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...

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...