American Legion Post 10 held several special guest speakers at their last meeting. The post hosted the four county junior high school students who attended Boys State. They were Kevin Wang and Tyler H...

During the final week of the Friends of the Okmulgee Library Book sale, all items are now half off, according to chair Jackie Lee. For those wishing to take advantage of this 50 percent off sale, here...

Okmulgee County Genealogical Society members have not been able to meet in-person for more than two years. When COVID-19 caused the Okmulgee Public Library to close its meeting rooms to the public, th...

Runners, get ready! The Nutty Pecan Run, a 5K obstacle course, presented by Justice Fit, will take place Saturday, June 18. Registration can be done at the Okmulgee Chamber, Justice Fit or the Okmulge...

The College of the Muscogee Nation’s Student Success Center staff was honored to assist AT&T and Compudopt last week with the Computer Giveaway event. Nearly 400 laptops were provided to eligible regi...

Thousands of people invaded Henryetta over the weekend for a special event. Troy Aikman’s Highway to Henryetta brought over 5,000 people to Nichols Park for the day-long music festival. The event bene...

VFW Post 1189 held their Poetry Night event May 25. The first half-hour, the poets honored public service groups they were representing including the Okmulgee Fire Department, school teachers, Muscoge...

Devon Garly spoke up about halfway through Jackson Lahmeyer’s speech. “What about the election fraud?” the 69-yearold Pryor resident asked. “How do we know you’d even be elected if we don’t know our v...

A county man is facing multiple charges after he was caught stealing a vehicle and shooting at law enforcement. On June 10, at 7:21 p.m., Morris police was dispatched on a stolen vehicle report in the...

The annual Okmulgee Pecan Festival begins Thursday in downtown Okmulgee. On Monday, Great Plains Amusement began setting up the carnival rides along 6th Street in preparation for the threeday festival...

A resolution for adjusting Okmulgee County district boundaries was tabled following a lengthy, animated discussion Monday by the commissioners. Commissioner David Walker had brought the matter for the...

The Muscogee Nation is preparing for the 46th festival June 23-26. Each year, thousands gather at the Claude Cox Omniplex right here in Okmulgee for a weekend filled with activities celebrating the Mu...

The City of Okmulgee is one again offering permits for shooting off fireworks inside city limits. The price for the permit is $20. Those wishing to obtain one will need to apply for a permit online at...

The Morris City Council approved a bid for a water line replacement project, along with the budget for the upcoming year during their session Monday evening. The water line replacement project will be...

Tuesday’s Okmulgee Lions Club meeting was one of those annual programs, installation of officers, representing the “changing of the guard.” We were pleased and honored to have these duties performed b...

The Okmulgee County Democratic Party will not meet at OSUIT for their regular scheduled meeting on Thursday, June 16. The Okmulgee Pecan Festival will begin on the June 16 and OCDP will host a booth d...

June 10-18 Library Book Sale | The Friends of the Okmulgee Public Library will hold their book sale from June 10-18. All books are $1 or less. Book sale hours are Mondays and Thursdays from 1-7:30 p.m...

Part 8 Veteran and post member Pete Rogers has been researching the early history of the post and will be providing a brief history over the next few months in advance of the 100 year celebration. Acc...

One of Oklahoma’s 13 surviving all-Black communities, Boley, in Okfuskee County, is one of the stops for a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit highlighting rural America. The exhibit, “Crossroad...

Julie’s School of Dance will present their dance students June 16, at 6 p.m., at the Okmulgee Fairgrounds, Exhibit Hall. “Dance, Dance, Dance” is a free show and everyone is invited to come see these ...