Monday: Breakfast: Cereal, Banana Lunch: Primary: Baby Bakers, Chili, Corn Chips, Cucumbers; Dunbar/H.S. : Stew, Cornbread Tuesday: Breakfast: French Toast Sticks Lunch: Primary: Corn Dog, Honey Maple...

The Okmulgee Lions Club welcomed Brayden Buss, Pastor of First Baptist Church (FBC) in Okmulgee, as their speaker this week. Brayden Buss was called back to be the pastor of First Baptist Church in Ap...

American Exchange Bank welcomes the public to attend the Fall Festival and BBQ Competition at Nichols Park this Saturday. This year’s event promises a smokin’ good time with the Kansas City BBQ Societ...

The American Red Cross Tulsa Area Chapter is holding shelter academies this week to train additional volunteers for hurricane relief efforts and other disasters. Academies will take place Thursday, Oc...

Checotah High School emerged as the overall winner in the 2nd annual Okmulgee Bulldog Invitational contest. The CHS Wildcat marching band scored 171 points to finish at the top of the 15 band competit...

Last week, the Morris FFA competed at the Bristow cattle grading. Special congratulations to the Junior team that placed third. The team includes Brooklyn Wright, Katie Russell, Jasper Trickett and Hu...

Okmulgee Rotary Club recently held a Bingo Fundraiser. “We are delighted to share that our club successfully hosted our 1st annual Bingo Fundraiser with a Back to the 80’s theme this past Monday at th...

Join Rocky Ridge Resort for two fantastic fall events. On Oct. 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., come experience the Rocky Ridge Rendezvous, a free event featuring food trucks, craft and goods vendors, hayr...

When we hear the term “grieving,” most of us think about the loss of a loved one. Grief can make its appearance in unexpected ways. When we go through major life changes, lose a job, go through a divo...

There is a little-known group of 40 men at Joseph Harp Correctional Center who refer to themselves as The Oklahoma Lifers Association. The OLA was formed by a group of incarcerated men who understand ...

Greater Jones Chapel A.M.E. Church will hold a benefit fundraiser for the Youth Department of Christian Education Department Friday, Sept. 20, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The fried turkey dinner ($15...

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy” (Matthew 5:7). “This verse means if you give mercy, you shall receive it,” says Anna, age 9. “It reminds me of the golden rule, ‘Do unto others ...

This Sunday, Sept. 15, is National Come Back to Church Sunday. Plan to attend a church near you this weekend; however, if you are looking for a place to come back to for hope, acceptance, love and for...

With the new school year in progress, Luv Ford of Henryetta is once again spotlighting outstanding athletes around the county. The first Luv Ford Athlete of the Week is Addison Dossett, a member of th...

Mark 13:5-8 - “Jesus said to them, ‘Watch out, and don’t let anyone fool you. Many men, claiming to speak for me, will come and say, “I am he!” and they will fool many people. And don’t be troubled wh...

This Sunday, Sept. 28, is the 16th Sunday after Pentecost. The readings are from Isaiah 35:4-7a, James 2:1-10, 14-18 and Mark 7:(24-30) 31-17. The Lord proclaims the Gospel “to those who have an anxio...

All of us, undoubtedly, have said or done something that we have been ashamed of. On the flip side of that coin, most of us, also have neglected to say or do something of gigantic importance in our li...

Okmulgee Lions Club welcomed Elisha Harbin to its meeting Tuesday. He goes by Eli and is the administrator for The Academy of Okmulgee, which began this school term. Harbin is from Tulsa, graduating f...

“Love your neighbor” or “treat others as you want to be treated” are statements we often hear from churches, activist groups or politicians when trying to gain support on hot button issues like illega...

Monday: Breakfast: Cereal, Fruit Tuesday: Breakfast: Biscuit, Sausage, Gravy, Lunch: Primary: Corndog, Roasted Carrots; Dunbar/ HS: Tangerine Chicken, Fried Rice, Broccoli Wednesday: Breakfast: Strawb...