A Soulicious Ham and Bean Dinner will be held at Uganda Martyrs Catholic Church, 3rd & Choctaw in Okmulgee, on Friday, Oct. 3, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The meal will include a bountiful serving of ha...

The streets were red and black, as Okmulgee celebrated Homecoming with the annual downtown parade on 6th Street. The community gathered to cheer on the Bulldogs before heading to Harmon Stadium for th...

Beggs High School celebrated Homecoming last week, along with a big 27-7 win over the Community Christian Royals. Pictured is the 2025 Beggs Homecoming Court.

There are always those who stand out among us as special in some way. As I look back over reunion photos and see how their lives actually turned out, I wonder why we felt that way about them. Ones I f...

Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters resigned Tuesday, nearly a week after his surprise announcement on FOX News that he’s stepping down to take a position in the private sector. Walters ...

When a rightly-fitted yoke is slipped about the burden bearers’ neck, there’s no cause for alarm. God speaks of his beloved apprentices as those who help lift the load of their fellow travelers.* Yet,...

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married for 49 years. Of course, we’ve had our ups and downs. My husband, “Sid,” said he was joking at the store the other day. When I talk, I gesture with my hands. A woman was c...

Dear Editor, No, no, no! This cannot be happening! How can the High School Building be beyond repair? I was concerned when, on the first day of school this year, they diverted all of its occupants to ...

CF-2025-00164 09/25/2025 State of Oklahoma vs. Elijio, Joseph J/ Child Endangerment by DUI CF-2025-00165 09/25/2025 State of Oklahoma vs. Pearsall, Cody Domestic Abuse A&B CF-2025-00166 09/25/2025 Sta...

Monday: Breakfast: Biscuit, Sausage, Gravy Lunch: Stew, Cornbread Tuesday: Breakfast: Breakfast Pizza Lunch: Tangerine Chicken, Fried Rice, Broccoli, Fortune Cookie, Dragon Punch (PS) Wednesday: Break...

3:46 a.m. - 24000 Block S. 220 Rd. - RP advised her intoxicated ex was refusing to leave. 10:20 a.m. - 15000 Block N. 251 Rd. - RP advised his girlfriend broke all the windows out of his car before di...

Dr. Wilson inspires with journey from small town to medical practice At the Sept. 23 meeting, Dr. Megan Wilson shared her remarkable path from a supportive upbringing in Okmulgee to managing her own m...

Kaden Dean delivered a sensational performance at the plate Monday to power the Preston Pirates to a commanding 13-1 victory over the NOAH Jaguars in a fall baseball matchup on their home field. Dean ...

The Beggs Lady Demons came out swinging Thursday night, delivering the first blow and setting the tone against the Keys Lady Cougars. Destiny Chisum lit up the first inning with a booming double that ...

The Morris Lady Eagles wasted no time putting away the Okmulgee Lady Bulldogs on Tuesday, scoring 10 runs in the first inning en route to a commanding 17-0 victory in just three innings. The first-inn...

Despite outhitting their opponent 8-3, the Wilson Lady Tigers came up just short in a 3-2 pitchers’ duel Tuesday against the Earlsboro Lady Wildcats. Jamie Proctor’s RBI double opened the scoring in t...

Part 1 - The fall of 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of Beggs High School’s 1975 football team winning the Class A state championship. It was the first sports state championship in the school’s histor...

Fifty years ago, Oklahoma high school football crowned a slate of champions that still stir memories across the state - none more so than two programs right here in Okmulgee County. In 1975, the Okmul...

In a letter issued to parents, staff and community members, Okmulgee Public Schools Superintendent Lu-Vona Copeland addressed the growing concern surrounding the fate of the Okmulgee High School build...

The Muscogee Nation has released the official results from its 2025 General Election held on Saturday, Sept. 20, and announced a Run-Off Election for National Council Seat B in three districts. The ru...