Okmulgee County Treasurer Vonna Lampkins will auction off to the highest bidder 20 tracts, parcels or lots of land all situated in Okmulgee County. on Aug. 29, beginning at 9 a.m., at the Okmulgee Cou...

Plans are underway for the Okmulgee High School Homecoming 2022, which is planned for next Friday, Sept. 2. The parade through downtown Okmulgee is at 4 p.m. According to Gene Walters, line up at the ...

PATRICK FORD NEWS EDITOR Okmulgee-Okfuskee County Youth Services welcomes a new administrator to the agency that provides individual and family counseling, prevention education, parent and youth educa...

The Okmulgee Salvation Army Food Pantry shelves are bare and are in need of replenishing. This food pantry services to help feed those in need in the community. Anyone wishing to help are asked to ple...

The 26th annual Harvest Spoon Chili Festival is set for Oct. 22, from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. on the Square in downtown Okmulgee. Okmulgee Main Street is now seeking chili cook-off contestants, and you could...

PATRICK FORD NEWS EDITOR The first of a continuation of the Okmulgee Young Professionals community clean-up initiative will be Saturday. OYP is able to provide the community free access to roll off du...

PATRICK FORD NEWS EDITOR A former jail employee is due in Okmulgee County district court next week, after her arrest for providing an inmate with a cellphone. According to the court information item, ...

The Okmulgee Community Playhouse’s next presentation is “Let’s Dance.” It will be held Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Orpheum Theatre. Cassandra Northington of the OCP invites the public to come and see th...

DAWN CARTER REPORTER It all started with a pair of distressed jeans, some creativity and opportunity and a little bit of time. A new business has opened in downtown Okmulgee, located at 307 W. 6th. It...

A rainy Sunday put the Community Back to School Bash on hold. The event has been rescheduled for Aug. 28, on the square in downtown Okmulgee. Clearview Baptist Church has spearheaded this free event f...

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...