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Applications for absentee ballots for Nov. 8 election now available
By News Staff 
September 23, 2022
Voters in Okmulgee County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the Nov. 8 Federal, State, and County Midterms, General Election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Ashley Carnes ...
Harvest Spoon Chili Fest nears
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Harvest Spoon Chili Fest nears
By News Staff 
September 23, 2022
With the start of the fall season, and cooler temperatures expected, it is time to start thinking about the Okmulgee Main Street’s Harvest Spoon Chili Festival. The event will kick off Saturday, Oct. ...
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Henryetta First Christian Church
By News Staff 
September 21, 2022
Sunday School begins at 9 a.m. followed by worship service at 10 a.m. Come join us for worship! Everyone is welcome and invited to attend. Henryetta First Christian Church is located at 412 N. 5th Str...
Calendar of Events
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Calendar of Events
By News Staff 
September 21, 2022
September 23 Okmulgee Farmers Market | The Okmulgee Farmers Market is open each Friday through October from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of the Creek Council House in downtown Okmulgee. The 8th annual Be...
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Voters encouraged to update registration
By News Staff 
September 21, 2022
With the Nov. 8, General Election right around the corner, Okmulgee County Election Board Secretary Ashley Carnes is encouraging all registered voters to verify their voting information using the Stat...
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Muskogee Disaster Recovery Center to close today
By News Staff 
September 21, 2022
Oklahoma residents have just a few more days to visit the joint federal/ state Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Muskogee County. The center will close permanently at 7 p.m. today. The DRC was opened ...
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Okmulgee Chamber golf tourney is Oct. 1
By News Staff 
September 21, 2022
The Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce is seeking teams for their upcoming golf tournament. It will be held Oct. 1, at Fountainhead Golf Course located at 112469 OK-150, Checotah. Sign-in will begin at 7:30...
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U.S. Dept. of Commerce invests $1.3M to support tribal business development
By News Staff 
September 21, 2022
Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to the Muscogee Creek Nation, for critica...
Outta Thin Air Studio opens in Beggs
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Outta Thin Air Studio opens in Beggs
By Dawn Carter 
September 21, 2022
1980s nostalgia has come to Beggs in the form of Muriel J. Fahrion and her art studio Outta Thin Air, located on Main Street. Outta Thin Air is hard to miss - it’s a tiny home art studio painted a liv...
County cheer squads headed to State
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County cheer squads headed to State
By News Staff 
September 21, 2022
Four Okmulgee County High School cheer squads are headed to state after placing at Regionals last weekend in Stroud. The Morris High School cheer squad was named regional runner-up. Teams from Beggs, ...
Eagles Celebrate Homecoming
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Eagles Celebrate Homecoming
By News Staff 
September 21, 2022
It was a full week of fun for Morris Schools as the Eagles celebrated their annual Homecoming. Besides the themed dress-up days, the community enjoyed the parade Thursday afternoon. On Friday, Homecom...
County sales tax income down compared to last year
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County sales tax income down compared to last year
By News Staff 
September 21, 2022
The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from July business. The monies they reported this period represent sales fr...
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Okmulgee County Fair Exhibit Winners
By News Staff 
September 21, 2022
4-H Results Section 106 • Salad Making - Natalie Norem, Jr. Salad - 1st • Table Setting - Mattie Story, Jr. Picnic - 1st • Table Setting - Natalie Norem, Jr. Casual - 1st --- Section 108 - Tractor Dri...
Beggs High School names ‘Tate Field’ in special ceremony
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Beggs High School names ‘Tate Field’ in special ceremony
By Stacey Horton 
September 21, 2022
Beggs coach Rodney Tate was brought to tears last Friday night as the sign was revealed dedicating the Beggs High School football field as “Tate Field” in his honor. Tate, a 1978 Beggs High School gra...
Covington Aircraft donates plane to C.A.A.T.
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Covington Aircraft donates plane to C.A.A.T.
By News Staff 
September 21, 2022
Covington Aircraft has donated an airplane to Okmulgee School’s Center for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies (C.A.A.T.). The King Air A100 by Beechcraft will be housed on the C.A.A.T. campus. Wade L...
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County approves MOUs during weekly session
By Dawn Carter 
September 21, 2022
Several Memorandums of Understanding were approved during Monday’s meeting of the Okmulgee County board of commissioners. Approved were: • Memorandum of Agreement with Muscogee Creek Nation • Memorand...
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Okmulgee County issues 14-day burn ban
By News Staff 
September 21, 2022
With no measurable rainfall during the past seven days and the already dormant vegetation, the current fire danger continues to be at a critical level. The Okmulgee County Commissioners have again iss...
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Muscogee Nation awarded $1.3 million grant for tribal business development
By News Staff 
September 20, 2022
  WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to the Muscogee  Nation, for c...
Just Remove Yourself
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Just Remove Yourself
By News Staff 
September 16, 2022
I was raised in the city. My parents were not. They were raised doing things and were accustomed to a farm life that I was not. I don’t mean I didn’t know anything of country life or farm life, but I ...
Okmulgee County Fair Livestock Results
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Okmulgee County Fair Livestock Results
By News Staff 
September 16, 2022
2022 Okmulgee County Fair Livestock Results Angus Heifers • Champion - Andrea Smith, Henryetta 4-H • Reserve Champion - Andrea Smith, Henryetta 4-H --- British White Heifers • Champion - Avery Smith, ...
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Okmulgee Times Pet Calendar Contest Fetches $1,559 for OKCO Humane Society
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Okmulgee Times Pet Calendar Contest Fetches $1,559 for OKCO Humane Society
February 14, 2026
Denise Frost and Tammy Shoemaker of the Okmulgee Times and Henryetta Free-Lance present a check for $1,559 to OKCO Humane Society Board President Aimee Robinson, Executive Board Members and Treasurer ...
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Baldridge wins Okmulgee Council seat
By Patrick Ford Editor 
February 13, 2026
Voters across Okmulgee County went to the polls Tuesday, Feb. 10, deciding a municipal race in the City of Okmulgee and approving two school bond issues that will fund major improvements for local stu...
Volunteers rally to improve Okmulgee Cemetery
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Volunteers rally to improve Okmulgee Cemetery
By Patrick Ford Editor 
February 13, 2026
The power of community was on full display earlier this month as dozens of volunteers gathered to help clean and improve the Okmulgee Cemetery, demonstrating once again what can be accomplished when n...
Beggs Council sets administrator’s salary
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Beggs Council sets administrator’s salary
By KAY RABBITT-BROWER SPECIAL TO THE TIMES 
February 13, 2026
During a lengthy meeting Monday, Feb. 8, Beggs City Council set the annual salary for the city administrator and approved amending two city ordinances. Council also approved hiring four part-time poli...
Green Country Health Science students participate in HSE Day at the capitol
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Green Country Health Science students participate in HSE Day at the capitol
February 13, 2026
Students from Green Country Technology Center’s Medical Assisting and Practical Nursing (LPN) programs recently represented the district at HSE Day at the capitol in Oklahoma City. Joining peers from ...
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