The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry is entering into a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service under the Resilient F...

The Veterans for the Arts program held their quarterly meeting Dec. 16 at VFW Post 1189. President Sam Richardson called the meeting to order. Committee members present were Vice President Steven Diam...

All City Hall offices and Public Works operations will be closed Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, in observance of the New Years holiday. Emergency service operations, police and fire departments will remain ope...

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol ENDUI team will partner with the Tulsa Police Department, Tulsa County Sheriff ’s Office, Bixby Police Department, Verdigris Police Department, Claremore Police Department,...

The Okmulgee County Treasurer’s Office has extended the date from Dec. 31, to Jan. 5, 2024, to pay your 2023 taxes without penalty. According to Oklahoma Statute (O.S. 68 # 2915), the County Treasurer...

OADC Executive Director Court Newkirk retires Court Newkirk. You may have heard of him. He’s the sharp minded, quick witted guy you see at all the County Commissioner and City Council meetings. And on...

Oklahoma spent more than $544,000 for the state’s National Guard to help secure the U.S. border with Mexico, money that came from a disaster fund typically used for National Guard response to tornadoe...

The B.A.L.L. (Be Active Live Longer) Group of First Baptist Church will not meet in December. Meetings will resume Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, at 11 a.m. with a potluck lunch to follow. Okmulgee County Repu...

With only a few days left on the 2023 calendar, the Okmulgee Times looks back on some of the events and newsmakers that made the headlines. It can truly be said there is never a dull moment in Okmulge...

OCCJA Executive Director Shannon Clark and Director of Law Enforcement Tim Lawson provided the Times with further information about the incident with Muscogee Nation Lighthorse Police and their intera...

Paint brush Black poster board Instructions Stack boxes as desired to form fireplace. I used two taller ones for the sides with a smaller box on top just to make it a little taller and then one solid ...

Craft Materials Needed Giant bucket or tub Cardboard large enough to fit top of tub Paint choice of color for painting bucket Brown, white and red acrylic paints Paint brush Pool noodle Newspaper Foam...

Crafting is a huge part of my life. My sister and I grew up painting ceramics with Granny, Mom and an Aunt. I used to work in Tulsa and worked 4 10’s and always had Friday’s off to spend with my siste...

When you think about Christmas, Santa almost always comes to mind. In honor of the big red man, I chose foods that were named after him or his North Pole brethren without just being foods that looked ...

The story of caroling, while most things this old, is not real clear. But it is believed to be based on pagan celebrations. Pagans sung songs with dancing around stone circles. Carols used to be writt...

Diane Taylor was the 2023 Sparkle Spree grand prize winner last Thursday, presented by Okmulgee Main Street, bringing home $500. Other winners included Emily Miller ($250 Main Street Bucks), Julie Col...

Oklahoma Human Services began accepting online applications Dec. 19 for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). This federally-funded program helps income-eligible families with their ...

Okmulgee Primary school staff was recently recognized. Kim McElroy was named Support Staff of the Month and Shirlanna Harbin was named Teacher of the Month.

CP Kelco addresses residents’ noise complaints Following several posts in community pages by residents who reported hearing an intermittent, low-humming noise throughout the day, CP Kelco has released...

In a specially called meeting Wednesday, the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board of Trustees approved emergency administrative rules, permanent administrative rules and program applications f...