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County approves plans for Dentonville Road project
By Patrick Ford 
January 5, 2022
The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners held their first meeting of the year Tuesday morning. The members reviewed and signed the Plan Cover Page for the Dentonville Road Project Phases I and II. A...
Property Tax Payments Due Soon
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Property Tax Payments Due Soon
By News Staff 
January 5, 2022
Okmulgee County Treasurer Vonna Lampkins, right, and staff member Genny Mooney, collects mail from the drop box in front of the courthouse. Residents wishing to make their property tax payments can us...
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Grayson to hold meeting, election
By News Staff 
January 5, 2022
The Town of Grayson will hold a nonpartisan General Election at a Special Town Meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 1. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. with voting at 6:30 p.m. It will be held at the Grayson Communit...
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Chamber’s Legislative Forum series opens Jan. 7
By News Staff 
January 5, 2022
The Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce’s first 2022 Legislative Forum will be Jan. 7 at 8 a.m., says Chamber Executive Director Kay Rabbitt-Brower. The forum will be held on the 6th floor of the McCulloch B...
County unemployment rates follow state trend
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County unemployment rates follow state trend
By News Staff 
January 5, 2022
The jobless rate in Okmulgee County was reported at 2.6 percent for the month of November, according to figures from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. This number was unchanged from Septemb...
Randy’s Foods Presents Check
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Randy’s Foods Presents Check
By News Staff 
January 5, 2022
Tamara Fleming Laughlin, left, and Mable Fleming of Randy’s Foods in Okmulgee presented Leman Lewis a check to assist in the restoration project for the former Black Hospital, now called the Landmark ...
Election Board Secretary issues reminders for upcoming deadlines
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Election Board Secretary issues reminders for upcoming deadlines
By News Staff 
January 5, 2022
Okmulgee County Election Board Secretary Ashley Carnes is issuing a reminder to citizens about upcoming deadlines. The Voter Registration Deadline for the Feb. 8 election is Jan. 14. “All absentee app...
Okmulgee cagers begin second half with road loss
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Okmulgee cagers begin second half with road loss
By Larry Owen 
January 5, 2022
The Okmulgee varsity basketball program began the second-half portion of their 2021-2022 season Monday evening at Hilldale High School. The OHS cage squads suffered a pair of double-digit setbacks to ...
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Henryetta to host annual cage tourney
By Larry Owen 
January 5, 2022
The Henryetta Event Center will be the site for the 2022 Henryetta Invitational Basketball Tournament. The annual 3-day tournament will take place Thursday-Saturday and will feature 16 talented teams ...
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Make-up dates announced for county teams
By Larry Owen 
January 5, 2022
Two Okmulgee County basketball programs had scheduled games for the 2021-2022 season pushed back due to the high school football playoffs. The Dewar and Beggs varsity basketball programs were schedule...
Sports
Tournament Time
By Larry Owen 
January 5, 2022
Seven of the eight high school basketball programs in Okmulgee County will be competing at various tournaments this coming weekend. The only county school not competing at a tournament this weekend wi...
Lifestyle
RELIGION
By News Staff 
January 5, 2022
St. Michael Catholic Church The Baptism of the Lord (Is. 40:1-5…/Titus 2:11-14…/Lk. 3:15-22) Last Sunday, We celebrated the Solemnity of the Epiphany. The word of “Epiphany” means “manifestation.” The...
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What is hope?
By Kids Talk About God By Carey Kinsolving 
January 5, 2022
Before we look at what my friends had to say about hope, consider this newspaper ad: “Hope chest: Brand new, half price, long story.” Instead of a long story, try a long time, says Megan, age 7: “I th...
Couple’s name game about to welcome new player
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Couple’s name game about to welcome new player
By Dear Abby By Abigail Van Buren 
January 5, 2022
DEAR ABBY: Our daughter has been married for three years to a wonderful guy she dated for 10 years and loves dearly. Because she doesn’t like his last name, she chose to maintain her maiden name. He u...
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Salvation Army thanks community
By News Staff 
January 5, 2022
Dear Editor: It takes a village to provide a service which the Okmulgee Salvation Army Advisory Council can attest to year after year in sponsoring the many charitable acts in our community. The Angel...
New Year’s resolutions part of long tradition
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New Year’s resolutions part of long tradition
By News Staff 
January 5, 2022
Happy New Year! I hope your celebration of the beginning of 2022 was fun, and in these current times, safe! Like so many of you, I contemplated my New Year’s resolutions. Doing that made me curious ab...
Dodge Brawl Provides Funding for Okmulgee School Staff – gallery
Dodge Brawl Provides Funding for Okmulgee School Staff – gallery
By News Staff 
January 5, 2022
YMCA Fitness Center updated – gallery
YMCA Fitness Center updated – gallery
By Melissa Heminover 
January 5, 2022
Dodge Brawl Provides Funding for Okmulgee School Staff – gallery
Dodge Brawl Provides Funding for Okmulgee School Staff – gallery
By News Staff 
January 5, 2022
Okmulgee cagers begin second half with road loss – gallery
Okmulgee cagers begin second half with road loss – gallery
By Larry Owen 
January 5, 2022
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Okmulgeean sentenced in armed robbery case
By Patrick Ford Editor 
March 6, 2026
Two Okmulgee County residents appeared recently in federal court in Muskogee in unrelated criminal cases involving threatening communications and armed robbery, according to announcements from the Uni...
Major safety upgrade coming to US-75, Preston Road intersection
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Major safety upgrade coming to US-75, Preston Road intersection
By Patrick Ford Editor 
March 6, 2026
Drivers traveling along US-75 near Preston in Okmulgee County will soon see major changes as a long-anticipated highway improvement project begins taking shape. The Oklahoma Department of Transportati...
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Loyalty Day celebration planned
March 6, 2026
Local artisans, businesses, organizations and community groups are being invited to take part in an exciting community celebration this spring as the Veterans of Foreign Wars prepares to host the VFW ...
Joann Patrick celebrates 100th birthday
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Joann Patrick celebrates 100th birthday
March 6, 2026
Highland Park Manor in Okmulgee was filled with celebration as Mrs. Joann Patrick marked her 100th birthday, joining the ranks of Oklahoma’s honored centenarians. Mrs. Patrick, born in 1926 in Arkansa...
Shark Shiver is Saturday
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Shark Shiver is Saturday
March 6, 2026
The Okmulgee County Special Athletic Association (OCSAA) will hold its annual Shark Shiver fundraiser this Saturday. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Okmulgee Elks Lodge, 701 S....
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