Congratulations to Morris Lady Eagles Basketball Coach Kelly Kindell for being awarded Co-Coach of the Year for the 2024-25 Heartland Conference. In her first year, Kindell led the Lady Eagles team to...

With March just around the corner, high school baseball and slowpitch softball teams across Okmulgee County are gearing up for the 2025 spring season. The schedules for the area teams have been releas...

A great 2024-25 season came to an end for the Dewar Lady Dragons basketball team Monday at the Mvskoke Dome in Regionals. Dewar finished the season at 22-3. Pictured is some of the action from the pla...

Six candidates will appear on the March 4 Republican primary ballot for the open Oklahoma State Senate District 8 race, but only five are actively campaigning. The eastern Oklahoma seat is open becaus...

Early voting begins tomorrow for citizens in Okmulgee County. Voters who cannot make it to the polls on March 4 election day have the option of voting early at the Okmulgee County Election Board. The ...

With February being Black History Month, a spotlight is being shown on the men and women who have or are serving in the military. That drive, along with an effort to restore a significant part of Okmu...

A Haskell couple is facing child neglect charges after a viral video captured a 7-year-old girl left outside in freezing temperatures, wearing only pajamas and socks. The incident has sparked widespre...

The Okmulgee County commissioners approved three appointments to the County Fair Board during Monday’s meeting. This action came after no one filed for the seats during the most recent Fair Board Elec...

Greater Jones Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church will host a special fundraising event on Sunday, March 9, in support of K’Niyah Spratt’s campaign for Oklahoma District Queen. The event, which will take place ...

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Oklahoma senior citizens, caregivers and those interested in matters affecting aging Oklahomans are invited to the State Capitol for Senior Day on Monday, March 3. Attendees will have the opportunity ...

The Okmulgee Public Board of Education will convene for a special meeting today at 5:30 p.m. at the Administration Building, John Barksdale Board Room, located at 316 E. 8th St. This gathering will ad...

Okmulgee Main Street will host a Tools For Your Business event Thursday, Feb. 27, from 5-8 p.m. at the Okmulgee Community Center. The free event will feature industry professionals, local business own...

As scams continue to rise, Oklahoma residents are urged to stay vigilant against fraudsters targeting personal and financial information through various deceptive schemes. From phishing messages to fr...

Oklahoma’s largest housing authority was among 400 public housing agencies whose 2024 Section 8 Housing Choice voucher programs were underfunded by a total of $400 million by the U.S. Department of Ho...

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 You might feel like you have extra energy to chase goals and take bold actions this week, Aries. Your natural drive will be strong. Find opportunities to assert yourself in new a...

Frank Norman Holderness, 90, passed away peacefully on Thursday February 20, 2025. Frank was born November 23, 1934, in Garden City, Kansas to Blanche Belle (True) and Pearl Lee “P.L.” Holderness. Vie...

Wendell Lee Suttle, of Okmulgee, passed away in Tulsa on Monday, February 17, 2025, at the age of 66. He was born on September 7, 1958, in Norman to his parents, Paul and Shirley (Bozarth) Suttle. Wen...

September 26, 1964 - February 21, 2025 David Eugene Swanson, a resident of Mounds, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2025, at the age of 60. Born on September 26, 1964, in Torrance, Calif., he was t...

August 12, 1969 - February 21, 2025 Services are pending with Integrity Funeral Service for Christian L. Borunda, who passed away February 21, 2025.