The Muskogee Phoenix

6 days ago | muskogeephoenix.com | Deb Hirt

Several years before I met my first birding buddy, I knew my hotspot like the back of my hand. Writer knew where every unturned stone was, when the best times to go out were, what side of the lake that we wanted to be on at any time of day so we wouldn't be trying to photograph birds pointing the camera into the sun.

1 week ago | muskogeephoenix.com | Ronn Rowland

1 week ago | muskogeephoenix.com | Cathy Spaulding

Shironbutterfly Ray discusses the 15th Bass Reeves Western History Conference, set for Thursday through Saturday. Activities will be at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center because Three Rivers Museum is undergoing repairs.

1 week ago | muskogeephoenix.com | Eric Morrow

Norway hosted a chess tournament this month consisting of the world's most elite players from both genders. The top six women players competed in a round robin series of matches. Separately, the top six male players did the same. Ukraine's Anna Muzychuk won the woman's division; Norway's own Magnus Carlsen won the men's division. Magnus Carlsen is the number one rated player in the world, even though he gave up his World Champion crown in 2023, which he had held for ten years.

1 week ago | muskogeephoenix.com | Ronn Rowland