DEAR ABBY: I recently Googled my brother-in-law to see if I could find his birthdate, which I had forgotten. When his name came up, so did some information I wish I hadn’t seen. He’s a convicted sex o...

What is it about horses? Okmulgee’s Rodeo Grounds (way back when) sat north of Gun Club Road along Hwy 75. Directly opposite our family’s acreage. During the rodeo’s annual festivities, I only needed ...

For a while, we lived in Big Bear Lake, California. Big Bear Lake sits about 6,500 feet above the metropolitan area of Los Angeles. Many movie and TV series scenes have been filmed there, including a ...

Sunday February 13 is Super Bowl Sunday! In honor of the day, people all around the country plan huge parties and invite friends to come watch. Even those that don’t care for football sit down to watc...

100 years ago (1922): The Times newspaper sought nominations for a person to win four cars that was to be given away in the “Everybody Wins” campaign. The Kiwanas urged people to tag restaurants in to...

The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs named methamphetamines as “the greatest drug threat to Oklahoma” in their most recently released Drug Threat Assessment. According to findings, the...

Midge & Millie’s Booksellers is quickly becoming a destination stop in Historic Downtown Okmulgee. The humble bookstore has a wide range of books for any age, but they are becoming so much more than t...

Troy Aikman’s Highway to Henryetta recently released some of the artists slated to join Blake Shelton on June 11. Artists such as the Josh Abbott Band, Wade Bowen, Stoney LaRue as well as George Dunha...

A crew from the City of Okmulgee Public Works Department was busy Monday afternoon working on the installation of the new downtown lights. Crews were taking down the temporary ones, and will be begin ...

SoonerCare members may now receive U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved athome, over the counter COVID-19 testing kits at no cost to the member. According to guidance from the Centers for Medica...

The Okmulgee Fire Department responded to a house fire Tuesday afternoon. No injuries were reportered and first responders were able to control the flames. PATRICK FORD | NEWS EDITOR

Do we have some sweatheart deals for you in February? Yes we do; all cat adoptions are just $35 each and all dog adoptions are $65 each. And, if you own a pit bull or pit bull mix, we will get them sp...

Isolation and stress caused from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic can lead many to turn to drugs to cope. According to the Center for Disease Control, Oklahoma has seen a 20 percent rise in drug overdose...

Bills aimed at easing the reentry process for Oklahomans incarcerated received strong bipartisan support in 2021. The Senate and House unanimously voted to enact the Sarah Stitt Act, which directs the...