Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) announced last week a series of Child Welfare Services (CWS) recruitment and retention incentives intended to bolster hiring of positions that are critical to ensuring ...

Members of Okmulgee County Farm Bureau participated in the largest annual gathering of Farm Bureau members at the 2022 American Farm Bureau annual meeting in Atlanta, Jan. 7-11. The five delegates fro...

Firefighters battled a fire at a former hotel in Okmulgee on Monday morning. The department was called out to the scene of the blaze at Comanche near 6th Street to the old Hotel Sparks around 11 a.m. ...

The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners is considering bringing hot water to all restroom facilities within the courthouse. It has been a number of years since the restrooms had hot water, accordin...

The City of Okmulgee will soon begin serving outstanding municipal arrest warrants. According to Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice, city staff have identified hundreds of outstanding warrants that re...

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol, along with area law enforcement, is in the middle of a statewide campaign to combat distracted driving. The campaign will continue through Jan. 31, with more than 30 law e...

Though the Jan. 2022 jury term at the Okmulgee County Courthouse had to be cancelled due to pandemic-related issues, that does not mean the wheels of justice have stopped turning. A total of nine crim...

OSU Institute of Technology has been honored with top ranking status 8 times by Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online/on-campus program rankings and higher education planning. The research id...

Okmulgee County Republicans held their monthly meeting Tuesday evening at the American Legion with guest speakers including Okmulgee Mayoral candidate and current Okmulgee Mayor Richard Larabee, Okmul...

The Anchor of Hope will be hosting their first Crafts Fair on Jan. 29. This event will take place at the Jubilee Christian Center, 12430 N 230 Rd. in Okmulgee. The public is invited to come and enjoy ...

All City Hall offices and Public Works operations will be closed on Monday, Jan. 17, in observance of the holiday. Emergency service operations, Police and Fire Departments, will remain operational du...

Morris Public Schools and the community are excited about not just one, but two assets to the district. This school year, grants from the Oklahoma State Department of Education enabled many districts ...

Oklahoma Lt. Governor Matt Pinnell made a visit to Okmulgee Wednesday afternoon, touring the Okmulgee County Criminal Justice Authority facilities. “I wanted to come get an update, there has been a lo...

The increasing number of positive COVID-19 cases in the area have caused a great impact. The majority of schools in Okmulgee County have shifted to distance learning, along with the cancellation or po...

As the Covid pandemic continues, the need to provide trade specific training to help those seeking new employment has also increased. Thanks to a partnership that began between OSUIT and Cherokee Nati...

The Okmulgee County Family YMCA has received another update thanks to their partnership with the YMCA of Greater Tulsa. The Children’s Area will now be a Play & Learn area. The new Play & Learn will f...

The Okmulgee County Safehouse received several donations to assist their agency recent. Above left, staff from One Fire Casino donated toys for children of the Safehouse. Pictured are Karen Little, Sh...

The Oklahoma Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced the launch of the Oklahoma Diverse Business Certification Program. Part of the Oklahoma Supplier Diversity Initiative, the program allows Certi...

Good morning, Okmulgee. We have a recap for you on the animals brought into the Okmulgee City Pound in 2021 and changes for 2022. ACO impounded a total of 627 dogs and cats in 2021. Owners claimed 49 ...

The Morris School board met Monday evening for their regular monthly session. The board assigned Jerry Webster to act in the absence of President Dana Mims and member James Allred in the absence of Cl...