Oklahoma CareerTech adult education and family literacy students who earn their GED diplomas may now be able to earn college credit for their scores at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technolog...

The Okmulgee County Democratic Party will meet Thursday, Aug. 17, at 6 p.m. at the OSUIT Student Union. Visit the group’s Facebook page for guest speakers or call 918-313-7437. Everyone is welcome to ...

Do you have the ugliest vegetable in Okmulgee County? Bring your vegetable to the Okmulgee County Free Fair Saturday, Sept. 9, at 9:30 a.m. to enter it in the contest. Nancy McChesney invites anyone t...

Chapter is one of eighteen programs to receive funds Okmulgee FFA is among 18 FFA chapters across Oklahoma that will receive a total of more than $36,000 in American Electric Power Foundation FFA STEM...

Commissioners discuss potential new CERF funds A familiar face around the courthouse was recognized on Monday during the meeting of the Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners. Milissia Smith was award...

The 68th Annual Roy LeBlanc Invitational Rodeo returns this weekend, drawing contestants and spectators from across the country to the Bob Arrington Arena at the Muscogee Nation Complex. Sponsors for ...

Inside today’s issue is the special section for the Okmulgee County Free Fair. The event is Sept. 7-9 at the Okmulgee County Fairgrounds. During the fair, visitors will be able to see many displays, a...

Victim was reportedly lying on roadway An Okemah man lying on a roadway was killed after he was struck by a vehicle Wednesday morning. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported the fatality collision happe...

10 Okmulgeeans selected Ten Okmulgeeans were awarded the 2023 Work Ethic Scholarship awarded by the mikeroweWORKS Foundation. According to their website, “Through this program, we encourage people to ...

Okmulgee City Council members took a big step in working to preserve one of our city’s historical landmarks when they voted to donate $5,000 to the oldest Black hospital in Oklahoma. Mayor Mickey Bald...

Democrats will meet Thursday, August 17th at 6 p.m. at the OSUIT Student Union. See their Facebook page for guest speaker or phone 918-313-7437. Everyone is welcome!

A large crowd of supporters and area churches joined together Saturday morning for the annual County Prayer Walk, beginning at Brock Gymnasium. Committee members including Darren Downing, Christy Park...

A Call for Renewed Commitment As a candidate for Principal Chief of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation (MCN), I have shared a platform which includes revisiting the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) issue. In ...

Hoffman Fellowship will hold its Vacation Bible School Wednesday through Friday, Aug. 9-11, from 6-8 p.m. NARFE Chapter 0730 will meet Thursday, Aug. 10, at Shoney’s, located at 619 E Main St. in Henr...

10 Years Ago: Okmulgee County’s employment rates tied for 7th highest in the state. Okmulgee and Okfuskee Counties both had a 7.7% unemployment rate. Sheryl Chapman and her Junior Joeys held clown per...

Okmulgee Quarterback Club will meet Friday, Aug. 11, at 6:30 p.m. in El Avocado’s meeting room. Anyone interested in the football program is welcome to bring ideas and suggestions. The selection of of...

DAWN CARTER & JOSHUA JACKSON | REPORTERS Scrap Happy Guild Holds Quilt Show The community attended a showcase of creativity and craftsmanship last weekend at the Scrap Happy Quilting Guild’s Craft Sho...

Roy LeBlanc Invitational Rodeo returns Editor’s Note: Tickets to the event are only available at the rodeo gates beginning the day of the rodeo. -The nation’s oldest and largest African- American rode...

Despite the extremely hot weather this week, members of the Okmulgee Fire Department were practicing cutting and extraction techniques earlier this week on an old Buick Electra 225 at Holleman’s Iron ...

How can three simple letters on a printed page - I. S. I. - signal a momentous shift in a person’s future? A future to be played out in a land half the world away, in a setting quite unlike any encoun...