We hit our first big legislative deadline this past week, the fifth of the 2025 session. March 6 marked the last day for Senate committees to consider bills filed in this chamber. While we’ve already ...

“Conscience is the still, small voice that makes you feel even smaller,” wrote James Sanaker. Or, as my friend Lucas, age 7, says: “It’s something in your head. It helps you think.” A description of a...

Big Cussetah United Methodist Church will hold its annual Wild Onion Dinner Saturday, March 15, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Adults will cost $15, and children 10 and under will cost $8. The meal will inclu...

Hoffman Baptist Church will hold its “Raise the Roof #4” Friday, April 4, at 7 p.m. The free gospel concert will feature Tuffy Wigley, of Paoli, and The Admunson Family. Love offerings will be taken. ...

The Dewar Dragons powerlifting team showcased their strength and determination at the 2025 Oklahoma Powerlifting Coaches Association (OPCA) Southeast Regional Meet on March 8 in Hartshorne, bringing h...

The Wilson Tigers fought with everything they had in the OSSAA Class B State Championship game, but their historic run fell just short as they were defeated 56-43 by top-ranked Calumet on Saturday at ...

Dewar High School is set to host an exciting lineup of baseball action this week as teams from across the region gather for the Dewar High School Festival. The event, which runs Thursday through Satur...

The Preston Pirates delivered back-to-back victories last Thursday, taking down Amber-Pocasset 8-0 and later defeating the Stroud Tigers 6-3. The Pirates showed offensive firepower and solid pitching ...

The Dewar Lady Dragons softball team continued their scorching start to the season with an undefeated run at the Prue Tournament, securing the championship with a series of dominant performances. Foll...

Four young men from Morris traveled down to Hartshorne for the 2025 Southeast Oklahoma Powerlifting Coaches Association Small School Regional Meet. All four earned points today and tied for 2A Regiona...

The Henryetta Knights stormed past the Okmulgee Bulldogs in a dominant 28-8 victory on Monday, powered by an explosive offensive performance led by Landen Jones. Jones had a perfect night at the plate...

As spring sports got underway across Okmulgee County, local baseball and softball teams stepped onto the field for their first matchups of the season, showcasing both dominant performances and hard-fo...

Members of the Okmulgee Education Foundation delivered a truckful of wishes to Okmulgee Public Schools teachers as they received grants from the annual Neal’s Home Store DodgeBrawl event held Nov. 16,...

An Okmulgee couple has been sentenced to a combined 48 years in federal prison for the severe abuse and neglect of children in their care, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklaho...

The race to fill the unexpired term for Oklahoma State Senate District 8 took a significant step forward on March 4, as Republican voters selected their top two candidates who will advance to a runoff...

When you sit down with Okmulgee County Sheriff Eddy Rice, one thing is immediately clear - this is a man who values integrity, service, and staying true to his principles. With nearly three decades in...

Angela Taylor stood at the threshold of a long-awaited milestone, nerves rattling as she prepared to take her driver’s test. “I’m about to pick my fingernails off,” she admitted with a nervous chuckle...

Okmulgee County residents awoke early Tuesday morning to the sound of fierce winds and storm sirens as a powerful tornado-warned storm tore through the area. At approximately 6 a.m. on March 4, the st...

Work is set to begin the week of March 10 on a critical environmental project aimed at plugging orphan oil and gas wells and remediating impacted sites within the Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge. T...

Today, March 7, is the last day to apply for voter registration to be eligible to vote in the April 1 elections. The April election is a multi-district election: Special General Election County Commis...