Henryetta sophomore launches 2 HRs in 4-1 victory Henryetta sophomore Serenity Rex dominated the visiting Vian Lady Wolverines on both sides of the field in Monday’s season-opening fastpitch softball ...

Beggs, Morris youth football to get started Aug. 26 Youth football for Beggs and Morris will get started in 22 days with the 2023 season opener scheduled to take place Saturday, August 26. The two Okm...

Five county schools begin fastpitch season Monday The 2023 high school fastpitch softball season is scheduled to get underway this Monday for five of the eight Okmulgee County schools. The five county...

Longtime educator and Okmulgee County native Mark Hudson was among the nine people that were recently inducted into the Oklahoma Coaches Association. The event took place before the annual OCA Coaches...

The Okmulgee Family YMCA swimming pool was packed during their annual swim meet on Saturday, where young swimmers from around the county competed in a number of events. Pictured are participants takin...

Kaleah Barnett, Morris High School has been selected as a recipient of the 2023 E.M. “Nat” Watson Jr. Athletic Scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded at the Oklahoma African American Educators, ...

The public is invited to enjoy a day of swimming competition this Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. as the Okmulgee County Family YMCA will host several other teams for a meet. There is no cost to attend ...

A number of young hoopers were in attendance during the Okmulgee Community YMCA’s Youth Thunder Basketball Camp last week. Kids ages 6-14 participated in a number of activities and drills to improve t...

Editor’s Note: The wrestlers and coaches are currently in Fargo competing. Coach Mark Smith is the sonin- law of Okmulgeeans Jan and Fran Colombin, and wrestler Hunter Smith is their grandson. - Just ...

Okmulgee Track & Field and Cross Country Head Coach Dwight Pankey (far right) made his annual summer trip to Australia, traveling to Sydney and Brisbane to serve as a mid-distance coach at the 2023 Co...

The Okmulgee Junior Football Association held the first of three camps last week at historic Harmon Field in Okmulgee. The first preseason camp, which had about 50 attendees each day, at Harmon Field ...

The Bob Arrington Rodeo Arena at the Claude Cox Omniplex in Okmulgee was the site of last weekend’s INFR Automatic Qualifier All-Indian Rodeo. Pictured on this page are action shots from the Bareback,...

Kids across the county beat the heat and inclement weather during Thomas Lott’s annual football camp at historic Harmon Field. Thomas Lott was the starting quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners from 19...

Another Okmulgee County school district will have therapy animals, after the Henryetta School board approved the program during their meeting Monday. HES Counselor Jennifer Huckabay addressed the scho...

The Mvskoke Dome in Okmulgee was the scene of Saturday’s Oklahoma Native All-State Basketball Games. The two All-State Games featured talented athletes from across the state battling for their respect...

The Senior Citizens of the Nutrition Center of Okmulgee presented a 30-minute play about the U.S. Government’s act of trying to persuade the Muscogee Creek people to accept 160 acres of land for every...

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation National Library and Archives will go live with a new digital archive on June 14. The digital archive will be available to Mvskoke citizens and the public and will feature ...

Preston Public Schools announces its participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). All participants in attendance are served meals at no extra charge to the parents. In accordance wi...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Martha Christine Simpson, age 46, of Henryetta; Jabaica Lee Tecumseh, age 43, of Morris; and Tommy Glen Tecumseh...

African American Studies class to resume African-American Studies Class will resume Monday, June 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1118 E. 3rd Street in Okmulgee. All ages are welcome, according to Rae An...