Breakfast: Cereal, Toast, Pineapple; Lunch: Traveling Taco, Refried Beans, Cheesy Mexican Rice, Salsa, Lettuce & Tomato, Cherry Craisin • Tuesday: Breakfast: Primary: Pancake, Sausage, Syrup, Blueberr...

last approximately two weeks. During this time, in-person visitation will be suspended. Telephones and video visitation will remain available. The Tiger Commissary kiosk will be temporarily relocated ...

Okmulgee Lions Club members are ready for their upcoming Pancake Day. It will be held Tuesday, March 21, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 401 S. Seminole. Tickets are available ahea...

The new fast-cast bridge was being installed this week on the Old Morris Highway, according to District 2 County Commissioner David Walker. This structure will hopefully be the permanent solution to r...

Precinct closing announced Voters who want to vote by mail must submit their absentee application to the County Election Board by 5 p.m., Monday, March 20. Okmulgee County Election Board Secretary, As...

Personnel approved during session PATRICK FORD NEWS EDITOR Two members of the Okmulgee School board said goodbye during Tuesday’s session at the Administration Building. President Mark Tuggle served h...

Proposal on sludge remediation heard The Morris Police Department is looking forward to obtaining a new officer to assist in their Drug Prevention Program. During Monday’s meeting of the Morris City C...

Due to a necessary infrastructure renovation project, the Okmulgee County Jail lobby will be closed for a short time. The project is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. today (Friday), and

This year’s Focus Magazine, created by the Okmulgee Times and Henryetta Free-Lance, is now available. This year, Focus highlights the many small businesses that have sprouted throughout the county.

Zoning for dispensaries discussed The regular session of the Beggs City Council was held Monday, March 13, at Beggs City Hall with all members present. The meeting was attended as well by several memb...

Woman injured in Wednesday incident The Okmulgee Police Department responded to a shooting Wednesday evening at a residence in the 1200 block of East 20th Street. According to Chief Joe Prentice, just...

The Okmulgee Bulldog varsity baseball team captured the consolation championship trophy at the Darrell Fairchild Memorial Tournament in Depew this past Saturday. The Bulldogs blanked the Davenport Bul...

Two-day baseball festival begins Thursday at 10 a.m. The Dewar and Henryetta varsity baseball teams will compete at the 2023 Wright City Lumberjax Spring Break Baseball Festival this Thursday and Frid...

Lady Knights pace HHS net squads with championship title The Henryetta varsity tennis program came away with a pair of Top 5 finishes at the Pauls Valley Tournament in Norman last Tuesday. The Lady Kn...

Henryetta Police Department detains subjects following traffic stop Two Texas men have court appearances this week following their arrest during a traffic stop in Henryetta. A police officer was patro...

Sample ballots are now available for the April 4 election. Voters can download a sample ballot using the State Election Board’s OK Voter Portal at oklahoma.gov/elections/ ovp or pick up a copy at the ...

The Knights of Columbus Council 1677 will continue their annual Lenten Fish Fry Fundraiser Friday, March 17, at the American Legion Post 10, located at 6th & Oklahoma in Okmulgee. The event will be he...

The number of scam calls to Okmulgee area residents, including some claiming to be from Medicare, is on the rise. One local citizen fell prey to one of those phone scams recently. With the increase of...

VFW District 7 to hold second event May 6 The District 7 Veterans of Foreign Wars, which includes Okmulgee County, will be having their 2nd annual Loyalty Days Family Freedom Festival in McAlester, on...

Benefit to help Beggs youth, family is Sunday A benefit to help a county family with medical expenses will be held Sunday at the Okmulgee Community Center. The Refuge Church in Okmulgee is hosting a B...