Congressman Josh Brecheen will be making a stop in Okmulgee later this month as part of a busy slate of in-person town hall meetings across Oklahoma’s 2nd Congressional District. The Okmulgee event is...

The Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board has recently awarded a total of $16.6 million in grants to communities and school districts across the state as part of ongoing efforts to address the state’s opioi...

The Okmulgee County Genealogical Society will hold its monthly meeting Monday, Aug. 25, at 1 p.m. at the Okmulgee Public Library, featuring a presentation by Darrell Lewis on ‘Revisiting Basic Researc...

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 This week you are unstoppable, Aries. Your confidence will be shining brightly for all to see, and the right people are bound to take notice. Expect to tackle some projects. TAUR...

Dora Mae Taylor, longtime Beggs resident, passed away Tuesday evening, August 19, 2025, at 94 years of age. Born January 31, 1931, in Sapulpa to the late Thomas and Maggie (Kelly) Bruton, she lived in...

Esther G. Hayden-Shamblin, 94, passed away peacefully on August 17, 2025. Born on March 29, 1931, in Wilkes, N.C., Esther was the beloved daughter of the late James and Ada (Miller) Mullins. Esther’s ...

January 31, 1980 - August 17, 2025 Billy Don Robertson, a resident of Henryetta, passed away Sunday, August 17, 2025, in Tulsa at the age of 45. He was born January 31, 1980, in Henryetta to Richard R...

Raymond Boyd Cline departed this life peacefully at his home in Okmulgee on the evening of Monday, August 18, 2025. He was born July 1, 1948, in Woodsfield, Ohio to the late Robert William and Margie ...

March 31, 1980 - August 11, 2025 A graveside memorial service for Mr. Pearson will be held on August 30, 2025, at 9 a.m. at Okmulgee Cemetery. Cremation and arrangements have been entrusted to McClend...

December 12, 1965 - August 15, 2025 Kellie Sue Boren passed away Friday, August 15, 2025, in Okmulgee at 59 years of age. She was born December 12, 1965, in Henryetta to Emma (Thompson) Hall and Charl...

August 21, 2025 Dolores Y. Walters, 88, of Okmulgee, passed away on August 21, 2025, in Okmulgee. Arrangements are currently pending and have been entrusted to McClendon-Winters Funeral Home of Okmulg...

DEAR ABBY: My sister-in-law is her alcoholic husband’s enabler. He has health conditions that make walking difficult. He falls down often and can’t make it to the bathroom. Being drunk all the time (h...

I’m sure many of us have heard the story of the person who went to their 50th high school reunion. That’s a good amount of years since they had graduated. They bought special clothes and “spruced” the...

“Practice makes perfect.” So goes the saying. Aiming for Christlikeness, in the sense of fully mirroring Jesus’ faultless nature, will likely be a reach too far. Still. Every believer can go a distanc...

Prayer has been the subject of many sermons, songs, seminars, devotionals, books, mottos and Bible verses. Some form of prayer is central to all or most religions (but it goes without saying this does...

Tribal landowners, producers and natural resource professionals are invited to attend the Prescribed Fire Workshop and Field Day to learn more about the benefits of prescribed fire and the safety of c...

This Sunday, Aug. 24, is the 10th Sunday after Trinity. The readings are from Jeremiah 7:1-11, Romans 9:30-10:4 and Luke 19:41-48. --- Our Lord wept over Jerusalem for the destruction that would soon ...

2:20 a.m. - 10900 Block Loblolly Rd. - RP advised her mother FaceTimed her and was bleeding from the head, screaming for and help and advising of a domestic abuse incident. 4:16 p.m. - 1300 Block Lago...

CF-2025-00136 08/15/2025 State of Oklahoma vs. Runyon, Randall Keith Malicious Injury to Property CF-2025-00137 08/15/2025 State of Oklahoma vs. White, Clinton Reed Assault & Battery on Police Officer...

11:38 a.m. - E. 14th St. 7 Delaware Ave. - Gas Leak 3:00 p.m. - 1000 Block E. 20th St. - Passenger Vehicle Fire 5:19 p.m. - N. Grand Ave. & W. 6th St. - Motor Vehicle Accident w/No Injuries 5:46 p.m. ...