A small agenda was considered by the Morris City Council during their regular meeting Oct. 11. After approval of the minutes and payment of claims, the members heard reports from the city department: ...

District 3 Commissioner Dan Artussee is being challenged in the Nov. 8 election by Michael Wallace. Here is the Wallace’s biography: - Hi, I am Michael Wallace and I am running for Okmulgee County Com...

Morris Elementary School spent last Wednesday, Unity Day 2022, representing kindness, acceptance and inclusion. Students and staff celebrated with a door decorating contest between classrooms, a colla...

Two members of the Morris High School Varsity Academic Team were named to the Redlands Community College Academic Tournament All Star Team last week. Ean Merrill and Colton Criner both finished in the...

Several county schools had students who participated in the Okmulgee County Deep Fork Wildlife Archery Days last week, including Okmulgee Dunbar and Morris. Students spent the day doing fun outdoor ac...

The Dewar Dragon varsity football team moved closer to capturing their 30th district championship last Thursday night with a 62-14 victory over the Quinton Savages. The ‘mercy rule’ win over Quinton e...

Okmulgee County will have three representatives at this Saturday’s Class 3A state cross country championships at Edmond Santa Fe High School. The three state cross country qualifiers from Okmulgee Cou...

Saturday was a great, but windy day for the annual Harvest Spoon Chili Festival. Taking home the Peoples Choice Award was Deborah Motte, pictured with Main Street Board members Rusty Milroy and Kamie ...

District 3 County Commissioner Dan Artussee was elected to become a new board member for the Ambulance Authority during Monday’s regular meeting. Artussee replaces long-time member and commissioner Ro...

The City of Okmulgee will hold an electronic waste recycling event this weekend. The event will be held Friday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and is for city utility account ...

The Okmulgee County Sheriff ’s Office is currently investigating the disappearance of Lonnie Leon Jones, missing from South 158 Road near the Old Rocky Hill School. Mr. Jones was last seen by family o...

It’s National Red Ribbon Week around the country, with county schools participating in various activities to remind everyone to remain drug-free. The 2022 National Red Ribbon Week theme is “Celebrate ...

Twenty-four minutes. That’s all the Wilson Tiger varsity football team needed to notch their sixth win of the 2022 campaign. The Tigers used a 38-point scoring barrage in the second quarter this past ...

The Beggs Golden Demons’ journey towards the District 2A-7 championship ran into a small obstacle this past Friday at Tate Field at Golden Demon Stadium in Beggs. The obstacle for the Demons came in t...

The Henryetta Golden Knights kept their 2022 postseason hopes alive this past Friday with a 5914 thrashing at home against the Okemah Panthers. The 45-point rout puts the Knights at 2-3 in district pl...

The Morris Eagle varsity football team fell to 0-5 in district play following a 12-6 setback to the Westville Yellowjackets this past Friday night in Westville. The 6-point defeat keeps the Eagles in ...

The Okmulgee Bulldog varsity football team remained winless in district play in 2022 following a 13-6 road loss at Kansas this past Friday night. The narrow setback puts the Bulldogs at 0-5 in Distric...

The 1/2 grade youth football teams from Morris and Beggs were in Beggs this past Saturday afternoon to compete in the Central Football League ‘Silver’ playoffs. Morris took on Victory Christian in Sat...