The Preston Pirates, under Coach Ryan Hudson, are 13-1 and are on a streak, having won the Oktaha Tournament and their own Preston Tournament last week. The Lady Pirates are 11-3 and Coach Jimmy Hurst...

Sarah McIntire has announced her candidacy for the Okmulgee Public Schools Board of Education, Ward 4. A longtime volunteer, substitute teacher, and parent advocate, McIntire says her campaign is cent...

The 2025 Henryetta Labor Day Parade delighted the community on Monday, Sept. 1, with colorful floats, gleaming classic cars and enthusiastic participants across multiple divisions. Judges selected win...

Muscogee Nation Principal Chief David Hill has issued Executive Order No. 25-05, outlining the Nation’s plan to comply with a landmark Supreme Court decision requiring the incorporation of the Treaty ...

The State of Oklahoma has recognized two outstanding community leaders, James Delbert Ray and Linda Lynde, for their decades of dedicated volunteer service to their local rural water district and comm...

The Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office recently sent out their annual request for donations to aid in purchasing education materials from the National Child Safety Council. These materials educate child...

A Beggs woman has died following injuries sustained in a two-vehicle collision that occurred on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 26, on U.S. Highway 75 near South 266 Road. According to a report from the Oklah...

The search for 71-year-old Patretia Mathews, who has been missing since Friday, Aug. 8, has been officially suspended, according to Okmulgee County officials. The announcement comes amid a wave of mis...

For too long, Okmulgee has let scoreboards, setbacks and outsiders define who we are. But now, the community is taking back that narrative. Historian Wayman Lewis with The Okmulgee Hall of Fame has la...

City of Beggs employee Doris Tharp was recently honored with a retirement reception at Beggs City Hall. Members of the community, friends and council members stopped by to wish her well on her retirem...

Recruiters approached people struggling with addiction on streets throughout Oklahoma and offered a lifeline: treatment and housing, in beautiful Southern California, for free. The recruiters knew tha...

Aspire Health will hold a grand opening event Thursday, Sept. 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 904 Meriweather St. in Okmulgee. The event will feature door prizes, a free snow cone truck and B-12 shots, a...

Oklahoma has been at the center of reform talks regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency for months, as the Trump administration mulls over what its future should be. On Thursday, Gov. Kevin ...

A newly proposed two-year time limit on rental assistance from the federal government puts 32,300 Oklahomans, 18,400 of whom are children, at risk of eviction and homelessness. The federal government ...

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 You’re feeling bold this week, Aries. Use a surge of energy to speak out about something that needs to be said. Be mindful of how others may receive it. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 St...

The Okmulgee Bulldogs put up quite the fight, but ultimately fell short against a tough Checotah Wildcats team, losing 28-62 on the road. The team will travel to Mounds this Friday to face the Golden ...

Lucille Ann Joshua, a longtime resident of Okmulgee, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2025, in Tulsa at the age of 84. She was born on September 8, 1940, in Claremore to Wallie King and Christine (Wi...

Janice Marie (Denney) Grimmett died on August 29, 2025, peacefully in her home at Legend at Tulsa Hills. She was a beloved mother, sister, daughter, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to ...

July 18, 1979 - August 29, 2025 Services are pending for Dustin Morris, 46, of Henryetta, with Integrity Funeral Service. He passed away Friday, August 29, 2025, in Henryetta.

March 27, 1947 - August 27, 2025 Mrs. Norma Jean Drew, 78, died Wednesday evening, August 27, 2025, at her home in Okmulgee. The Hour of Remembrance for Mrs. Drew will be held Friday, September 5, 202...