The Okmulgee High School and Novice Teams completed their qualifying tournament season last week. Despite the weather forcing them to move to virtual at the last minute, according to Coach Stormy Howe...

The Okmulgee County Sharks Special Activities Association is partnering with the Okmulgee Masons to bring their annual Shark Shiver fundraising event. Shark Shiver, as well as the Buddy Walk, is sched...

Okmulgee City Council member Mickey Baldwin was appointed as mayor Tuesday afternoon following the resignation of Richard Larabee. Larabee submitted his letter of resignation to members of the council...

Casting calls have been announced for the upcoming filming of the second season of Reservation Dogs. The critically acclaimed FX on Hulu series, filmed primarily in Okmulgee, will begin filming its se...

Okmulgee Public Schools received four new buses last week, according to District Transportation Director John Reed. The Blue Bird 77-passenger buses were purchased with a portion the American Rescue P...

An investigation is underway into a crash that killed a Beggs man on Tuesday. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported the collision March 1 at 5:02 p.m. on Celia Berry Hill Road, 3/10 miles west of 240 R...

Okmulgee Fire Fighters Association IAFF Local #2839 recently donated a coffee mug hanger to Station 1 and a call went out to local businesses to share a mug with them. The rack is filling up quite nic...

St. Michael Catholic Church The First Sunday of Lent (Deut. 26:4-10/Rom. 10:8-13/Lk. 4:1-13) By: Father Pete Phung We begin the First Sunday of Lent this Sunday! The Church invites us to think about t...

Good morning Okmulgee. We hope everyone made it through the ice spell we had. The Okmulgee County Humane Society was able to get six doggies out of transport last week. That is six dogs saved from the...

Growing up in the 70s and 80s in America, my generation was on the tail-end of those drills for preparing for bombs to drop should there be a nuclear war. We also were continually reminded of what war...

The Okmulgee Lions Club is getting ready for another Pancake Day fundraiser on Tuesday, March 8. It will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, 9th and Seminole. Serving time is from 7 a.m. to 2 p....

Plans are being finalized for the Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce’s annual Spring Fling Arts & Crafts Fair. The event is scheduled for Saturday, March 12 in Brock Gym on the Okmulgee High School campus. ...

The March 8 meeting of the Okmulgee County Republicans will feature Clark Jolley candidate for State Treasurer; and Ryan Walters, candidate for State Superintendent of Schools. The general meeting is ...

The Okmulgee Community Playhouse presented their Black History Extravaganza Saturday afternoon at the historic Orpheum Theatre. John McConnel gave the Welcome Story about the historic theatre before t...

VFW Post 1189 held an Open Mic Night last Friday. Participants, both young and old, joined in, whether with story telling, jokes or singing. Pictured are some of the participants and attendees. Sam Ri...

The Okmulgee County Sharks Special Activities Association, along with the Okmulgee Masons, will hold the Shark Shiver and Buddy Walk on Saturday. OCSAA provides year-round sports training and athletic...

After being rescheduled due to the inclement weather last week, Okmulgee Ag Boosters fundraiser, the 4th annual Pie & Silent Auction will be on Thursday, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Okmulgee High School c...

The Okmulgee Community Playhouse held it’s Black History Extravaganza Saturday afternoon at the historic Orpheum Theatre. One of the highlights of the program was a fashion show, featuring African-Ame...

The March Legislative Forum, sponsored by the Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce, is scheduled for Friday, March 4 according to Chamber Executive Director Kay Rabbitt-Brower. “We were unable to hold the Feb...

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) has been asked to look into alleged embezzlement involving a former minority business owner. Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice announced Friday that ...