The Okmulgee City Council gathered for its regular April session on Tuesday, April 15, inside City Hall chambers, engaging in a spirited evening of recognitions, community updates and decisions that w...

The Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter is proud to celebrate 30 years of unwavering service to the community. To mark this milestone, the shelter will host a special anniversary celebration open to the ...

Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology (OSUIT) students will mark a significant milestone in their lives on Friday, April 18, as the university celebrates its 230th graduating class during ...

Thirty years. It’s hard to believe that three decades have passed since that quiet April morning was shattered by unimaginable violence. April 19, 1995, was a day that changed not only Oklahoma, but t...

The Title Programs Parent Advisory Committee meeting for Morris Public Schools will be held to review requirements, parental rights, activities and expenditures under Title I, II and VI Schoolwide Pro...

Part 1 It’s a chilling truth: One in four girls and one in six boys will experience some form of sexual abuse before they turn 18. And those are just the cases that are reported according to the Natio...

In the first meeting for newly-elected mayor Roger Merrill and councilman Cody Burton, Beggs City Council approved two Planning and Zoning Commission recommendations, tabled another and awarded a bid ...

The Morris City Council and Morris Public Works Authority (MPWA) held their regular meetings on Tuesday, April 8, where city officials addressed a variety of agenda items ranging from infrastructure u...

Okmulgee Service League will host an Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 19, at 10 a.m. in the YMCA parking lot, 106 W. 13th St. in Okmulgee, for children ages 0-10. Henryetta Lions Club will host its ann...

CF-2025-00051 04/10/2025 State of Oklahoma vs. Mull, Jason Gene Assault & Battery w/a Dangerous Weapon CF-2025-00052 04/10/2025 State of Oklahoma vs. Willis, Joshua Bruce Domestic Abuse Prior Pattern ...

Maranatha SDA Church in Okmulgee invites the entire community to take part in two exciting and family-friendly events. The first event is a Community Fair, scheduled for Sunday, April 27, from 11 a.m....

The OSU Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture will soon release Plant-It OK, a new horticulture app designed to help Oklahomans make informed decisions about landscapes and plants. The...

This report is a summary of key events that occurred during the last week and does not represent a complete of Emergency Management activities throughout the week. --- Virtual Meetings & Technology In...

Connie Jean (Colbert) Olsen, a devoted follower of Jesus Christ, entered into the arms of her Lord on February 17, 2025. It was a gentle passing in her family’s home in Gig Harbor, Wash. Connie was bo...

Okmulgee resident William (Bill) Arthur Record was born August 31, 1947, in Tulsa. He passed at Glenwood Skilled Nursing in Glenpool on April 13, 2025, at the age of 77. Bill was the only child of Alf...

Phillip Dale Gilstrap, Sr. was born November 25, 1938, in Poteau to Clarence and Ella Mae (Gregory) Gilstrap. He was the youngest of 10 children. Phillip passed away on Sunday morning, April 13, 2025,...

November 19, 1940 - March 15, 2025 Sydney “Char” Charlene Lampkins was born on November 19, 1940, to Opal and Charles Adams. She passed on March 15, 2025, at the age of 85. She was raised in Okmulgee ...

January 15, 2008 - April 15, 2025 Joseph Marshall Kash, 17, passed away April 15, 2025, in Bristow. A service of memory to reflect on Joseph’s life will commence Monday, April 21, 2025, at 2 p.m. at B...

June 6, 1954 - April 14, 2025 Columbus T. Jackson, 71, died April 14, 2025, at Muscogee Creek Nation Medical Center in Okmulgee. Service arrangements for Mr. Jackson are pending in the Okmulgee Chapel...

Mary M. Thompson, a resident of Beggs, passed away Monday morning, April 7, 2025, at 102 years of age. She was born June 22, 1922, in Okmulgee to the late Aras and Emma (Byars) Nash. Mary worked for m...