The Okmulgee Times will once again host the annual Cookie Crawl, in association with Shop Small Saturday, on Saturday, Nov. 29, beginning at 10 a.m. Local businesses will participate in this fun, comm...

In the mid-1970s, a gifted couple were putting together a series of Bible studies to help equip church leaders across Africa. At one point, they found themselves mulling over the program’s course on p...

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married to my husband for two months. I haven’t told anyone I’m married except my close friends and family. Someone recently messaged me about my husband, stating that he has Aspe...

• The Culinary Arts program students at OSU Institute of Technology dedicated three days to constructing their annual gingerbread display: a tropical-style surf shack. The creation, which stood over f...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Donovan Matthew Pruett, age 24, of Checotah, entered a guilty plea to an Information for one count of Deprivatio...

Pastor Mickey Baldwin expressed heartfelt appreciation to Baptist Village and host Matthew Wood for providing lunch and warm hospitality during the recent gathering of the Okmulgee Association of Chri...

Someone has wisely said, “When Trouble comes knocking at your door, let Jesus rise and answer it.” That is a very comforting admonition which is based on many Scriptures throughout the Word of God. Wh...

Incarceration doesn’t just affect the person serving time in the Oklahoma Department of Corrections; it also affects their family and friends. Maintaining contact with loved ones is an essential part ...

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Right now you are inspired to roll up your sleeves and clear away the clutter so you can focus on what counts, Aries. Your productivity soars this week. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Yo...

DEWAR — If Waurika arrived in Dewar believing its playoff win last week had sparked new life, the Dragons wasted no time reminding the Eagles who still rules Class B-1. Behind an explosive offense, a ...

When members walk through the doors of Western Sun Federal Credit Union in Okmulgee, they’re greeted with something more than financial services. They’re welcomed into a place shaped by warmth, leader...

A local landscaper known as “Cheetah” has spent days working for free to clean up the veterans’ section at Okmulgee’s cemetery after a TV news story highlighted overgrown grass and neglected headstone...

The Okmulgee Rotary Club is kicking off its annual holiday preparations at the downtown Pocket Park, and they’re asking the community for a little help to make the space shine brighter than ever. Club...

Last week, the Okmulgee Lions Club held their Turkey Bingo Thanksgiving meeting with Okmulgee Rotary Club. “We love being able to get together, break bread together, play bingo together and, ultimatel...

Hoffman Fellowship will host its annual free Thanksgiving Dinner Thursday, Nov. 27, at 12 noon. The meal will include ham, turkey and all the trimmings. Everyone is welcome to attend. Hoffman Fellowsh...

A Tahlequah man has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Indian Country following a July 2024 killing that occurred on the Cherokee Nation Reservation. Colby Lin Deerinwater, 30, entered a guil...

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Right now you are inspired to roll up your sleeves and clear away the clutter so you can focus on what counts, Aries. Your productivity soars this week. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Yo...

The Prairie Bell OHCE will be raffling off this beautiful patriotic quilt at the end of their Christmas Bazaar & Craft Show, which takes place tomorrow, Nov. 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Morris Hi...

Kennedy Sullivan of Morris earned a silver medal Nov. 5 at the Oklahoma School for the Blind’s 13th annual Oklahoma Regional Cane Quest competition in Muskogee. Sullivan, a 7th grader at OSB, took hom...

There will be some new “friends” making an appearance at the Prairie Bell Christmas Bazaar & Craft Show this year. Two of these cuddly friends are the “Cheerful Chicken” and the “Obnoxious Octopus.” O...