemic to have an additional year of elig...

The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus has forced the closure of schools, businesses, events and any other nonessential gatherings of people in our country and across the world. For many of us, bei...

Come Monday, April 6, thousands of hunters will take to forests and fields hoping to persuade a wily old tom turkey to get a little closer. That’s because Monday is opening day for spring turkey hunti...

Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Apprentice David Hostuttler, from Indianola, Oklahoma, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) aircraft intermediate maintenance department, calibrates a micro...

Oklahomans can still enjoy nature and stay connected to fellow outdoor adventurers by sharing their plant and wildlife encounters while practicing social distancing. The Virtual Spring BioBlitz!, host...

The Eufaula Ironheads dominated the Heartland All-Conference team as eight players were chosen with three honorable mention players for a total of ten athletes. Girls-Ashley Mills, Journi James, Kiaya...

McIntosh County has produced numerous great athletes throughout the decades. In this article we are going to list the top 20 athletes in their given sport. It will be up to you, the reader, to rank t...

In these trying and changing times due to the COVID-19 virus forces seniors to miss graduations and sports banquets. Sooner great and CFL pro football player and congressman J.C. Watts was scheduled t...

The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association board of directors approved a decision to cancel the remaining high school basketball state tournaments and spring activities in Oklahoma. The boar...

Recently Tulsa World sports writer Kelly Hines wrote a great article about the University of Tulsa’s all-time NCAA Tournament team. Hines included Eufaula graduate Eric Coley on this team. Coley was a...

The COVID-19 virus has taken its toll Oklahoma high school athletics as the OSSAA took firm action by suspending all spring sports and the state basketball tournaments. It affected several schools inc...

The McIntosh County Democrat (MCD) is proud to present the 2019- 20 Checotah Lady Wildcats Basketball Players of the Year. The Wildcats won back-to-back district championships, battled their way thro...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division announce changes to lake operations in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas amid health concerns. Effective last week, the Southwestern...

The OSSAA has been carefully monitoring COVID-19 and following all the recommendations put forth from the CDC. We have also been in contact with State Associations at both a national and regional leve...

Progress seems to be the theme for Eufaula Public Schools (EPS). Recently, they have improved their infrastructure with a new golf, baseball and softball hitting facility located at the Sports Complex...

The coronavirus is wreaking havoc on everyone's lives, including those of major league, minor league, and college baseball players. With MLB spring training suspended, opening day postponed, and colle...

While many folks are getting cabin fever in week three of social distancing, many outdoor activities provide a getaway for some sportsmen and women. Fishing, golf and disc golf can offer some enterta...

Sooner Vice President and Director of Athletics Joe Castiglione made it official Wednesday afternoon. The annual Red-White Spring Game has been called off in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “I...