The community is mourning the passing of former legislator Jerry Shoemake. Shoemake was a former Democratic member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, representing District 16 from 2004 to 2016....

The White House last week approved Gov. Kevin Stitt’s request for federal disaster assistance related to tornadoes and flooding that occurred in early May. The announcement means individuals and busin...

A resolution for a special election for a 911 wireless fee was tabled by the Okmulgee County board of commissioners during their session Tuesday morning. Assistant District Attorney Carmen Rainbolt as...

An office to assist countians impacted by recent severe storms will be opening soon in the area. Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to Oklahoma businesses and residents as a result ...

You can get “The Neal’s Deal”- this 65 inch color TV - with a hole-in-one at the upcoming Morris Eagles Open Golf Tournament. John Neal Jr., right, and staff are pictured with Jan Colombin (second fro...

Del Beaver, second chief of the Muscogee Nation, is one of 51 citizens that have been selected to Leadership Oklahoma’s thirty-fifth class. Beaver is a resident of Morris. Carefully selected from appl...

100 years ago: A new Frisco train line between Okmulgee, Tulsa and Weleetka was announced. Playing at the Orpheum Theatre was Norma Talmadge in “Smilin’ Through.” Ten candidates filed for the county s...

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

Al and Leda McElhaney of Okmulgee will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on July 5. “Cheers to our parents who have defied all marital statistics by still being hitched! Way to go, you two.” CO...

Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) began accepting online applications June 28, for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). This federally-funded program helps income-eligible families wi...

Every holiday, Factory Connection decorates their windows with art - this 4th of July is no exception. Factory Connection and Hibbett’s Sports, located in the 2000 Center on South Wood Drive, will cel...

The recipient of the Okmulgee County Steering Committee Scholarship is Kobee Hewett, a 2022 graduate of Henryetta High School. She is the daughter of Alisha Anderson and plans to attend Oklahoma State...

An appropriate song for Tuesday’s Okmulgee Lions Club meeting might have been “you get a line and I’ll get a pole, we’ll go down to the crawdad hole,” except the destination would probably have been G...

On the 4th of July, 1939, a young man named O.K. (Oscar Kasper) Staudt, a jeweler by trade, arrived in Okmulgee and reported to work. He came all the way from Fredericksburg, Texas where he learned hi...

The City of Okmulgee wishes America a “Happy Birthday” with the return of the Fireworks Extravaganza. City of Okmulgee Emergency Management Director Kenneth Anderson, announced the fire works celebrat...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday narrowed the impact of the historic 2020 ruling that restored reservations for six of the state’s Native American tribes. The Court’s decision in Oklahoma v. Castro...

Muscogee Nation Principal Chief David Hill: The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling today in Castro-Huerta v Oklahoma is an alarming step backward for justice on our reservation in cases where non-Native crim...

Erik Zoellner was elected as the new commissioner for District 1 following Tuesday’s Primary Election. Zoellner faced challenger Aaron Myers for the position currently held by Ron Ballard, who is reti...

Today is the final day to obtain and pay for permits for shooting off fireworks inside city limits. Those must be paid for by 4 p.m. today. This permit will only be valid July 3, 4 and 5; and absolute...