City June/July 2023 tax rate Tax collections through June 30 Taxable sales through June 30 Jun./July 2022 tax rate Tax collections through June 30 Taxable sales through June 30 Change from 2022 to 202...

August 14-21 • Monday: Attended BOCC meeting, worked at office on inventory. Met with Morris Police Chief and clerk dropped off interlocal agreements for City Council meeting. • Tuesday: Early start t...

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

Students taking AP coursework through the state’s online Horizon program achieved higher test scores than both the state and national average, recent data revealed. Horizon: Digitally Enhanced Campus,...

Carnival opens Thursday, Aug. 31 Lots of hard work is going into making this year’s Henryetta Labor Day Celebration even bigger. The Henryetta Labor Day Celebration is one of the only, if not the only...

Okmulgee Mayor Mickey Baldwin with Love Marcie Baldwin holds a new feathered friend. Commissioner Erik Zoellner and Mayor Mickey Baldwin talk about the unique features and qualities of the rock doves,...

Zoellner gives update on CERF grant The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners tabled action on accepting two separate bids during their weekly meeting. During the session, the board opened bids for a...

Oklahoma residents are dealing with sweltering heat this week, with very little relief in sight. On Sunday, Okmulgee tied for first with the heat index (feels like) temperature at 125 degrees, accordi...

Okmulgee Community Theatre event is Aug. 26 A special one-woman concert is planned for next weekend at the Orpheum Theatre. Okmulgee Community Theatre presents ‘A Night with Winnie’ Saturday, Aug. 26,...

MUSKOGEE - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Zion Alexander Canard, age 24, of Henryetta,  was found guilty of one count of Child Abuse in Indian ...

Joshua Jackson Reporter Jason Grewe, a representative from the 111 Project was invited to speak about their CarePortal program during the OPS board’s special meeting on Tuesday. He spoke about the pos...

JOSHUA JACKSON REPORTER Here’s a bit of what’s going on in your community, per the most recent city council reports: Community Development • Total Building Permits Issued - 1 • Inspections to date - 2...

Investigation involved FBI, HPD Brayden Zane Graham, age 18, of Tulsa, entered a guilty plea to one count of Using, Carrying, Brandishing and Discharging a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of...

Morris Elementary would like to extend a huge thanks to everyone that contributed to help their student’s newest classroom come to life. The Garden and Outdoor Classroom was made possible through dona...

The Morris Athletic Booster Club is selling reserved parking this year for all regular season home varsity Morris Eagle Football games. These will be the closest spots to the admission gate. The spots...

GCTC achieves Gold Star status Green Country Technology Center (GCTC) is thrilled to announce its recent recognition as a Gold Star school by the Oklahoma Association for Career and Technology Educati...

Seven years after voters approved a greater investment in mental health and substance abuse services for Oklahoma counties, the money finally is on the way. But advocates for criminal justice reform w...

A little bit of rain didn’t dampen the spirits of the crowds at the annual Roy LeBlanc Invitational Rodeo Parade in downtown Okmulgee Saturday afternoon. People lined both sides of 6th Street from Ala...

The 3rd annual 5th Street Community Gathering was a success, despite a little rain, at this year’s Roy LeBlanc Invitational Rodeo. Thanks to Tonya Bowie of PSR and a host of sponsors, the event featur...

Jimmy Curry, president of the Oklahoma AFLCIO, will be the guest speaker at this month’s Okmulgee County Democratic Party meeting. Attendees will learn the importance of unions in our community and mo...