The regular-season schedule for the three Okmulgee County youth football teams competing in the Central Football League will come to a close this Saturday. Two county football teams have guaranteed sp...

And a good time was had by all! Sounds like the end of a story, doesn’t it? But it’s not, just the beginning to the end. Tuesday’s Okmulgee Lions Club meeting was not a program at all, but rather our ...

First Presbyterian Church First Presbyterian Church is located at 401 S. Seminole in Okmulgee. All are welcome at 11 a.m. each Sunday morning to come worship our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Childca...

When we say that someone or something is the one and only, we are saying there can be no other. A good example of this is that my wife, Melissia, is my one and only wife and there is no other. In the ...

The Morris Booster Club is holding a fundraiser event at the Okmulgee Elks Lodge. The event will be held on Nov. 15, from 6-8 p.m. at the Okmulgee Elks Lodge. Funds will be used to support the athleti...

Twenty eight Okmulgee FFA members earned state-wide recognition with their horticultural indoor exhibits in 9 different divisions at the Tulsa State Fair earlier this month. More than 65 other FFA cha...

Okmulgee County Republicans will meet Thursday, Oct. 28, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at The Briefcase conference room, 315 W. Main Street in Henryetta. Representatives Logan Phillips and Scott Fetgatter will ...

One of the questions asked most often, at least on social media here in Okmulgee is, “what, as a town, are we doing for our youth?” I will tell you - in my opinion, there are already lots of leaders s...

DEAR ABBY: My niece “Jane” is married to “John,” who doesn’t want children. Before she met John, Jane always loved children. She says he was traumatized by the toxic relationship between his parents a...

Mounting my horse after the tumble took a bit of courage. When you’re dumped with a hard thud into a barnyard lot and the animal you’ve been riding has crashed with you, it takes time regaining your f...

I was working weekends at a gas station. I went to work in the afternoon and worked till 11 at night. That meant that I couldn’t attend church on Sunday evenings. It was a situation that wasn’t very s...

Those of you that read my column regularly know my family does a lot of work every year for a large Halloween bash we throw at the VFW Post 1189 here in town. Well, Saturday Oct 23rd is the date for t...