The annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be held at the Okmulgee First United Methodist, Rowe Family Life Center, Thursday, Nov. 23, beginning at 12 noon. The event is free, and is being hosted t...

public schools. • Conduct background checks on all mentors. • Agree to report qualitative and quantitative outcomes to the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence. • Provide proof of 501(c)3 status or proo...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from September business. The monies they reported this period represent sal...

Official proposal coming soon During their regular meeting Monday, the Morris City Council heard a revised report from Mears Engineers President Aaron Mears regarding improvements to the town’s water ...

Third meal option commended The Morris Public School Board of Education held their regular monthly meeting on Monday, which included a discussion concerning campus security. The board first heard a re...

The FDA has advised not to eat, sell, or serve multiple brands of recalled apple cinnamon fruit pouches because they may contain elevated levels of lead. These pouches are sold nationally and are avai...

The Boren Mentoring Grant Application is open now. The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence is excited to announce a new grant cycle of the Boren Mentoring Initiative Grants. At least $15,000 in grant f...

ATF, MN Lighthorse investigating fire Three people have died after flames engulfed an apartment building at 6th and Taft in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Okmulgee Fire Chief Dewayne Hurt told ...

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 ...