Oklahoma is well known for its great paddlefish population. As a matter of fact, we have had two world-record paddlefish caught out of Keystone Lake. The beast weighed in at 164 pounds, beating the pr...

Class 6A Edmond North’s girls wrestling program will be eligible to compete in the postseason after the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) board voted unanimously to rescind a de...

Crappie is a springtime favorite of Oklahoma anglers. These tasty fish can be caught near shore in great numbers during their spring spawn. Small soft plastic lures, hair jigs and live minnows are ess...

Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 46°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on Alabama rigs, buzz baits, crankbaits, and jerk baits around chan...

Eufaula senior standout football player Maddox Bridges signed his letter of intent to play college football at Southern Nazarene University in Bethany.

The Checotah Athletic Hall of Fame inducted the 2025 Class this past Tuesday night. The class included Matt Vandiver, Imogene Duvall and Cade Shropshire. Matt Vandiver is a 1972 Checotah graduate that...

The Muldrow Bulldogs topped the Checotah Wildcats 70-42 on Tuesday at the Checotah Event Center. The Bulldogs started fast, outscoring the Wildcats’ 21-6 in the first period. Tyler Orman and Cole Roll...

The Sallisaw Black Diamonds took a 55-48 victory over the Checotah Wildcats. Sallisaw started the game off fast and effectively while the Wildcats struggled to make baskets, even though they had open ...

The Big 12 Conference announced its 2025 football schedule as the league celebrates its 30th football season. The schedule will see all 16 programs play nine league games. The 30th year of Big 12 Foot...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday banning transgender women from participating in women’s sports. “The war on women’s sports is over,” he said. “With my action this afternoon,...

The Checotah Impact Players of the Week are seniors Ruby Folkner and Tyler Orman. Ruby Folkner has helped turn this Lady Wildcat team into a tough defensive team while forcing turnovers and scoring in...

The Eufaula Impact Players of the Week are seniors Kate Pippenger and Maddox Bridges. Eufaula forward Kate Pippenger has been a silent factor for Eufaula. The senior is an effective defender and rebou...

The Eagles steamrolled to a 40-22 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday night in New Orleans. The 59th Super Bowl was the second meeting in three years between Philadelphia and Kansas City. Eagle...

The Checotah Lady Wildcats (11-8) fell to the Sallisaw Lady Black Diamonds 45-35 Friday night after celebrating Homecoming at the Checotah Event Center. The Lady Wildcats were led by senior Ruby Folkn...

The Eufaula Lady Ironheads earned a tough and physical game over the Morris Eagles 46-39. It was a battle from the opening tip as neither team backed down. The Ironheads struggled with turnovers as th...

I recently wrote this poem titled Unity. I hope you enjoy it. There is too much division and not enough unity in the world. Fortunately, when living in a small town the community is more unified and t...

As of Feb. 7, McIntosh County has had four-area football players commit to play college football. Checotah’s Brian Love, Elijah Thomas and Eufaulas Carson Luna and Maddox Bridges have given their verb...

OU head softball coach Patty Gasso was named the head coach for the USA Softball Womens National Team and will coach Team USA in the 2028 Olympic Games, it was announced on Monday. Team USA has compet...

heads cruised to an eaSy 75.55 victory tjie Morris Ea-gles Tuesday at the Perry Anderson Gymnasium in Eufaula. Morris came out the first period with a lot of energy as they took a 17-14 lead into the ...

The Eufaula Ironhead Wrestling Club competed at the OKWA Novice Championship. The tournament showcased the best Novice first and second year wrestlers in Oklahoma. The team had two finishes with two c...