On the heels of Tuesday’s advisory by the U.S. Surgeon General highlighting the urgent need to address the nation’s youth mental health crisis, Senate Appropriations Chair Roger Thompson said the anno...

Last Chance Baptist Church will host a gospel concert on Sunday, Dec. 12, at 6 p.m. featuring the group Master’s Voice of Bristow. Founded in 1995, the group is currently on a nationwide tour, but wil...

The filing period for candidates seeking county school board positions and the Okmulgee mayor post ended Wednesday, with two races on the ballot. Most school boards seats only drew one candidate, exce...

The Okmulgee Tag Office will be closed today, as the agency makes a transition to a new location. Agent Penny Northcross and staff are excited about the move to the new location, just two blocks south...

A former Okmulgee resident is holding a giveaway to help some deserving family to have a delicious holiday meal. Renee Peterson is holding the “Better Together” Christmas Giveaway. This giveaway is in...

The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners signed a proclamation recognizing two men for their long-time government service. The proclamation, presented by the Okmulgee County Democratic Party, recogn...

Holly Barris is just one of the many residents and businesses in the area that have donated to the annual Harlan Ford Toy Drive, which continues through Dec. 17. Drop off locations include Harlan Ford...

The Okmulgee varsity basketball program dropped a home meeting with the visiting Catoosa cage squads Tuesday evening at historic Brock Memorial Gymnasium. The host Lady Bulldogs remained winless on th...

The Dewar Dragon varsity basketball team officially kicked off their 2021-2022 season Tuesday night with a convincing 81-30 victory over the Graham-Dustin Chieftains. The season-opening win came in th...

Okmulgee resident Mark Tuggle, right, was part of the officiating crew at the Class 6A-I state championship football game between Tulsa Union and Jenks last Saturday at Chad Richison Stadium on the ca...

Former Beggs baseball coach Steve Lynch, second from left, was inducted into the Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in a special cerermony last Friday evening at OSU in Stillwater. Lyn...

The Wilson Lady Tiger varsity basketball team advanced to the semifinal round of their annual home tournament with a convincing win on Tuesday evening. The first-round victory came against the Graham-...

Newly hired Okmulgee assistant baseball coach Bill Springman will be conducting a 2-day hitting clinic December 28 and 29 at the Okmulgee Public Schools Hitting Facility, located at Bateman Park in Ok...

The Morris varsity basketball teams hosted the Kellyville Ponies and Lady Ponies Tuesday evening. The Heartland Conference showdown took place at the Don Shoemake Fieldhouse in Morris. The host Morris...

The Schulter varsity basketball program competed at the annual Wilson Tiger Classic tournament Tuesday, taking on the Midway Chargers and Lady Chargers in first-round action. The county cage squads fo...

The Okmulgee Bulldog wrestling program hosted the annual Gary McKee Okmulgee Bulldog Classic last weekend at historic Brock Memorial Gymnasium in Okmulgee. The junior high wrestlers took to the mats l...

Okmulgee FFA members Kali Perez, Livia Cantrell, Breanna Bevenue, Emma Mitchell, Garrett McCaslin, and Jazmyne McDaniel recently rang the bell for the Salvation Army at Walmart in order to raise funds...

Okmulgee AgEd freshmen Keira Swayze, Kalacee Rangel and Amita Day felt the differences between soil textures during the recent Okmulgee “Soil Week” lessons taught by AgEd Program Assistant Angela John...

For the second time in three weeks, the program for the Okmulgee Lions Club has been presented by Californians who have migrated to Oklahoma, reversing the saga of “The Grapes of Wrath.” Tuesday’s pro...

Okmulgee High School welcomed new National Honor Society members during a ceremony held at Brock Gymnasium. Welcoming the audience and new members was advisor Michelle Quinn. Asst. Principal David Dun...