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...

I remember long ago when I was stationed on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and we would pull into a foreign port, we all dreaded hearing the standard message from the medical corps, “bend over and grab ...

Trinity Lutheran Church This Sunday, Sept. 25, is the 15th Sunday after Trinity. The readings are from 1 Kings 17:8-16, Galatians 5:25-6:10 and Matthew 6:24-34 Anxious Bondage vs. Confident Trust “You...

An Okmulgee County woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash near Miami over the weekend. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported the collision Sept. 17 at 1:25 p.m about one mile east of Miami near South...

Town Hall Meeting | A Town Hall Meeting will be held Saturday, Sept. 24, at 4 p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 1500 N. Miami Ave. Everyone is welcome. Benefit Bike Ride & Poker Run | The 8th annual Be...

The Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding this week advanced a comprehensive slate of projects to the full Legislature for consideration in an upcoming special session. The committee’s approvals,...

Green Country Technology Center has formed their very first sports team. The Green Goblins is the center’s new ESports Team. ESports teams are growing in popularity on school campuses nationwide. The ...

Everything doesn’t always turn out like Baby Bear’s porridge, just right, as in the case of Tuesday’s Okmulgee Lions Club program provided by Court Newkirk, Executive Director of OADC (Okmulgee Area D...

“Time sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug,” wrote John Lithgow. Have you ever noticed that the older you grow, the more time seems to accelerate? When I was a child, time seemed to crawl. Reme...

Trinity Lutheran Church This Sunday, Sept. 18, is the 14th Sunday after Trinity. The readings are from Proverbs 4:10-23, Galatians 5:16-24 and Luke 17:11-19. The Cry of Faith: Lord, Have Mercy The ten...

And a good time was had by all. Kind of sounds like the end of a fairy tale (like the tooth fairy), but rather than leaving a treat under your pillow, the Okmulgee Lions Club wants to ensure good visi...

The 2022 Okmulgee County Fair is officially in the books after a threeday run last week. County 4-H and FFA students, along with members of the various Home and Community Education groups, showcased e...

September 16 The Okmulgee Indian Community Elders will hold an Indian Taco Sale Friday, Sept. 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2900 N. Osage Place in Okmulgee. The meal will include a taco, drink and des...

There’s nothing quite like the changing of the seasons from summer to fall. The leaves begin to turn fiery red or golden brown, the air becomes cooler and pumpkin spice latte becomes the coffee drink ...

All breakfast served with juice. Choice of 1% or Fat Free Milk offered each day at breakfast and lunch. For high school, juice, fruit and salad bar is also offered daily for lunch. Breakfast: Cereal, ...

Tuesday’s Okmulgee Lions Club program was presented by recently- appointed Okmulgee Fire Chief Dewayne Hurt, a 27-year member of the local fire department, after serving as Interim Fire Chief followin...