About 20 members of the Okmulgee County Community Garden participated in a very successful Work Day at the Garden. “The Gardeners should be very proud,” Chairman Ann Alexander said. Here is what the g...

Okmulgee’s First Presbyterian Church is one of the oldest churches in the city and is featured in the special Focus Magazine inside this edition of the Okmulgee Times. Pictured are some of the images ...

“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” Ah, yes, love is surely in the air and love certainly does ask many questions. In any love relationship there are times of communication, observation, refl...

Oklahomans who missed open enrollment but still need health insurance can check with a Healthcare Navigator to find out if they are eligible for a special enrollment period in the online Marketplace. ...

Senate Appropriations Chair Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, issued the following statement after the Oklahoma State Board of Equalization (BOE) met on Tuesday to certify revenues available for appropriation...

The Oklahoma Aging Advocacy Leadership Academy (OAALA) is accepting applications for 2022. For 24 years, OAALA has provided free training for individuals to be informed volunteer community leaders and...

A dedication ceremony of a street in honor of a fallen Okmulgee soldier was held Saturday. A section of Eufaula Street, between Miami and Wilson, have markers erected in honor of Specialist 4 Richard ...

100 years ago: Young Democrats elect D. Davison as their state president, while a Henryetta woman is named vice president. Pawhuska was chosen to be the site of the next convention after Shawnee withd...

With the Olympic closing ceremonies fresh on my mind, I thought back to 1980 when the U.S.A. hockey team beat the Soviet Union 4-3 with just seconds to go, and Al Michaels yelling into the microphone,...

CREOKS Health Services and Unite Us, the nation’s leading technology company connecting health and social care services, are partnering to provide Oklahomans with comprehensive access to health care p...

In honor of Black History Month, the Town of Clearview hosted an event and fundraiser last Saturday at the Old Gym. The event was sponsored by the Clearview Trustee Board, Clearview OHCE Brown Suggas,...

What started out as a Christmas present for family has turned into “a wonderful experience” for a county man. This year marks 22 years for Ed House in producing the Black Cowboy calendar, which featur...

The 2022 Focus Magazine, a collaboration of the Okmulgee Times and Henryetta Freelance, is inside today’s issue. The 72-page magazine highlights many of the things that make our county great. There is...

Due to inclement weather, Okmulgee Main Street made the decision Wednesday to move Cash Mob, as well as their first installment of Five Star Fridays, to next week. Okmulgee Main Street’s first Cash Mo...

Beggs native Mike Rice will have his final shift as a member of the Okmulgee Fire Department this week, followed by his retirement on Saturday, Feb. 26. After over 27 years of service with the OFD, Ca...

Feb. 17 was recognized as National Random Acts of Kindness Day. First created in 1995 in Denver, Colo. by a small nonprofit organization, the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation; nine years later it sp...

“The first lie detector was made from Adam’s rib, and it hasn’t been improved on since,” writes humorist James Hefley. According to Heather, age 11, there’s a more accurate lie detector: “Your conscie...

February 24 Morris Community Blood Drive | A Morris Community Blood Drive will be held Thursday, Feb. 24, from 2 to 6 p.m. at Morris Methodist Church. To schedule an appointment, call 877-340-8777 or ...

I hope each of you had as great an end to the week as I did last week! Each year, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy runs a series of gathering for youth to share different leadership and educa...

Our second week of session was just as busy as the first as we continue to work on behalf of all Oklahomans. A number of important measures advanced through House and Senate committees and I wanted to...