Okmulgee Main Street staff and members, including Andy Goodnight, started working on the artwork coming to downtown on Monday. The mural, ‘Bee the Change,’ will be located on the north side of the Nor...

The Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter provides a much-needed service for the community. Part of the funding for the agency comes from the OCHS Thrift Store, located at 222 E. 6th Street, at the corner ...

The Okmulgee Public School Board met Monday evening for their regular session, and received updates from Superintendent Renee Dove. During the meeting, staff were recognized for their long-term servic...

Tuesday’s Okmulgee Lions Club meeting answered the question posed of how does a Southern Baptist, living in the northernmost part of Alaska (North Pole), become the pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church i...

The Okmulgee Fire Department, in recognition of Fire Prevention Week, visited Stonebridge Academy and Okmulgee Primary School. Yesterday, the OFD was scheduled to visit the Muscogee Nation Head Start ...

Is there a beep or a chirp coming out of your smoke or carbon monoxide alarm? What does that sound mean? Knowing the difference can save your home and your family. State Farm Agent Hayden Sharp and th...

Tulsa Area United Way celebrated its 30th Annual Day of Caring last Friday, sending volunteers from Kimberly Clark of Jenks to Okmulgee’s YMCA to help clean up the area. The group joined YMCA employee...

First United Methodist Church 8th & Seminole • Okmulgee www.fumcokmulgee.org Plan to join First United Methodist Church this coming Sunday morning. Tradional Worship Service begins at 9 a.m. in the Sa...

One of the strangest questions ever asked is found in Psalm 78:19, “Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?” Really? He’s the God Who stood on nothing and spoke the world into existence, the God Wh...

The U.S. Senate confirmed Muscogee citizen Lauren J. King as the first Native American federal judge in history for the state of Washington. King won the confirmation vote 55-44, and will represent th...

The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) is using $21 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds over three years to develop and expand high-quality afterschool and summer programs. The OSDE wi...

James “Buz” Henson was recognized at the Okmulgee County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting for his many years of service on the Okmulgee County Farm Bureau Board of Directors. James retired from his position...

The Mvskoke Nation Youth Services held their annual Mvskoke Youth Awards for the Muscogee Reservation on Sept. 28. In 2016, MNYS created the Mvnettvlke Onaya Award (Youth Visionary) and Vculvlke Mvnet...

All students ages 3-21 who are residents of Twin Hill School have a right to a free and appropriate education in accordance with Public Law 94-112. Students in need of special services will be provide...

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections plans to provide a $2,500 sign-on bonus to newly hired prison officers and temporarily boost pay for employees working in especially understaffed facilities. The...

Oklahoma students lost ground in nearly every grade and subject as they struggled to learn amid COVID-19 disruptions, newly released test score data shows. Results from state assessments taken by stud...

The Muscogee Nation’s newest facility, Looped Square Meat Company, is undergoing final construction in hopes to open to the public before the end of 2021. Trenton Kissee, Division of Agriculture and N...

The Okmulgee community is invited to join in the 3rd annual Indigenous Peoples Day event on Monday. It will begin at 12 noon on Oct. 11, on the south lawn of the Council House Museum. The afternoon pr...

The 25th Okmulgee Harvest Spoon Chili Festival returns next weekend to downtown. The event will kick off Saturday, Oct. 16 from 11 a.m - 4 p.m. Contestants will be participat Contestants will be parti...

The Beggs Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the return of the Fall Fest next Saturday, Oct. 16. Lots of fun activities during the festival, which begins at 10 a.m. and concludes with the...