BLOOMINGTON - In the fall of 1906, McLean County resident Milo Custer spent nearly two weeks at the Kickapoo Indian reservation in northeast Kansas. His interest in the Kansas Kickapoo lay in the fact ...

Longtime Fair Grove head football coach Bill Voorhis will become the eighth head football coach in Kickapoo history.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Fans at the Kickapoo football game tonight may notice some changes made to home game traditions. On the field, fans will not see the typical teepee tent players run out of before ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– For more than a month, tensions have grown at Kickapoo High School regarding its mascot, which is a Native American chief. It’s a situation that current students, alumni and even the ...

Kickapoo’s week of total domination was capped with a trophy. The Chiefs were crowned Blue Division Champions of the 70th Annual Blue and Gold Tournament after a thorough 73-44 victory over Ozark ...

The McLean County Museum of History works diligently to collect, preserve, and document the stories of people who have shaped the county’s history. This essential part of the museum’s mission is ...

Editor’s note: This is the latest story in a continuing series by Gaylord News profiling Native American tribes in Oklahoma. Through numerous accounts, one thread of Kickapoo history remains: forced ...

There will be no teepee tent on the football field when the Kickapoo High School Chiefs play their first 2021 home game Friday. No student spirit leader will wear a headdress or carry a large spear.