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...

Oklahomans have until the tax deadline to take advantage of triple tax benefits State Treasurer Todd Russ wants to remind Oklahomans that it’s not too late to open or contribute to an Oklahoma 529 acc...

At the request of Mc-Curtain County Emergency Management, the Oklahoma National Guard plans to have members of the 63rd Civil Support Team available to assist local government agencies during the time...

Aaron Isaiah Johnson, 36, of Muskogee, was sentenced this week in federal court for a home invasion robbery and subsequent fire station burglaries, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for...

The Cyber Skills Center at Tulsa Community College is expanding to offer a new boot camp program tailored to meet the growing demand for skills in artificial intelligence (AI). The AI boot camp is the...

The Preston Jump Rope Team will hold a fundraiser showcase Friday, March 22, at the Jim Waller Event Center, 10165 Pringey Ave. in Preston. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and $5 donations will be accept...

A medication disposal event is coming soon to the OSUIT campus. The medication take-back event will take place Wednesday, April 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of the OSUIT Student Union...

The family of Dellise (Dee Dee) Todd Lackey Miller is planning a surprise retirement party. Dee Dee is a former instructor at Okmulgee Beauty College and previously co-owned 3 @ Hair in Okmulgee and D...