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April 28, 2023
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May 26, 2023
Preston’s 2003 state baseball runner-up season revisitedThe 2023 spring baseball season concluded last weekend with Classes 6A-2A crowning state champions.Twenty years ago, the Preston Pirate varsity ...
Public Records
May 26, 2023
The Okmulgee Farmers Market is held each Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of the Creek Council House in downtown Okmulgee.May 27Domino & Spades Tournament |A Domino & Spades Tournament will be he...
Public Records
May 26, 2023
12:43 a.m. - Boost Mobile - Alarm Calls - Alarm indicator storage motion sensor12:47 a.m. - Oxford Apartments - Shots Fired - RP advised of hearing a single gunshot coming from the north.12:50 a.m. - ...
Public Records
May 26, 2023
CF2023-00074 State of Oklahoma vs. Carr, Jason Ray II Domestic Abuse A&B by Strangulation CF-2023-00075 05/22/2023 State of Oklahoma vs. Lee, Brandon Keith Burglary, Second Degree CF-2023-00076 05/24/...
Public Records
May 26, 2023
12:35 a.m. - Southbound Hwy 75 - Suspicious Person - RP advised of a white male wearing a red shirt walking in the roadway waving at motorists that almost hit him.6:32 a.m. - 24000 Block D St. - Anima...
Columns & Opinion
May 26, 2023
Monday is Memorial Day. This is an American holiday initiated to stop and honor our fallen soldiers. There are cities in every state that hold Memorial Day parades and events and include different vet...
Columns & Opinion
May 26, 2023
Closing my eyes, the simple, melodic sounds of kindergarten voices waft in from a season of long ago.Then, from a handful of early lyrics - probably the earliest my aging brain can reconstruct - I cal...
Columns & Opinion
May 26, 2023
American Red Cross shelters after the Moore tornado. Over 30 students and faculty also participated in the collection of goods that were sent to the victims.The Orpheum was showing “Epic” and “Man of ...
Columns & Opinion
May 26, 2023
Dear Okmulgee Community,We hope this post finds you still buzzing with the excitement of our 2nd Annual Cinco de Mayo Block Party in Okmulgee! We wanted to take a moment to express our deepest gratitu...
Columns & Opinion
May 26, 2023
DEAR ABBY: I married a recovering addict, and for years he did great. We made a lovely home and family together. Then, one of my husband’s drug buddies (a woman) resurfaced. My husband had an affair, ...
Columns & Opinion
May 26, 2023
While we were living in South Bend, IN, I was part of a service club, just like I am here in Okmulgee. As is the custom with many service clubs, we had guest speakers. These speakers would inform us o...