Part 2 Coach (Joe) Brown’s annual Steak Cook-off returns July 24, to historic Harmon Field, with competitors from all over the country ready to show who can cook the best ribeye. The community is invi...

Here in Oklahoma, one of the main topics of conversation is the weather, but I’d say transportation is right after that. People want to know when a road they rely on is going to be repaired, or how lo...

July 29 is the last day to apply for voter registration to be eligible to vote in the Aug. 23, State, Federal, and County Runoff Primary Election, according to Okmulgee County Election Board Secretary...

Life in Oklahoma is hard for a lot of people. More than 600,000 Oklahomans are living in poverty, including more than 1 out of 5 children. The state hovers around the highest incarceration rate nation...

The Okmulgee Community Playhouse brought their presentation of “Alice in Wonderland” to the Orpheum Theatre last Saturday after months of preparation. Okmulgee Community Playhouse is a non-profit orga...

Action was finally taken on a boundary issue during Monday’s meeting of the Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners. Over the past few meetings, discussions have been held on the adjustment of the dist...

Okmulgee County Treasurer Vonna Lampkins announced this week there will be a property sale on Aug. 29 at 9 a.m. at the Okmulgee County Fairgrounds. According to Lampkins, there will be 20 tracts, parc...

In conjunction with the Okmulgee County-Wide Garage Sale starting Thursday, a special event is planned for Saturday in downtown Henryetta. Ron Richmond, ex ecutive director of the Henryetta Chamber of...

An Okmulgee man was admitted to a Tulsa hospital after a single vehicle accident early Sunday. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported the crash happened at 8:15 a.m. on Hwy. 16, 1/10th of a mile west of...

A much anticipated and needed upgrade to the Okmulgee AgEd facilities began yesterday. Advisor Tim Taylor was joined by former and current FFA students and district employees to build a fence for the ...

Pastor Bob Yandian will be the guest minister July 15-17, at Jubilee Christian Center. He will minister Friday, July 15 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, July 16 at 6 p.m.; and Sunday, July 17 at 10:30 a.m. and 6 ...

It is less than a month away from the 6th annual Okmulgee County Prayer Walk. The event will be held Aug. 6, beginning at 9 a.m. Once again, the Prayer Walk will begin at Okmulgee High School’s Brock ...

There are many Old Testament names for our Lord Jesus Christ that were given centuries before He came to this earth born of a virgin, Mary. In Isaiah 9, written some 700 years before His birth, we fin...

Oklahoma HOSA members brought home more than 60 medals, along with other honors, from the 2022 HOSA International Leadership Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Among the winners were two students fro...

Next week will be the perfect time for countians to clear out the clutter, unused items and even make some cash as the County-Wide Garage Sale kicks off Thursday. Whether you live in Beggs, Morris, He...

Joy In Life Ministries will host the 2nd annual Education Appreciation Night on Friday, Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. for all employees of area schools. An evening of food, fun activities, appreciation and special...

The Oklahoma A&M College School of Technical Training in Okmulgee, housed a rehabilitation center in the 1950s. Dinah Jordan chronicles the lives of two polio survivors who met in the rehab facility, ...

The Okmulgee Community Playhouse is excited to present “Alice In Wonderland this weekend at the Orpheum Theatre. This will be a live presentation on Saturday, with a matinee at 2 p.m. and the evening ...

County residents can still take advantage of a program to help households pay for internet service. The federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program is available to help households pay for int...

Tuesday’s Okmulgee Lions Club meeting again has given me rise of inspiration for a commercial song germane to our program, circa 1950, which declared, “See the USA in your Chevrolet.” After seven turn...