Do you qualify for Extra Help with your Part D premiums, deductibles and co-pays? Depending on your income, you may also qualify for assistance with your Medicare Part B premiums. Extra Help is part o...

Steven R. Baldridge has been elected the mayor of Okmulgee. The current vice mayor won the election Tuesday by a 76-vote margin over challenger Terry Watkins. Baldridge received 383 votes or 55.5 perc...

Area leaders take frontline in education, health During Women’s History Month in March, the contributions of women to society and the world were highlighted, both internationally and locally. Did you ...

Okmulgee’s American Legion Post 10 Veteran and post member Pete Rogers has been researching the early history of the post and is providing a brief history. According to Rogers, the Okmulgee post was t...

Congressman Josh Brecheen will hold in-person town hall meetings, including one in Henryetta, April 3-5. The local Town Hall event will be held Wednesday, April 5, from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at the Henryetta...

Farm Bureau Members Marc Kutz, Darrell Mills, and Jim Meek visited with Representative Chris Banning at the State Capitol last week about important topics that affect agriculture. They also spoke with...

Students from thirty-one schools across the state competed in Seminole State College’s 49th annual Interscholastic Meet on March 23. Nearly 700 students attended the event, including students from Pre...

This Friday, Preston Schools will host a full performance of both Pirate Jump Rope Teams beginning at 6 p.m. at the Jim Waller Event Center. Doors will open at 5:15 p.m. Entry donation is $5. There wi...

Ricki Ramsey, with Mabrey Bank in Okmulgee, recently completed the Oklahoma Bankers Association Commercial Lending School in Oklahoma City. Ramsey was among 68 graduates of the school, which was held ...

Six months after a special legislative session ended to allocate almost $1.7 billion, just a fraction of those federal coronavirus relief funds have been sent from state coffers to agencies or other e...

3 Bears Sales, Native Arms and KO Fitness call Henryetta home 3 Bears Sales & Rental, Native Arms & Trading Company and KO Fitness Concepts are three businesses in Henryetta that are owned by Phillip ...

A new program committee has been added to the pet community. VFW Post 1189 Vets for Pets, a committee dedicated to the improvement of Okmulgee’s pet population through offering care and or fostering b...

Restaurant features Mexican, American fare The Rodeo, a restaurant featuring Mexican and American homestyle food, is open now in Okmulgee. The restaurant, owned by Eldon Day and Gabriel Calderon, is l...

American Legion and Post 10 Through the Years Veteran and post member Pete Rogers has been researching the early history of American Legion Post 10. According to Rogers, the Okmulgee post was the 10th...

Tuesday’s Okmulgee Lions Club meeting was our semi-annual Pancake Day fundraiser, but it was a whole lot more than that. It was a forum to set the stage for a lot of roundtable discussions, even thoug...

After earning straight Superior ratings on March 8, the Beggs Band of Demons is headed to State. The band is directed by Tyler Reeves, who is assisted by Colby Crane and Paula Hamilton. “We’re incredi...

Congratulations to the Okmulgee Dunbar School representatives headed to the Eastern Oklahoma State Spelling Bee Friday, April 21, at the Muskogee Civic Center. Levi Rucker-Fink (8th grade) was crowned...

Food for Kids, a.k.a. Backpack Buddies, along with the Okmulgee Masonic Lodge held a bean dinner fundraiser on March 7 at First Baptist Church of Okmulgee. The Backpack Buddies provides meals to child...