A show featuring Christmas music will be held next weekend at the Orpheum Theatre. The Okmulgee Community Playhouse will hold “The Christmas Show” Saturday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m., featuring local perf...

Salvation Army Council Members are busy gearing up for Christmas Distribution on Dec. 15 at First United Methodist Church. Angels are on the tree at Walmart and waiting to be adopted. Gifts must be re...

Many residents were able to enjoy a delicious Thanksgiving meal thanks to efforts of the community and churches. On Thursday, Okmulgee’s First United Methodist Church held their annual Thanksgiving lu...

Pay raises OK’d; MAPS planning progresses The Oklahoma City Council approved pay raises for city employees and appointments to subcommittees that will help guide the 16 projects included in the MAPS 4...

Leman Lewis of Landmark for All Generations admires a vintage piece of hospital equipment that was donated this week from the former Hasselman Clinic. The building has been purchased and is undergoing...

Muscogee Nation is pleased to announce that Looped Square Meat Company will open the doors to their retail store Monday, Dec. 6 at 10 a.m. Looped Square is the newest establishment of the Muscogee Nat...

A preliminary hearing was held Tuesday morning in Okmulgee County district court for defendant Kobe Kevon Daniels, who has been charged in the July shooting death of Kobe Haynes. The Honorable Judge D...

The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners approved several agenda items, including the meeting schedule for 2022, during their session Tuesday morning. The board also approved publication of the cour...

A public meeting is planned for Dec. 6 to discuss the Okmulgee County Community Garden. The event will be held at 7 p.m. at the Okmulgee County Fairgrounds, 1901 N. Oklahoma. In November, a meeting wa...

Beggs Area Chamber of Commerce is ready to celebrate the holidays this weekend with their Jingle Bell Days, set to kickoff Saturday, Dec. 4, at 10 a.m. Activities planned for the day include the Chris...

The Beggs Golden Demons punched their ticket to a fifth-straight semifinal appearance last Friday with a 48-12 victory over the Crossings Christian Knights. The 36-point win came in the quarterfinal r...

The Dewar Dragons continued to inch closer to a possible repeat championship with an 86-52 victory over the Seiling Wildcats last Friday night at Wildcat Stadium in Seiling. The 34-point playoff win s...

For the third time in 2021-2022, the Preston varsity basketball program came away with a split decision. The lastest 1-1 record came Monday evening against the visiting Warner Eagles and Lady Eagles a...

Rikki Wolfe knows what it is like to stand on the floor at the State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City. As a junior at Schulter in 2006, Wolfe was part of a state qualifier team. Eleven years later, Wolfe h...

Henryetta First Christian Church Sunday School begins at 9 a.m. fol Sunday School begins at 9 a.m. followed by worship service at 10 a.m. Come join us for worship! Everyone is welcome and invited to a...

“Bees wouldn’t sting, bears wouldn’t bite, and bad things wouldn’t happen,” says Amanda, 6. Also, “you could keep lions and tigers for pets,” adds Marci, 9. “The world would be wonderful.” Amanda and ...

DEAR ABBY: I have a problem with one player in our weekly golf group. He hasn’t been vaccinated and won’t wear a mask. Our group is mostly older players who all share golf carts. Everyone in the group...

Despite not being much of an athlete, I enjoy participating in sports. I still remember the playground when our physical education teacher would encourage us as a class to do organized exercises toget...