Join The Refuge for a community-wide Easter Service and Egg Hunt Sunday, March 31, at 10:45 a.m. at Harmon Stadium. This year, The Refuge has prepared 16,000 Easter Eggs for children to hunt. While fa...

Congressman Josh Brecheen announced the following in-person town halls for the area for the month of April. Constituents are invited to attend and share their thoughts and ask questions on policy issu...

Early voting for eligible residents in Okmulgee County is underway at the courthouse and continues today until 6 p.m. Dewar Public Schools district citizens will be voting on a proposed special bond i...

Okmulgee Head Start & Early Head Start recently held a fundraiser selling popcorn to raise money for an upcoming field trip. Pictured above, from left, are Top Seller Alex James and Runner-Up Bryson N...

Congratulations to our first Okmulgee Times Bingo winners! Pictured above, Sandra Northcross secured both a diagonal and four corners win. Below, Shera Tarpalechee got things started with a straight l...

Green Country Technology Center (GCTC) and the College of the Muscogee Nation (CMN) are thrilled to announce their partnership for Career Connect, an event dedicated to fostering college and career re...

The 2024 Okmulgee Farmer’s Market organizational meeting was recently held at the Okmulgee Community Garden facility. Robyn Pippin Franklin, Director of the local organization, stated this year's mark...

The Okmulgee County Commissioner meeting on Monday consisted of discussions surrounding a number of county matters from vending machine services to a proposal for opioid abatement programs. Tommy Gonz...

Okmulgee Winterguard will hold a Welcome to the Party! performance Friday, March 29, at 6:30 p.m. at Brock Memorial Gymnasium. Don’t miss out on an evening filled with music, dance and dazzling perfor...

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OSU Institute of Technology (OSUIT) proudly announces the appointment of Chris Benge, OSUIT Vice President of Operations, to the Board of Directors of the Okmulgee Area Development Corporation. Benge’...

• Monday: Attended BOCC meeting, Spent the rest of the day at the office returning phone calls and emails from the weekend. Talked with a citizen and engineer regarding building of driveway that cross...

The size of the scandal alleged at the state’s largest online school befits the school’s name: epic. Investigators say two men at the helm of Epic Charter Schools defrauded taxpayers out of tens of mi...

PSO presented a check in the amount of $62,622 to Okmulgee Schools Superintendent Tod Williams and board member Mark Tuggle. The large rebate from AEP-PSO was part of PSO’s High Performance Business P...

Mayor Mickey Baldwin is encouraging people to come together this Friday at 6:30 p.m. as Holy Week takes a climatic turn towards Resurrection Sunday. “Many opportunities are being made available this w...

“Disability at Work: Thrive Forum 2024" is the theme for a Business Summit from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 28 at Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive in Oklahoma City. The event will be hoste...

Okmulgee native among those recognized The State of Oklahoma will dedicate a plaque bearing the names of 36 recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor on April 1. This plaque makes the Oklahoma Ca...

Join The Refuge for a community-wide Easter Service and Egg Hunt Sunday, March 31, at 10:45 a.m. at Harmon Stadium. This year, The Refuge has prepared 16,000 Easter Eggs for children to hunt. While fa...

All breakfasts are served with juice, and 1% or fat free milk are offered at breakfasts and lunches. For OHS, juice and a salad bar are offered for lunches and a fruit bar is available for both meals....

Attorney General Gentner Drummond is warning Oklahoma consumers about a rise in scams involving “Bitcoin ATMs” that are leaving victims with depleted bank accounts. “Bitcoin ATMs” are virtual currency...