Henryetta First Christian Church Sunday School begins at 9 a.m. followed by worship service at 10 a.m. Come join us for worship! Everyone is welcome and invited to attend. Henryetta First Christian Ch...

Pastors from the Okmulgee community came together Thursday, March 17, for the Prayer365 Pastors Prayer Luncheon. Jim Fuller of Pastoral Care Inc. shared details to help pastors live stronger lives unt...

St. Michael Catholic Church 3rd Sunday of Lent (C) 3rd Sunday of Lent (C) (Zep. 3:14-18/Phil. 4:4-7/Lk. 3:10-18) By: Father Pete Phung We are on the third Sunday of Lent. The Church invites us to hear...

St. Michael Catholic Church 2nd Sunday of Lent (C) (Gen. 15:5-18/Phil. 3:7-4:1/Lk. 9:28-36) By: Father Pete Phung This Sunday we celebrate the second Sunday of Lent. The Church invites us to hear and ...

St. Michael Catholic Church 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) (Eccl. 27:4-7/1 Cor. 15:54-58/Lk. 6:39-45) (Eccl. 27:4-7/1 Cor. 15:54-58/Lk. 6:39-45) By: Father Pete Phung The topic I want to share with y...

Morris’ own Cheyanne Buzan has been named the 2022 Okmulgee County Miss United States Agriculture. Buzan, a 2021 graduate of Morris High School, is a student at Connors State College and part of their...

Morris Assembly of God Morris Assembly of God recently welcomed new leadership. Pastors Preston and Jennifer Rider have been married and in ministry together for 29 years. They have been ordained mini...

St. Michael Catholic Church 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) (Jer. 17:5-8/1 Cor. 15:12-20/Lk. 6:17-26) We read Luke’s Gospel today as the Liturgy of the Eucharist plunges us into the world of the Beati...

A support group to help citizens dealing with the loss of a loved one has begun. GriefShare, a non-denominational support group, held its first meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. on the 6th floor of...

As the nation is taking part in the social media #10yearchallenge, OSU Institute of Technology also reflects on the past ten years. Dr. Bill R. Path was named the fourth president of OSU Institute of ...

The Special Olympics Oklahoma Winter Games were held in Edmond earlier this month. Okmulgee’s own Courtney Coleman competed in swimming at the Mitch Park YMCA Aquatics Center placing 2nd in the 50 met...

A barbecue fundraiser will be held Feb. 4-5, to benefit the H.O.P.E. Foundation. Helping Our People Excel Foundation is a grassroots nonprofit organization committed to helping the community elevate t...

Beggs Demons Baseball will hold their annual Bingo Fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 12. It begins at 6 p.m. at the Beggs Event Center. The team is raising funds to assist the program and presale tickets m...

The Anchor of Hope will be hosting several fundraiser benefits, including their first Crafts Fair this Saturday. This event will take place at the Jubilee Christian Center, 12430 N 230 Rd. in Okmulgee...

Tuesday’s Okmulgee Lions Club program was scheduled to be given by Chad Warmington, Executive Director of the Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce, but with a wary eye toward possible snow for the Oklah...

Dewar High School held its Basketball Homecoming last week. The 2022 DHS Basketball Homecoming Court is (from left) freshmen Kaylen Randall, Talon Bennett and Gracie Johnson; sophomores Malory Rivis a...

Centenarians of Oklahoma was proud to honor Morris resident Alice Cobb and honor her on the occasion of her 100th birthday celebration and induction into the Centenarians of Oklahoma. Alice loved catf...

Preston High School NHS Students held a school wide Penny War for their annual community service project. “The response was overwhelming,” NHS Sponsor, Kim McCullah, said. “We had a goal, but complete...

Morris Schools recently welcomed two new employees: therapy dogs Kalani and Shadow. Pictured above left, school janitor Miss Rose spends a little time with Kalani as she rests in the office. Center, M...

It seems that almost everyone likes to be first and generally all of us appreciate new things. With a last name like “Zinn”, I seldom have to worry about being first in any group. While there is somet...