The 8th annual Harlan Ford Toy Drive begins today, and the community is invited to participate in helping make a child’s holiday season brighter. The drive will take place through Dec. 16, when the to...

5th annual Dodgebrawl Tourney returns Saturday A night of Fun, fundraising, and flying dodgeballs returns to Okmulgee High School’s Brock Gymnasium this Saturday. The 5th annual Neal’s Dodgebrawl Tour...

The 41st annual Prairie Bell OHCE Christmas Bazaar and Craft Show will be held Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Morris High School Gym. Barbara Whitaker will be selling homemade peanut ...

The Prairie Bell OHCE Christmas Craft Show returns Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Morris High School Gym. The show will feature a variety of booths with unique items for sale. Novembe...

Sixteen seniors from the University of Oklahoma have been selected as Outstanding Seniors for their exceptional achievements in scholarship, honors, awards, leadership and service. Of these 16 student...

The Okmulgee County Democratic Party will meet Thursday, Nov. 16, at 6 p.m. at the OSUIT Student Union from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Scott J. Hamilton will be guest speaker this month. Hamilton is beginning his...

New Medicare cards: One common tactic scammers use is to offer you a new kind of card with a chip, even though Medicare doesn’t offer cards like that. Thieves may also try to convince you that your ca...

Variety of options available for those in need of quality, affordable health insurance Beginning Nov. 1, the health insurance marketplace opened for Oklahomans to elect medical coverage for 2024. This...

• Monday: Attended BOCC meeting. Attended Okmulgee County Ambulance Authority meeting. Meeting with Commissioner Zoellner at courthouse. Worked at the office reviewing documents no longer needed. Went...

Schools across the area recognized our Okmulgee County veterans last week with various assemblies and events. Pictured above, veterans attended Preston Schools’ program at the Jim Waller Event Center ...

Okmulgee Elks Lodge #1822 was honored to serve breakfast to over 100 veterans and guests on Veterans Day this past Saturday. A great big thanks goes to Leroy Frederrick, Linda Boyd, Kevin and Dailene ...

Rise and Build When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah,...

All of Scripture is amazing, eternal and supernatural in its power. There are times when a particular portion of God’s word speaks to our hearts in it majesty and a different part of the Bible grips o...

The regular November meetings of the Oklahoma Broadband Governing Board and the Oklahoma Broadband Expansion Council have been moved from their usual locations. The Board will meet starting at 10:30 a...

JEFFREY MOORE OCEM DIRECTOR • Monday: Attended BOCC meeting. Request by Nuyaka Fire Chief on a medical call where a landing zone was needed due to lack of volunteers available. Followed OCEMS with a f...

An app created to report safety threats is now available for download. The app, ProteckOK, created by the State of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma School Security Institute, was launched this week. It allow...

Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice is being recognized for reaching a milestone in his law enforcement career. Earlier this year, Prentice received the distinction of serving the longest as Okmulgee’s...

November 10 Salvation Army Christmas Food Assistance | The Salvation Army will take applications for those in need of food assistance for Christmas through Nov. 10 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 111 E. 8t...