My cousin was sick with chickenpox. She was really uncomfortable. The illness was going around the schools and many children were coming down with it. My cousin heard her parents talking about it and ...

I have gotten so personal in this column so many times. I write from my heart many weeks and this week I can’t help but do it again. My father passed away this past Saturday. As he is all that is on m...

The Town of Grayson welcomed the return of the Gumbo Fest on Saturday, after last year’s festival was cancelled due to COVID-19. The festival is the towns main fundraiser and those funds are important...

The Square in downtown Okmulgee will soon have a new occupant as renovations have begun in the former M & D Drug location at 108 S Morton. Lumberjack Attack owner Gene Barber says being from a small t...

Some of the Okmulgee FFA officers attended the Northeast Area FFA Chapter Officer Leadership Conference recently. Also, congratulations to the Okmulgee FFA Chapter on recently receiving a Public Servi...

The Oct. 12 meeting of the Okmulgee County Republicans will feature State Senator Nathan Dahm. Senator Dahm has declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Senator James Lankford...

This is the final week to sign up for Christmas Angels and a holiday meal through the Okmulgee Salvation Army. Christmas Angel and Food applications will be taken at the Family Store through Oct. 8 fr...

The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) has received a federal grant to support law enforcement crisis intervention training (CIT). The department delivers CIT ...

The Showpiece of Okmulgee band is shown with their third place trophy following a competition Saturday in Tishomingo. The Showpiece competed in Division 3 at the Tishomingo Tournament of Bands, spon s...

More than 2,400 volunteers from over 80 companies and organizations performed both in-person and remote community service projects throughout the area last Friday for Tulsa Area United Way’s (TAUW) 30...