A jury trial was set to begin Tuesday, April 19 in the case of the State v. Dallas Ewton but was moved to June 22 in the Eastern District Court of Oklahoma. Ewton, a former teacher at Morris Public Sc...

After almost a two year hiatus, Talk Local with Small Business Services @ GCTC returned with over 30 people attending the first coffee and chat event. This informal weekly gathering was designed to pr...

GCTC is excited to announce our Teacher of the Year and Support Staff of the Year for 2022. Amanda Longan was chosen as Teacher of the Year for her outstanding professionalism, high student expectatio...

Part IV 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. Th...

As a young lad many, many, many years ago, I saw a sign declaring “crime does not pay,” but someone had facetiously added a postscript in very poor penmanship, “at least not what it did last year.” So...

The Okmulgee City Council voted to fill several vacancies on the board during Tuesday’s meeting, and named a new vice-mayor. The action has caused several members of the community to express their dis...

Serving in our community these past eight years has brought me to many great relationships, new challenges, and to see the rich inheritance here in Okmulgee. As this appointment as mayor comes during ...

Tonya Bowie, owner of Pure Stretch Recover LLC, recently arrived for work, received her mail and in it, she opened what she thought was an invitation to an event. However, it was a card with a note st...

“Hold Onto Your Hat” will be presented by the Okmulgee Community Playhouse at the Orpheum Theatre, 210 W. 7th Street. This comedy will be playing April 30 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for a...

Okmulgee students and their guests enjoyed the OHS Prom, “An Evening of Enchantment,” despite a last minute change of venue. Pictured are attendees as they walk the red carpet before the festivities. ...

The Okmulgee Masonic Lodge #199 and Okmulgee-Okfuskee County Youth Services will hold their golf tournament on Saturday, April 30, at the Henryetta Golf & Country Club. Entry fee is $55 per person for...

The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) and Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) is partnering to help Oklahoma children receive health services through the new Specialty Program for At-Risk Kids (SPARK)...

Mary Lewellen chooses several plants from the sale and receives assistance with them from an Okmulgee FFA student. The Okmulgee FFA held their annual plant sale last week and lots of residents and sup...

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

OSU Institute of Technology’s annual Student Scholarship & Donor Recognition Banquet held on April 5, provided the opportunity for student scholarship recipients and donors to connect. The 2022 banque...

Okmulgee High School Aviation students participated in the Technology Student Association (TSA) conference last Wednesday and Thursday. Pictured with instructors Scott Bevan (left) and Anthony Snow (r...

The Beggs Title VI Public Hearing will be held Thursday, April 28, from 5-6 p.m. in the Beggs Middle School Cafeteria. The hearing is held to give all parents of Native American students who attend Be...

Lyn Miles of the Okmulgee County Humane Society thanks Inez Bird and Milo for the presentation of a PetSmart Gift Card on behalf of the Okmulgee County Democratic Party. Bird and Milo are both OCDP an...

The Okmulgee FFA held their annual plant sale last week and lots of residents and supporters stopped by to give the plants a new home, including Margaret Hess who found many beautiful plants for her h...

Pictured are a few of the individuals who brought some beauty to the Square in Historic Downtown by planting flowers in all of the pots and picking up trash. Volunteers water the flowers several times...