During the 2022 school year, a certified teacher and a support staff were selected as Employee of the Month at Dunbar Intermediate School. These selected employees were awarded a gift certificate for ...

The Okmulgee County Election Board mailed the last bundle of 113 absentee ballots on May 25. A total of one hundred twenty-three absentee ballots have been mailed for the June 28, Primary Election. Ac...

The Okmulgee Community Playhouse is open for business and preparing for their next major production. “Our next endeavor is the production of “Alice in Wonderland,’” Cassandra Northington of the Okmulg...

First Baptist Church South in Beggs’ 12th annual Car Show will be held Saturday, June 18. The car show opens at 11 a.m. with registration beginning at 8 a.m. The awards presentation will be at 2:30 p....

Missing woman located An Okmulgee County woman has been located after being reported missing. On Monday, the Okmulgee County Sheriff Office announced a search was on for Nancy Bell of Hectorville. The...

The community paid tribute to fallen veterans during the Memorial Day program at the Veterans Circle at the cemetery on Monday, hosted by American Legion Post 10. Pictured at left are VFW Auxiliary Pr...

Quite a number of bids were opened during Tuesday’s meeting of the Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners. Bid #15 was for 6-month road materials for the county. After opening and verifying the bids, ...

As a result of Oklahoma’s mandatory redistricting, there has been a change in precincts along with districts, Due to this, some voters will be assigned to new polling places or in a new district or bo...

An investigation is underway into an accident Monday afternoon that claimed the life of a young child. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported the incident which happened on private property at 4:47 p.m....

A Henryetta man was severely injured in an early-morning crash last week near Okmulgee The two-car collision happened at 1:32 a.m. on Hwy. 56 Loop, 960 feet west of N. Mission St Ȧccording to the OHP,...

Saturday turned out to be the perfect day for the delayed Kids to Park event planned for the community. Thanks to the efforts of Mayor Mickey Baldwin, Councilmember Dawn Carter, the City of Okmulgee a...

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. According ...

Tuesday’s Okmulgee Lions Club program was an eye-opener for all the history buffs and non-history buffs alike, because of “now-Oklahoma’s” involvement in the Civil War’s Battle of Honey Springs. Whoa ...

First Presbyterian Church First Presbyterian Church is located at 401 S. Seminole in Okmulgee. All are welcome at 11 a.m. each Sunday morning to come worship our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Childca...

Recently, we considered the importance in the Bible of the different parts of the body and zeroed in on the subject of the lips. David in Psalm 141:3 recorded this powerful prayer that we would do wel...

FNB Vice President Don Hale Retires First National Bank & Trust announces the retirement of Don Hale, VP. Don has been with FNB since 1977. Hale’s career with the bank has spanned over 45 years, and h...

The Tulsa Area United Way is hosting the 3rd annual Day of Caring Food and Blood Drive on June 24. Last year, more than 42,000 pounds of food and over 200 pints of blood were collected, helping countl...

100 years ago: Four young people were injured, including a senior at Okmulgee High School, after a wreck at Fourth and Kern. After failing to make the turn, the speeding car crashed into the front of ...

I’ve never considered economic development work to be “activism.” Since I’m always talking about improvements to the industrial parks, improvements at the airport, better roads, better stormwater syst...

Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church will hold Fish Fry Friday fundraisers each from June 3 - July 15. The community is urged to support this fundraiser to assist the congregation. Dinners will include ...