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

The deadline to request absentee ballots by mail is approaching. Applications must be received by the County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24. Okmulgee County Election Board Secreta...

Good morning, Okmulgee. We would like to bring your attention to several things this morning. Due to the rising number of Covid cases, we are once again closing our office to the public. Adoptions and...

As Okmulgee continues to see growth, especially in the downtown area, more and more in the community are finding ways to give back to their community and be part of the excitement. That is especially ...

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...