The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) is using $21 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds over three years to develop and expand high-quality afterschool and summer programs. The OSDE wi...

James “Buz” Henson was recognized at the Okmulgee County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting for his many years of service on the Okmulgee County Farm Bureau Board of Directors. James retired from his position...

The Mvskoke Nation Youth Services held their annual Mvskoke Youth Awards for the Muscogee Reservation on Sept. 28. In 2016, MNYS created the Mvnettvlke Onaya Award (Youth Visionary) and Vculvlke Mvnet...

All students ages 3-21 who are residents of Twin Hill School have a right to a free and appropriate education in accordance with Public Law 94-112. Students in need of special services will be provide...

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections plans to provide a $2,500 sign-on bonus to newly hired prison officers and temporarily boost pay for employees working in especially understaffed facilities. The...

Oklahoma students lost ground in nearly every grade and subject as they struggled to learn amid COVID-19 disruptions, newly released test score data shows. Results from state assessments taken by stud...

The Muscogee Nation’s newest facility, Looped Square Meat Company, is undergoing final construction in hopes to open to the public before the end of 2021. Trenton Kissee, Division of Agriculture and N...

The Okmulgee community is invited to join in the 3rd annual Indigenous Peoples Day event on Monday. It will begin at 12 noon on Oct. 11, on the south lawn of the Council House Museum. The afternoon pr...

The 25th Okmulgee Harvest Spoon Chili Festival returns next weekend to downtown. The event will kick off Saturday, Oct. 16 from 11 a.m - 4 p.m. Contestants will be participat Contestants will be parti...

The Beggs Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the return of the Fall Fest next Saturday, Oct. 16. Lots of fun activities during the festival, which begins at 10 a.m. and concludes with the...

Week 6 of the 2021 high school football season will feature two important games involving Okmulgee County squads. One of the two important Week 6 games Friday featuring county teams will take place in...

Dewar sophomore Kaden Henderson (26) attempts to get into the backfield and bring down Summit Christian QB Wyatt Austin (18) during last Friday’s non-district finale at Dr. Ted Lewis Field in Dewar. H...

Nichols Park in Henryetta will once again be the site of this Saturday’s annual Henryetta Invitational cross country meet. The annual meet was originally scheduled to take place September 11 but was p...

The three Okmulgee County youth football programs that are part of the Central Football League are nearing the end of their 2021 regular-season schedules. After this Saturday’s action, the youth footb...

Above, the Okmulgee Junior Bulldog third-grade team’s offense runs a play during last Saturday’s home game against Shawnee. At left, Okmulgee running back Trey Ross breaks off a long-distance run duri...

The three cross country programs from Okmulgee County have been busy the past two weeks with the high school squads making preparations for the upcoming regional cross country championships October 23...

Recently, I’ve been getting asked a lot about the construction on 4th and Wood Drive - everybody coming through town is noticing the work being done there! We landed a deal with much help from OADC (O...

Many people immediately ask, “Why do so many battered people stay?” The reality is that many try to leave repeatedly; however, leaving does not guarantee safety. The most dangerous time in a domestic ...

DEAR ABBY: I have a 23-year-old daughter, “Julia,” who I am close with. She has been in a relationship with “Joey,” a guy her age, for four years and living with him for the last 16 months. Joey’s a g...

“Oh, I see,” someone responds with a sigh, “to grow in discipleship I must become a morning person.” Another sigh. No, that is not the point. I am a morning person. A lot of others are not. My wife fo...