“If you love Jesus, you keep his commandments, and he will give you a helper,” says Vincent, 7. If you want to make people angry, tell them what to do. Give them some commandments. If you want to make...

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The Okmulgee Fire Department welcomed a new engine into service during a traditional “push-in” ceremony at Fire Station No. 2 on E. 8th Street, marking a major public-safety investment for the city. C...

What started as a quiet desire to help one person has grown into a heartfelt community outreach aimed at helping many. Belinda VanBuskirk, a longtime Okmulgee resident, has launched BK’s Blessing Box,...

Okmulgee lost a respected businessman, community member and family man with the passing of Dwayne Ausbrooks, a lifelong resident of Okmulgee who devoted more than 40 years to serving the community thr...

The Okmulgee County Community Garden is planning a workday this Saturday, Jan. 10, for garden members and friends. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and according to Executive Director ...

This is all that remains of a home that was destroyed by fire early Tuesday morning at the corner of 1st and Inglis Streets. Okmulgee Fire Department responded around 3 a.m. to the structure fire. No ...

--- • Muscogee Nation Principal Chief David Hill issued Executive Order No. 25-05, outlining how the Nation will comply with a Supreme Court ruling requiring incorporation of Article II of the Treaty ...

Morris Public Schools will provide an opportunity for public review of its federal education programs during the district’s January Board of Education meeting, scheduled for Monday, Jan. 12. The meeti...

Our Blood Institute (OBI) is issuing an urgent call for type O blood donors as supplies of both O-positive and O-negative blood remain at critically low levels following the holiday season. The shorta...

Oklahoma’s unemployment rate edged higher in November, reflecting modest shifts in the state’s labor market as employment growth continued over the year but jobless numbers also rose. According to the...

A one-day Young Women’s Gathering designed to encourage, equip and uplift women in the early seasons of life will be held Friday, Jan. 17, at Calvary Baptist Church in Okmulgee. Hosted by the North Ca...

The community is invited to come together for a special fundraising dinner on Sunday, Jan. 18, in support of a local youth running for Homecoming Queen at the University of Central Oklahoma. The dinne...

Hoffman Fellowship will host Cassandra and the Kingdom Singers Saturday, Jan. 10, at 5 p.m. A spaghetti dinner will follow.

It was a great start to the New Year for Okmulgee resident Marvin Blankenship Monday afternoon, when Brad Nash of Luv Ford of Henryetta showed up on his door step to inform him he was the winner of a ...

Part 1 of 2 -Ask a politician a question, even a simple one, and any office-seeker worth his weight in subsidies and campaign donations will undoubtedly respond with a lengthy answer that might addres...

Morris Assembly of God Church, located at 206 N. Hughes Ave. in Morris, will host a Free Community Hot Lunch Saturday, Jan. 17, from 12-2 p.m.

• Okmulgee officers were asked to search for Eugene McDonald, an employee of the Waite Phillips refinery, after he failed to return home the previous night. Mc-Donald had driven to Tulsa on business a...

CF-2025-00228 12/29/2025 State of Oklahoma vs. Hankins, Peter Yates False Declaration of Ownership to Pawn Broker CF-2025-00229 12/29/2025 State of Oklahoma vs. Ransom, Brandi Deshawn Endangering Othe...

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is moving forward with plans for a major improvement project along US-75 in Okmulgee, a...