The Okmulgee City Council approved several items on a short agenda Tuesday evening at City Hall. The members approved adding another employee for the Landfill, which the city recently began operating,...

Two Okmulgee County residents entered pleas to federal charges this week in Muskogee. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Timothy Allen Stacy, II, 3...

Okmulgee Main Street joined other programs this week in Oklahoma City for their state awards program. The 32nd Annual Oklahoma Main Street Awards Banquet was held Monday in Oklahoma City at the Embass...

Friday, Oct. 15 is the last day to apply for voter registration to be eligible to vote in the Nov. 9th Okmulgee County Special General Election for County Commissioner District 3, Okmulgee County Elec...

The Muscogee Nation announced this week the opening of a 65 suite, monoclonal antibody infusion center. The infusion center, located inside the Nation’s newest Tulsa-based hospital, Council Oak, will ...

The Humane Society is struggling to get foster homes. We currently have 29 cats and kittens in just a handful of foster homes. We only have three fulltime foster homes for dogs. Fostering is totally f...

September 25 Country Jamboree | Okmulgee Community Playhouse will hold a Country Jamboree Saturday, Sept. 25, at 2 and 7:30 p.m. at the Orpheum Theatre. Contact Director Fay Tipton at 918-237-9885 for...

Citizens in the Beggs community are receiving new water meters thanks to a contract with Secure Visions and the Beggs City Council. “This upgrade has been needed for a very long time,” Beggs Mayor Jac...

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

The annual Trail of Tears Memorial Motorcycle Ride made their stop at the Muscogee Nation Complex Monday afternoon. More than 20 riders left Chattanooga, Tennessee Saturday afternoon to begin their me...

The Okmulgee County Commissioners approved several resolutions during their weekly meeting on Monday. Resolution #21-118 was approved which added to the Okmulgee County Criminal Justice Authority Decl...

Over three weeks since Hurricane Ida devasted large swaths of Louisiana, crews from Oklahoma’s electric cooperatives are still in the field assisting with storm restoration efforts. Several East Centr...

As the temperatures slowly begin to drop, it is time to start thinking about the 25th Okmulgee Harvest Spoon Chili Festival. The event will kick off Saturday, Oct. 16 from 11 a.m - 4 p.m. on the Squar...

Okmulgee Main Street Director Heather Sumner recently accepted a $1,000 donation from CP Kelco. Sumner says the donation is greatly appreciated and will be added to the General Fund for Okmulgee Main ...

A county man wanted for questioning about a burglary was arrested after a traffic stop. According to court documents, an Okmulgee County Sheriff ’s Office deputy observed the vehicle driven by Robert ...

The annual Trail of Tears Memorial Motorcycle Ride will make a stop in Okmulgee next week. Now in it’s 28th year, the remembrance ride is held the third Saturday in September. The purpose is to provid...

“No matter what type of business you’re in, good customer service is vitally important,” Kay Rabbitt-Brower, executive director of the Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce, said. “That is why the Chamber is s...

Morris Schools are gearing up for their annual Homecoming festivities next week. A Homecoming Parade will be held on Thursday, Sept. 23, beginning at 1:30 p.m. The parade begins at the Morris Church o...

A man was hospitalized following an accident Tuesday afternoon in northern Okmulgee County. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported the crash at 2:30 p.m. on U.S. 75 southbound at 281st Street. Injured i...

Okmulgee County has 100 deaths attributed COVID-19, according to statistics released this week by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. On Wednesday, the county had a total 5,295 cases of the coron...