Maranatha SDA Church of Okmulgee will hold a giveaway of baby wipes, diapers, and basket of food on Saturday, April 16, beginning at 4 p.m. at the American Legion Hut, located at the corner of Smith a...

Leman Leman (right) accepts a donation from Dr. G. Bret and Michelle Anderson toward the restoration of the former Okmulgee Black Hospital, now known as the Landmark For All Generations, Inc. Dr. Ande...

Okmulgee Primary School staff and teachers celebrated a successful McTeacher Night Fundraiser this week. On Tuesday, staff of the school were joined by parents, children, other district faculty and th...

Statewide candidate filing officially began Wednesday and will end today at 5 p.m. As of press time Thursday, the following citizens have filed for local offices: County Assessor • Ed Johnson, Republi...

People involved in the sport of boxing will be gathering in Okmulgee later this month for a reunion. The event, called the Oklahoma Boxing Champions Reunion, will be held April 30 at the Okmulgee Coun...

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...