A nearly 100-year-old airplane made a stop last week in Okmulgee during a tour of the country. The 1928 Ford Tri-Motor marked the beginning of commercial flight in the 1920s. Nicknamed the “Tin Goose,...

As part of Keep Okmulgee Beautiful Week, to be recognized May 8-14, the City of Okmulgee is offering free burn permits, with Okmulgee citizens able to apply starting Monday. Residents can apply for th...

Green Country Technology Center hosted the first County Employee of the Year Banquet Tuesday with six county schools attending. GCTC Superintendent Roger King welcomed the guests to the luncheon. Cong...

A resident who filed for a county position recently had her name taken off the ballot after a hearing this week. The Okmulgee County Election Board held a hearing Monday afternoon on a contest of cand...

Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter Executive Director Brenda Brewer (center) graciously accepts a check for $1,000 from the Okmulgee Elks Lodge #1822. Representing the lodge are Connie Sibert, Exalted R...

Green Country Technology Center hosted the first Okmulgee County School Employees of the Year Banquet on Tuesday. One of the honorees was Joyce Crawford, who was named Teacher Assistant of the Year at...

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready is the featured speaker at the upcoming Chamber Luncheon. The luncheon is Thursday, May 5 in the OSUIT Student Union meeting rooms and is sponsored by Pre...

The members of the seven Okmulgee County Oklahoma Home and Community Education (OHCE) groups will hold a special event Monday afternoon, as they celebrate a special week. Cookies and Crafts will be he...

A sidewalk sale is planned for Saturday in Historic Downtown Okmulgee featuring several businesses. The event is set to kick-off at 10 a.m. with businesses remaining open through 4 p.m. Midge & Millie...

Okmulgee City Council stands together in support of Autism Awareness Month 2022. Mayor Mickey Baldwin read the proclamation outlining the need to increase awareness and respect for this unique communi...

The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, along with other agencies, shut down a marijuana-growing operation in Henryetta Tuesday morning, according to the OBN. Agents and officers from several departments se...

Congratulations to Okmulgee senior Ryley Balius on signing with Cameron University. She will attend on a band scholarship. Seated are Dr. Lew is Kaspar, band director at CU; OHS senior Ryley Balius, D...

For the first time in more than a decade, the Okmulgee FFA chapter has had members compete in several FFA public speaking competitions this spring. They traveled to several contests throughout northea...

Okmulgee FFA member LeAundre Delonia recently earned 4th place in the Animal Systems Division 3 during the Oklahoma FFA State Agriscience Fair in Stillwater, on April 21. This competition was the culm...

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) District 7 will hold a family festival celebrating Loyalty Day on Saturday. Loyalty Day is observed annually on May 1st. In the United States, National Loyalty Day is a ...

Oklahoma’s Five Tribes pushed back against critics of tribal sovereignty last week as the U.S. Supreme Court prepared to hear oral arguments Wednesday in a case that could solidify the impact of a dec...

Oklahoma Home & Community Education Green Fingers group will hold their plant sale this Saturday, April 30. It begins at 9 a.m. and concludes at 1 p.m. at Neal’s Furniture on Hwy. 75. Members have bee...

More details on the 2022 Fisher Bash, this Saturday at Cross Bar Arena in Mounds, have been a year in the making. According to the sister of Clayton Fisher, last year’s event was geared to helping rai...

Preston Jump Rope provides instruction and experiences to students in 1st grade and up learning different skills with the jump rope, developing coordination, endurance and teamwork. The Preston Jump R...

Members of the Okmulgee Fire Department participated in their regular training last week at Holleman’s Iron & Metal. New crew members, Dalton Spring of Beggs and Chris Summers of Okmulgee, got to use ...