Christmas came early for Okmulgee High School students with a grant given by the Okmulgee Education Foundation. One of the recipients, Tonya Dunlap, was awarded two Nintendo Switches along with six pr...

The Morris City Council met this week, considering several agenda items, including Approval given by council for a one-time stipend to all full-time city employees and all Morris Public Works Authorit...

High winds were responsible for several damaged power line poles in and around Okmulgee County Wednesday afternoon. Lineman crews from East Central Electric responded to restore power to over 1,200 of...

A local agency and a community project were presented with special gifts this week by a group of volunteers. The OMH Auxiliary made two major presentations, which will greatly assist the programs. The...

The polling place for Precinct 560007 is moving, Ashley Carnes, Secretary of the Okmulgee County Election Board, announced this week. Voters in Precinct 560007, who formerly voted at East Central Elec...

Okmulgee Main Street held its annual Festival of Lights Parade Thursday night, drawing a large crowd of spectators to downtown Okmulgee. Pictured on this page are various parade participants. Above, t...

For those looking for a way to help those less fortunate this season, Dr. Miranda Ruleford and Okmulgee Family Dentist is conducting a drive to help provide items to clients of the homeless shelter. T...

Good morning Okmulgee. We have so many dogs at the city pound that have lost their way home. If you know where they belong, please contact us ASAP or call the Animal Control office at 918-756-3511. Th...

The Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts from Troop and Pack 102 were busy recently ringing the bells to help those in need for christmas. This worthy projects desperately needs volunteer Bell Ringers to help th...

The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) announced awards to 11 Indian Tribal governments to support them in exercising special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction (SD...

During this busy shopping season, be sure to stop by the OCHS Thrift Store, located at 6th and Porter. Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter Executive Director Brenda Brewer thanks the community for their ...

Thanks to the generosity of numerous citizens in Okmulgee, “Let There Be Light” has been funded, and then some. A fundraiser was organized earlier this month by Okmulgee Main Street in order to see th...

Tom Hopper was selected by staff in the Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired office in McAlester as their client of the year. SBVI is a division of Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Servic...