Morris Public Schools will provide an opportunity for public review of its federal education programs during the district’s January Board of Education meeting, scheduled for Monday, Jan. 12. The meeti...

Our Blood Institute (OBI) is issuing an urgent call for type O blood donors as supplies of both O-positive and O-negative blood remain at critically low levels following the holiday season. The shorta...

Oklahoma’s unemployment rate edged higher in November, reflecting modest shifts in the state’s labor market as employment growth continued over the year but jobless numbers also rose. According to the...

A one-day Young Women’s Gathering designed to encourage, equip and uplift women in the early seasons of life will be held Friday, Jan. 17, at Calvary Baptist Church in Okmulgee. Hosted by the North Ca...

The community is invited to come together for a special fundraising dinner on Sunday, Jan. 18, in support of a local youth running for Homecoming Queen at the University of Central Oklahoma. The dinne...

Hoffman Fellowship will host Cassandra and the Kingdom Singers Saturday, Jan. 10, at 5 p.m. A spaghetti dinner will follow.

It was a great start to the New Year for Okmulgee resident Marvin Blankenship Monday afternoon, when Brad Nash of Luv Ford of Henryetta showed up on his door step to inform him he was the winner of a ...

Part 1 of 2 -Ask a politician a question, even a simple one, and any office-seeker worth his weight in subsidies and campaign donations will undoubtedly respond with a lengthy answer that might addres...

Morris Assembly of God Church, located at 206 N. Hughes Ave. in Morris, will host a Free Community Hot Lunch Saturday, Jan. 17, from 12-2 p.m.

• Okmulgee officers were asked to search for Eugene McDonald, an employee of the Waite Phillips refinery, after he failed to return home the previous night. Mc-Donald had driven to Tulsa on business a...

CF-2025-00228 12/29/2025 State of Oklahoma vs. Hankins, Peter Yates False Declaration of Ownership to Pawn Broker CF-2025-00229 12/29/2025 State of Oklahoma vs. Ransom, Brandi Deshawn Endangering Othe...

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is moving forward with plans for a major improvement project along US-75 in Okmulgee, a...

The Okmulgee County Sharks are preparing to represent their community on a statewide stage after qualifying for the 2026 Special Olympics Oklahoma Winter Games, scheduled for Jan. 8-10, in Edmond and ...

The Oklahoma Insurance Department announced a package of preliminary legislative proposals that fail to directly address skyrocketing premiums and suggest measures that would make it more difficult fo...

• An old man traveling by wagon disappeared near the Deep Fork bottoms after stopping at an abandoned house west of town. He had unhitched his team, unloaded a few household items and walked toward th...

Second Baptist Church, located at 1003 N. Alabama Ave. in Okmulgee, will host a free clothing closet Saturday, Jan. 3, from 9-10:30 a.m. All are welcome.

Oklahoma Human Services (OHS) will begin accepting online applications, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, for the low income home energy assistance program (LIHEAP) at OKDHSLive.org. This federally funded progra...

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On Dec. 30, in a hearing over Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s effort to intervene in a homeowner’s lawsuit against State Farm, Oklahoma District Court Judge Amy Palumbo wasted no time in announcin...

Part 2 -As another year comes to a close, I find myself reflecting not just on the stories we covered - but on the people behind them. At times, local journalism feels like trying to catch lightning i...