The Okmulgee Ag Boosters will hold their 5th annual Pie & Silent Auction Friday, Feb. 24, at the Okmulgee High School Cafeteria, 415 W. 3rd Street, from 6-8 p.m. The event is cash or check only. Ongoi...

The Knights of Columbus Council 1677 will hold their annual Lenten Fish Fry Fundraiser beginning this Friday. The event will be held the next six Fridays from Feb. 24 through March 31. Lunch and dinne...

Rep. Marcus McEntire, R-Duncan, and Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, last week commented on new data that shows investments in Oklahoma nursing homes have delivered dramatic improvements thanks to legis...

Preston 4-H Club members, friends, family and Jake the dog were able to pass out valentines to Baptist Village residents and Muscogee Nation veterans. Valentines were bought, donated and crafted by 4-...

PATRICK FORD | NEWS EDITOR

Firefighters have busy Saturday battling 2 blazes The Okmulgee Fire Department was very busy Saturday morning, as they responded to two fires, one of which destroyed a four-story apartment building. T...

Commissioners approve Use Tax to pay for fencing PATRICK FORD NEWS EDITOR Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners met in session on Tuesday morning due to the Presidents’ Day Holiday Monday. During the...

No donations to be accepted Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter Executive Director Brenda Brewer announced beginning this weekend, the OCHS Thrift Store, located at 6th and Porter, will be undergoing ren...

An Okmulgee man has entered a guilty plea in federal court to the murder of two people. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Austin Dean McMahan, 24,...

National FFA Week is Feb. 18-25 The Okmulgee FFA Officer team and program advisors were the special guest this week at Talk Local, as they prepare for a busy week ahead, including their annual fundrai...

Pirates, Lady Pirates end regular season with pair of home wins The Preston varsity basketball program concluded its regular-season schedule Tuesday evening at home against the Kellyville Ponies and L...

Beggs senior Darieon Johnson (front row center) signed a letter of intent Wednesday to play college football at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami. Pictured with Johnson are (back row, L to R)...

The Dewar Dragon football program added another state championship to their trophy case on Tuesday afternoon at Wetumka High School. The latest state championship for the Dewar gridiron program came c...

All City Hall offices and Public Works operations will be closed Monday, Feb. 20, in observance of President’s Day. Emergency service operations, police and fire departments will remain operational. S...

A Women’s Support Group will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at Church House of Prayer, 1015 N. Wood in Okmulgee. “Come go with us, it will do you good,” pastor Susan Hunt-Smith said. “The church in...

Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day Today, February 17, is nationally known as Random Act of Kindness Day. Starting in 1995, the Random Act of Kindness Foundation is in the business of being kind, an...

Board approves handbook ammendment A presentation by Morris Youth Sports was heard this week at the regular monthly meeting of the Morris City Council. President Bonnie West addressed council with the...

Dropout, remediation stats shared with board The Morris School Board of Directors approved the hiring of two new personnel during Monday’s regular session. Jack Dingus was hired as a social studies te...

The Unity Club has helped many addicts and alcoholics to recover and become productive members of the community for over 40 years. Located at 1201 N. Griffin in Okmulgee, meetings are held at 7:30 p.m...

Escaped from Okmulgee Jail, involved in pursuit An Okemah man will serve over 23 years in prison following his sentencing this week in federal court. On Tuesday, the United States Attorney’s Office fo...