Josh Varon, a 2022 Preston High School Valedictorian, is shown getting his mandatory haircut on his first day at Texas A&M. Josh received a full academic scholarship and will be a member of the famous...

PATRICK FORD NEWS EDITOR An emergency meeting was held Friday for the Okmulgee School board as they signed a Memorandum of Understanding between Okmulgee Schools and the Muscogee Nation. Mvskoke Langu...

Okmulgee Young Professionals is excited to announce the continuation of their community clean-up initiative - Roll Off Days. Thanks to many generous sponsors (including The City of Okmulgee - Okmulgee...

DAWN CARTER REPORTER At the request of Emergency Management Director Tim Craighton, Okmulgee County Commissioners have extended the county burn ban one more week, during Monday’s board meeting. Contin...

PATRICK FORD NEWS EDITOR The 2nd annual Dog Days of Service is just over a week away. The event will be held Sept. 3, and help is needed from Okmulgee alumni and supporters, and even current staff and...

Okmulgee Public Schools welcomed parents and students during open house, helping begin the process of assimilating to the new school year and the overall school culture. This also provided an opportun...

RANDY ZINN PASTOR, RUSSELL MISSIONARY BAPTIST In my observation of people over the years, I have noticed that some people seem to be cut out for city living and others not so much. I have lived in sev...

Arriving at San Francisco Bay, Clyde Baxter sampled the faint taste of salt air. He slowly filled his lungs and considered the untimely passing of his parents. The White Plague (tuberculosis) destroye...

TONY HAWKINS, DVM VALLEY VET SUPPLY TECHNICAL SERVICE Heat can have a devastating impact on our animals - it’s something that, in a clinic setting, I have seen first-hand. All animals outdoors in the ...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from June business. The monies they reported this period represent sales fr...

Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology’s Summer 2022 commencement ceremony will be held on Thursday, Aug. 25, in Covelle Hall at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The ceremony will be made available to wa...

The Okmulgee School board will meet in a special session at 12:45 p.m. today at the Administration Building. Items on the agenda are: • Consider Changing of dates for Regular Monthly School Board Meet...

Students and families who may have missed out on getting school supplies at the recent Salvation Army Manna Day event, will be able to obtain those in a special event Saturday. The Salvation Army was ...

PATRICK FORD NEWS EDITOR An Okmulgee County youth recently accomplished a goal as part of a nationwide effort to get kids involved in helping the community. Elisha J. Harbin Jr, the son of Elisha Sr. ...

PATRICK FORD NEWS EDITOR In recognition of 50 years in the aviation industry, the Okmulgee City Council approved naming the field at the regional airport “Paul and Betty Abbott Field.” Covington Aircr...

Runoff Election is Tuesday     Early voting at courthouse underway through Saturday       Early voting continues Friday and Saturday at the Okmulgee County Courthouse in advance of the Aug. 23 Runoff ...

PATRICK FORD NEWS EDITOR Part 1 Okmulgee Public Schools welcomed back students for the first day of instruction on Wednesday. Earlier this week, the district sites hosted open house events, with an ex...

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) and Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) meetings at the Unity Club: • Monday: Welcome Group AA (Open Discussion) - 7:30 p.m. • Tuesday: Welcome Group AA (Closed Big Book Study) - 7:30 p....

The final day for Oklahoma residents to visit the joint federal/ state Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Okmulgee County is Wednesday, Aug. 17. The DRC was opened to help survivors affected by the sev...

PATRICK FORD NEWS EDITOR The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is investigating a train/vehicle crash that killed a Mound woman Sunday. According to the OHP, the crash happened at 12:32 p.m. Aug. 15, on Creager...