Community
July 2, 2025
How should the shortness of life change the way we live?
“Time sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug,” wrote John Lithgow.
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July 7, 2025
As fireworks once again light up the Okmulgee skyline this July, so too did the spirit of community and celebration-thanks in part to the continued support of Tate & Lyle, which is celebrating its 11t...
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July 4, 2025
Following the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s ruling in Stroble v. Oklahoma Tax Commission, Muscogee Nation Principal Chief David W. Hill issued a strong statement condemning the decision and warning of its ...
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July 4, 2025
Vandals targeted the first entrance of the Okmulgee Lake Park Recreational Area near the boardwalk, causing significant damage, according to City Manager Rickey Peaerson. The incident involved destruc...
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July 4, 2025
Get ready to put on your dancing shoes for a great cause. The Okmulgee-Okfuskee County Youth Services is inviting the community to the 2nd Annual Line Dance Competition & Showcase on Friday, July 11, ...
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July 4, 2025
Okmulgee Main Street is set to begin a new chapter with the appointment of Johnna Yoder as its new Director, effective Monday, July 7. Yoder brings with her a wide-ranging background that spans agricu...
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July 4, 2025
An Oklahoma man has been charged with nine counts - including a felony - in a sweeping consumer fraud case that spans six Oklahoma counties. Nathan Gregory Wolter was booked into the Okmulgee County J...
Community
July 4, 2025
Friends, family and community members gather to celebrate Okmulgee High School agriculture teacher Tim Taylor during a going-away reception hosted by Farm Bureau on Friday. Taylor was honored for his ...
Community
July 4, 2025
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Andrew Frank Lerblance, a.k.a. Andrew Frank Lerblance Jr., age 66, of Checotah, entered a guilty plea to a oneco...
Community
July 4, 2025
Children of longtime public school teachers will now qualify for the Oklahoma Promise Scholarship as long as household income is under 700% of the federal poverty level.House Speaker Pro Tempore Antho...
Community
July 4, 2025
Mrs. Josie Ferguson, a teacher at The Academy of Okmulgee, shares a playful bubble-blowing moment with a young student during TAOO’s Popsicles in the Park event at Hawthorne Park on Friday. Families a...
Community
July 4, 2025
• The Muscogee Creek Nation planned its next project, an emergency room expansion at the MCN Medical Center in Okmulgee. The project added 7,407 additional square feet to the emergency room space. Tri...