The City of Okmulgee will hold an electronic waste recycling event at the end of the month. The event will be held Friday, Oct. 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 29, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. for...

Luther’s Oktoberfest will be held Saturday, Oct. 29, from 4:30 to 8 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 1314 E. 6th St. Attendees will be able to enjoy craft beer, German sausage, kraut, pretzels, re...

Pictured are some of the members of the Morris Academic Team after being named 2022 District Champions. The Morris Academic Team also competed in the first round of the I Want Answers competition at R...

Congratulations to the Preston High School Academic Team, who were recently awarded Class 3A District Champions. The team defeated Kellyville 260-170, Sperry 180-150 and Kiefer 350-70. Jon Robertson i...

The Pride Morris received all 1s with a Superior Rating at the OSSAA Regional Marching Contest held Tuesday. Congratulations to the band for their success.

Okmulgee First Church of the Nazarene and Cornerstone Foursquare held a Candy Land Adventure last Saturday, Oct. 8. Children ages 6-12 were invited to adventure into nine different Bible stories and w...

October 13 NARFE will meet Thursday, Oct. 13, at 11 a.m. at Shoney’s, 610 E. Main St. in Henryetta. Contact Vick at 918-623-8893 for more information. October 14 The Okmulgee Farmers Market is open ea...

The Oct. 11 meeting will feature Sen. Roger Thompson and Reps. Scott Fetgatter and Logan Phillips. They will give an update looking back on 2022 and looking forward to 2023. Also, the group will honor...

Veteran and post member Pete Rogers has been researching the early history of the post and will be providing a brief history over the next few months in advance of the 100 year celebration. According ...

Tuesday’s Okmulgee Lions Club meeting was one of those required programs, the at-least one-time visit from the District Governor. And, whenever a club has a member who has been a Past District Governo...

Covington Aircraft is celebrating 50 years of business. Last week, a special celebration was held at the Okmulgee Airport, as owners Paul and Betty Abbott were honored by current leadership and staff....

The Okmulgee Lions will hold their Pancake Day event on Tuesday, Oct. 11, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 401 S. Seminole. Tickets are now available from any Lions Club member,...

Beggs High School students from seven campus organizations and their sponsors spent their Wednesday morning in service to the community. Students from the Business Professionals of America, golf team,...

Okmulgee County Farm Bureau recently recognized Tim Smith of East Central Oklahoma Electric Cooperative for his efforts in rural economic development through expansion of broadband internet services i...

Most of us probably remember the Mother Goose nursery rhyme about Little Jack Horner, who sat in a corner eating his Christmas pie. He stuck in his thumb and pulled out a plum ... Hold it there, Newt!...

KHiS DAQ’s, a drive thru frozen daiquiri shop, opened recently in Okmulgee at 903 E. 13th Street. The business offers sealed frozen daiquiris to go with flavors such as Watermelon, Jolly Rancher, Summ...

Registration deadline for Okmulgee Main Street’s annual Harvest Spoon Chili Festival is just one week away. The festival will be held Oct. 22, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The deadline to register is Oct. 7...

Nominations from the public will close this week for the Fall Child Advocacy Awards presented by the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy. Criteria for the awards and online nomination forms are avai...

The Oklahoma State Department of Education announced last week that 90 Oklahoma high schools have received the College Success Award from GreatSchools. org. Now in its fifth year, the annual recogniti...

The Pride of Morris competed last weekend at Owasso. This week, the band, under the direction of Matt Barnes, heads to the Bixby Tournament of Bands and is scheduled to perform in preliminary competit...