Tuesday’s early morning severe storms alert did little to ease the anxiety of the possible third consecutive program becoming a “no show,” but braver hearts prevailed to the tune of “the show must go ...

The Creek Council House Museum Association prepared collections for an auction they were hosting. A teen was wounded in an accidental shooting on Hwy. 75. The shot even broke the window of the car. Ok...

A total of 7,729 students were named to the 2023 spring semester honor rolls at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, including 3,491 students named to the President’s Honor Roll for earning an A g...

Okmulgee’s Got Talent III is a success A wide variety of local and area men and women took the stage last week for the Okmulgee Community Theatre presentation of “Okmulgee’s Got Talent III.” Directed ...

Where quality has stood the test of time for 84 years On the 4th of July, 1939, a young man named O.K. (Oscar Kasper) Staudt, a jeweler by trade, arrived in Okmulgee and reported to work. He came all ...

The Okmulgee County Genealogical Society held their first in-person meeting Monday at the Okmulgee Library. This is the first one since 2021, when COVID-19 led them virtually instead. The mayor of Gra...

Elizabeth Ponthieux, receptionist for the Okmulgee Times and Henryetta Free-Lance, presents 2023 Henryetta High School graduate Mabrey Been with the Herman L. Brown Memorial Scholarship.The scholarshi...

Undersheriff Fred McGuire retires today KAY RABBITT-BROWER SPECIAL TO THE TIMES In 2004, when newly- elected Okmulgee County Sheriff Eddy Rice was looking for an undersheriff, he said he wanted someon...

setting year for the Okmulgee/McIntosh County’s Child Support Office. The organization collected more than $5.2 M in child support payments. Okmulgee City Council approved a resolution in support of a...

Residential Construction • 1 New Housing unit Jubilee Christian • 1 New Duplex --- Commercial Construction • Starbucks Permit Complete (not paid) • Downtown Apts. remodel of 4 Units R-in Elect. Sprink...

Muscogee Nation officials were pleased to hear the opinion released by the Supreme Court last week in Brackeen v. Haaland. The Brackeen v. Haaland case revolves around the Indian Child Welfare Act, a ...

The deadline for a popular state scholarship program is quickly approaching for Oklahoma students who just completed 8th, 9th, 10th or 11th grade. This is the final opportunity for students who were 1...

The Okmulgee Farmers Market is held each Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of the Creek Council House in downtown Okmulgee. June 24 Harlan Ford Car Show | Harlan Ford will hold its 7th annual Car ...

Okmulgee’s Got Talent III will be held this Saturday, June 24, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Orpheum Theatre, 210 W. 7th in downtown Okmulgee. Admission is $6 for adults and under 12 is $3. This event...

Magician John Pansze entertained a full crowd of children from both the Okmulgee Public Library’s Summer Reading Program and the YMCA’s GO Club last Wednesday. Panze, who’s been performing magic since...

Festival parade is 10 a.m. Saturday Talk Local, the midweek networking event, was back in action this week. Community members and entrepreneurs gathered at Midge and Millie’s Bookstore on Wednesday mo...

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

Join us for the Harlan Ford Car Show and our biggest adoption event of the year! As cars and trucks of all makes and models roll out onto the Harlan Ford lot, we’re doing the same. Visit our booth to ...

The Okmulgee Farmers Market is held each Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of the Creek Council House in downtown Okmulgee. June 24 Harlan Ford Car Show | Harlan Ford will hold its 7th annual Car ...

Repairs and restoration of electricity to citizens are underway after a major storm swept through the area late Saturday evening into Sunday morning, uprooting trees and leaving many in the dark. Seve...