The Morris City Council met Monday for their regular session with all members present. Opening the session, citizen Michael Haney was present and expressed concerns of traffic on 2nd and Washington St...

Children at Sherl’s Day Care Center in Okmulgee got an early visit from the Easter Bunny as he makes his rounds. Misty Wallace of Sister Love Community Outreach accompanied the Easter Bunny to drop of...

Distinguished graduates from the 2022 graduating class at Beggs High School enjoyed a luncheon recently at Pete’s Place in McAlester. These graduates will be honored during graduation ceremonies at Be...

OCCJA officer Aaron Swayze is joined by his wife following his promotion to Captain for the agency last week. A longtime member of law enforcement, Swayze was joined by Deputy Executive Director Chris...

Congratulations to Okmulgee High School student Tanelly Mojica (pictured above) who took 3rd place in State 4A Lincoln Douglas Debate last weekend. Also competing and placing were Natalie Landsberry a...

Okmulgee County Criminal Justice Authority staff member David Dever, third from right, is joined by his wife and children at last week’s OCCJA board meeting. Dever and his wife were recognized for the...

Morris Schools held its first National Junior Honor Society induction for Morris Middle School on April 7. Principal Heather Adams welcomed the students and families to the event. Nicole Gehring, 8th ...

On Monday, the Okmulgee County Humane Society announced it was on complete and total intake hold and medical assistance. The facility is overfilled and there is no place to keep any more animals. Fost...

The Refuge The Refuge Church will hold Easter with The Refuge at Harmon Stadium at 10:45 a.m. Sunday, April 17, with worship songs and a message from Pastor Rocky Ausbrooks. This year, The Refuge has ...

In this week’s update, I wanted to respond to some coordinated attacks leveled against me by those who don’t want to see right to repair legislation pass in our state. For three years, I have fought a...

Their faces aren’t new to the Oklahoma 4-H Youth Development Program, but their titles and job responsibilities have changed. Leslie Lewis, Sara Randolph and Jim Rhodes have been named the new 4-H dis...

Kodiak Gas Services, LLC (Kodiak), a leading provider of contract compression services, today announced a $50,000 donation to Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology (OSUIT) to establish an ...

Members of the Okmulgee Service League have been busy preparing for the upcoming Easter Egg Hunt. The OSL will present their annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. at the Okmulgee Munici...

The Okmulgee School board was given updates from staff and students of the Center for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies (CAAT) and the AgEd programs during Monday’s meeting at the Administration Bui...

Two school’s FFA programs are holding plant sales this week. The Okmulgee AgEd students are excited to showcase their plants at their two-day sale. The Okmulgee FFA Spring Plant Sale will be held at t...

The week of April 10-16 is being celebrated as National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. This week, sponsored by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International an...

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation has installed Geri Wisner, an experienced tribal prosecutor and widely recognized expert in the protection of Native children, as attorney general. She succeeds Roger Wiley...

Tim Lawson, Director of Law Enforcement for the Okmulgee County Criminal Justice Authority, right, is joined by Deputy Director Christopher Cook as they announce the promotion of Aaron Swayze to the r...

03/28/2022 10:41 a.m. - Animals - 600 block of N. 136 Rd. - RP advised neighbor’s dog is attacking their animals and chased wife into house the other day. Wanting to speak with deputy on his rights an...

03/20/2022 12:06 a.m. Behind Dollar Tree. Suspicious vehicle. 12:33 a.m. 1200 block W. 6th. Suspicious person - RP advised male subject keeps walking back and forth in front of residence, even knockin...