Landmark to hold fundraiser for restoration project Editor’s Note: The Okmulgee Colored Hospital opened Feb. 22, 1924, to serve portions of the Okmulgee black community. -The owner and board of the La...

Free Clothing Giveaway | Second Baptist Church will hold a free clothing giveaway Saturday, Jan. 6, from 9-11 a.m. January 8 Okmulgee Community Theatre | Okmulgee Community Theatre will meet Monday, J...

MLK Jr. Memorial Committee to hold annual event The Okmulgee County Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Committee will hold their annual scholarship event Sunday, Jan. 14, at 3 p.m. The theme is “Liv...

Gaslighting has been identified as one of the most misunderstood words of 2023, and after some internet research, I do not understand it, either. So rather than defining it, I will rely on the 1944 mo...

The fourth quarter of 2023 showed us though tragedy may still happen, we can regain that strength through each other. October through December saw many residents coming together for several community ...

Boom-A-Rang Diner held an all-you-can-eat special on catfish for $9.99 all day. The Orpheum showed “Anchorman 2” and “Frozen,” which has been out for 10 years! --- 25 Years Ago: A retirement reception...

Okmulgee County Treasurer Lindsay Bunch reminds area residents they have until this Friday, Jan. 5, to pay 2023 taxes without penalty. To make it easier for taxpayers, there is the Payment Drop Box ou...

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...

The following is the 2024 Holiday Schedule for City of Okmulgee services. For all the listed Holidays, both the City Hall Offices and Public Works Operations will be closed. Emergency Service Operatio...

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 ...