Local artisans, businesses, organizations and community groups are being invited to take part in an exciting community celebration this spring as the Veterans of Foreign Wars prepares to host the VFW ...

Highland Park Manor in Okmulgee was filled with celebration as Mrs. Joann Patrick marked her 100th birthday, joining the ranks of Oklahoma’s honored centenarians. Mrs. Patrick, born in 1926 in Arkansa...

The Okmulgee County Special Athletic Association (OCSAA) will hold its annual Shark Shiver fundraiser this Saturday. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Okmulgee Elks Lodge, 701 S....

Okmulgee County 4-H members recently showed their hard work and dedication at both the Okmulgee County Spring Livestock Show and the Muskogee Regional Livestock Show. These events represent months of ...

The Trump administration’s recent moves to dismantle the Department of Education have left Native American leaders feeling frustrated and unheard as several tribal education projects are caught in lim...

The Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce will host a Legislative Forum Friday, March 6, at 8 a.m. at the Mabrey Bank Meeting Room, 111 E. 6th Street in Okmulgee. The Knights of Columbus Council 2494 will hold...

The community is invited to mark their calendars for the Okmulgee Lions Pancake Day, a long-standing tradition and key fundraiser for the local Lions Club. The event is set to take place Tuesday, Marc...

Bail reform has long been a sore subject at the state Capitol. First came the narrow rejection of a comprehensive reform package in 2019, fueled by lobbying from the bail bond industry and law enforce...

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July 28, 1943 - February 13, 2026 It is with great sadness that the family of Thomas Joseph Robertson announces his passing on February 13, 2026, in Tulsa at the age of 82. He was a resident of Okmulg...

June 22, 1944 - February 25, 2026 Rachel Louise Randall, 81, passed away peacefully at her home on February 25, 2026. She was born on June 22, 1944, in Chattanooga, Tenn. to the late Albert and Mary J...

November 10, 1971 - March 4, 2026 Services are pending for Preston Duane Travis, 54, of Weleetka, with Integrity Funeral Service. He passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Tulsa.

July 17, 1953 - February 27, 2026 Carol Sue Dieterle Bardin passed away on Friday, February 27, 2026, in Tulsa at the age of 72. Carol was born on July 17, 1953, in Dixon, Ill. to Aloysius J. Dieterle...

April 13, 1938 - February 24, 2026 Maxine Lee Hinshaw, 87, of Edmond, passed away peacefully on February 24, 2026, after a short illness. She was one of six children born to the late Thomas and Sylvie...

June 8, 1941 - March 2, 2026 Sandra Kaye Milam, a longtime resident of Dewar, passed away on March 2, 2026, at the age of 84. Sandra was born on June 8, 1941, in Detroit to Herbert Weese and Irene (We...

May 16, 1934 - February 17, 2026 Ann (Hughey) Sackett, a longtime resident of St. Petersburg, Fla., passed away in Dallas on February 17, 2026, at the age of 91, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s...

September 30, 1975 - February 28, 2026 Montri El Brinkley, 50, truck driver and resident of Tulsa, formerly of Okmulgee, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2026, in his home surrounded by family. Visi...

December 10, 1965 - March 4, 2026 Darrell Frost, a resident of Henryetta, passed away on March 4, 2026, at the age of 60. A celebration of life will take place at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Ro...

February 10, 2026 Vera C. Crawford, 95, homemaker, slipped the bonds of this earthly realm onto eternity on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at the Muscogee Creek Nation Medical Center in Okmulgee, surroun...

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