The 2026 fast-pitch softball season opened Monday in Dewar with an offensive showcase, as the Dewar Lady Dragons outlasted the Beggs Lady Demons 9-6 in a game that featured 30 combined hits. Senior st...

The 2025-26 postseason run for the Wilson Tigers may have come to an end short of a return trip to State, but not before the Tigers showcased the heart, teamwork and determination that defined their s...

The Henryetta Lady Knights flexed their strength on the biggest stage of the year as three athletes delivered outstanding performances at the OGPCA Girls State Powerlifting Championships, highlighted ...

The 2026 high school baseball season got underway Monday with a pair of tough road contests for Morris and an emphatic home victory for Preston, giving Okmulgee County fans an early glimpse of what ea...

Oklahoma’s biggest archery stage brought out the very best in local talent as the Preston and Morris archery teams competed at the 2026 State Grand Nationals. Facing some of the strongest programs in ...

Families from The Academy of Okmulgee (TAOO) gathered Tuesday, Feb. 24, at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology (OSUIT) for an engaging and interactive Parent Workshop led by Chef Aaron W...

The Okmulgee County Election Board announced that a post-election audit of the Feb. 10 Municipal Primary Election has been authorized by State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax. The audit will be h...

A tradition of excellence spanning generations was formally recognized Feb. 2 as Morris Public Schools introduced its inaugural Morris Hall of Fame class during a halftime ceremony at the girls’ baske...

Olivia Beaver, a junior at Preston High School, paged for Rep. Scott Fetgatter, R-Okmulgee, from Feb. 23-26 at the State Capitol. Olivia, from Morris, is the daughter of Del Beaver. During their time ...

Friday, March 13, is the voter registration deadline for the April 7 election. The April election is a multi-entity election: Board of Education Elections for Henryetta, Wilson, Liberty and Tulsa Tech...

Okmulgee has two young men who’ve earned statewide recognition - now they need their community behind them. Elijah Dawson and JaCari Hammon have been nominated to play in the Oklahoma All-State Basket...

Former Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter Interim Director Rose Lynch shared the following information announcing the new changes for the Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter: It has truly been one of the g...

Community leaders, elected officials, business representatives and law enforcement personnel recently gathered for an informal meet-and-greet with Republican lieutenant governor candidate T.W. Shannon...

Established in 1973 by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, National Nutrition Month is a time in the month of March to focus on making informed food choices and developing not only healthy eating ...

This report is a summary of activities Okmulgee County Emergency Management participated in and does not reflect all activities performed by or participated in by Okmulgee County Emergency Management....

As the third week of the legislative session is now complete, we are over halfway through the process for advancing Senate bills out of Senate committees, with under two weeks of legislative work rema...

The Emergency Drought Committee met on Feb. 24 and voted to approve a new program aimed to provide emergency drought assistance to Oklahoma producers. The application period opens March 9 and runs thr...

Rob’s Auto & Truck Repair will host a free car safety course on Saturday, Feb. 28, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 605 E. 6th Street, across from Boomarang.

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 on Tuesday, M...

The song by Bennie Triplett captures our theme for today, “How about your heart; is it right with God? That’s the thing that counts today. Is it black with sin; is it pure within? Could you ask Christ...