In a late October meeting last year, a representative from East Central Electric told the Okmulgee Board of County Commissioners of their plans to expand their ecoLink service to surrounding areas. On...

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has announced Okmulgee County awardees for Certified Healthy Oklahoma, a public health initiative recognizing organizations that implement best practices...

Event planned Thursday at OSUIT Student Union An Okmulgee City Council Ward 4 Candidate Forum will be held tomorrow evening, Feb. 1, hosted by the Okmulgee County Democratic and Republican Parties. Th...

Okmulgee County Farm Bureau Committee recognized The Okmulgee County Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee recently returned from the American Farm Bureau Federation Convention in Salt Lake C...

Enhancing education and facilities for students In the effort to keep Okmulgee Schools moving forward, last month the Okmulgee Public School Board gave the green light for a vote on a brandnew school ...

Candidates for Okmulgee City Council Ward 4 will answer submitted questions in a live streamed event Monday evening on the Okmulgee Times Facebook page. Candidates vying for this important role are Ch...

Following another round of inclement weather, the Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners were back to business as usual on Wednesday morning. Commissioner Erik Zoellner opened Wednesday’s meeting with...

City council representatives hear from frustrated citizens The Beggs Public Works Authority held an emergency meeting on Tuesday night to address residents’ concerns regarding the city’s water system ...

How combined efforts benefitted those in need In anticipation of extreme frigid weather forecast for the area, Reverend Sheri Lashley of First United Methodist Church and Rose Lynch, Chair of the Okmu...

An Okmulgee man was sentenced to 20 months in federal prison in a case of eluding a peace officer. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Clinton Randa...

Scott Harding was named Executive Director of Eastern Oklahoma Development District effective Jan. 1. Harding began his career at EODD as a Longterm Care Ombudsman in 2012 and was promoted within the ...

Emergency meeting called The extremely cold temperatures have once again caused issues and major leaks in the City of Beggs, causing headaches not only for residents without water, but for city worker...

Freezing rain that moved into the area on Sunday evening led to closing or delayed opening of many businesses, school districts shifted to distance learning and many events were cancelled. The ice cau...

The remains of a man reported missing since Jan. 11 has been discovered, according to the Okmulgee County Sheriff ’s Office. According to Undersheriff Smokey Patchin, the OCSO responded on Jan. 19 aro...

Sumner has led organization since 2014 Heather Sumner, a dedicated leader and advocate for community revitalization, has announced her resignation as Director of Okmulgee Main Street. Born in Guthrie,...

City talks cold weather prep; warming station to remain open through Saturday A discussion about emergency preparedness, particularly in cold weather conditions, dominated the majority of Tuesday’s Ok...

Okmulgee FFA Officers plan spring semester Like many who start new habits for New Year Resolutions, members of Okmulgee FFA Chapter Officer Teams met on Jan. 4 to plan FFA events for the spring semest...

The Okmulgee Fire Department (C Shift), Police Department, Okmulgee County EMS and Muscogee Nation Lighthorse Police responded this week to a report of a vehicle overturned in the Okmulgee Creek, just...

Congratulations to the Preston High School Academic Team (above), led by Jon Robertson, and the Morris High School Academic Team (below), under the leadership of Jeremy Avery, as both teams won their ...

Workers from Okmulgee County District 2 were busy in the cold weather Tuesday morning clearing the parking area in front of the Okmulgee County Courthouse as it opened for business. Monday was a holid...