Beef prices expected to surge through 2021 Beef prices at the grocery store that have surged with the pandemic won’t be going down any time soon, experts say. The Food Price Outlook from the U.S. Depa...

The public is invited to attend the dedication of the new Okmulgee County Veterans Memorial next week. The event will be held on Veterans Day, Thursday, Nov. 11, beginning at 11 a.m. on the northwest ...

OSU Institute of Technology will celebrate the nation’s heroes with a Veterans Appreciation Day on Nov. 10. In honor of OSUIT’s 75th Anniversary, this year’s celebration will include a parade, along w...

Two officers with the Okmulgee County Criminal Justice Authority were recognized during Thursday’s meeting of the board. Executive Director and Chief of Law Enforcement Officer Director Shannon Clark,...

A jury trial for a Morris teacher accused of sexual assault has been moved to February. The legal team representing Dallas Ewton was granted an extension to have more time to review more than 24,000 t...

The Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter will host a benefit dinner Monday, Nov. 8, from 5-7 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 701 S. Mission in Okmulgee. The event will feature spaghetti, salad, French bread, a dr...

The regular-season schedule for the 2021 varsity football campaign will conclude Friday. The key game in Okmulgee County in Week 10 will take place in Tulsa, as the Beggs Golden Demons will travel to ...

Henryetta senior Madison Byroads will step on the wrestling mat this Sunday, competing at the Red River Rivalry All-Star Wrestling Duals. The one-day event will take place at the Competition Gym at So...

The Preston varsity basketball program will kick off their 2021-2022 season Friday with a trip to Okarche for a showdown with the Okarche Warriors and Lady Warriors. Friday’s season opener will get un...

The Schulter varsity basketball team kicked off their 2021-2022 season this past Monday, hosting the Mason Eagles and Lady Eagles. The host Schulter cage squads began their campaign with a pair of dou...

Tuesday’s Okmulgee Lions Club meeting was one of the more unusual programs we’ve experienced in quite some time - axe-throwing. The program was presented by Gene Barber, owner of Lumberjack Attack, so...

With COVID-19 being a part of life for the past 18 months, one Okmulgee resident used the time to take up a new hobby, which has turned into a small business. Longtime Okmulgeean Chris Anderson found ...

The Okmulgee community welcomes new State Farm representative Drew Santine, whose agency opened Nov. 1. Santine will be taking over for longtime agent Jon Giddings, who retired at the end of October a...

First United Methodist Church 8th & Seminole • Okmulgee www.fumcokmulgee.org Worship with us this Sunday morning! Traditional Worship Service begins at 9 a.m. in the Sanctuary, followed by Sunday Scho...

Soon after the September 11, 2001, attack on America, when planes crashed into the Twin Towers in New York City, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania, I remember the question was asked, “Where was...

A membership drive to recruit new members to the Okmulgee County Community Garden is approaching. If you are interested in sharing your love of gardening with your community, come to the membership me...

Valerie Naumann has been busy sewing for the Prairie Bell OHCE Christmas Craft Show. She will be selling beautiful baby blankets, cloth baby books, quilts and many other handmade items. The craft show...

I hope you’ve had a great week! Don’t forget to set your clocks back this Sunday (or you’ll be really early for church)! Last weekend, we had a fantastic turnout for our ‘Trick or Treat on Main Street...

DEAR ABBY: My son recently found out he has a school-age son. I’ll call the boy “Billy.” Billy has stayed overnight with me and gone on several outings. Billy’s mom has another child who is slightly o...

The greatest of these is love.* Greater than faith. Greater even than hope. That is a Big ‘great.’ It has been said that to love someone is to “will their good.” Loving is willing the good of another....