The Okmulgee City Council opened its regular session Tuesday evening, with an invocation led by Rev. Dale Fillmore of New Day Church, who prayed for wisdom, compassion and courage as city leaders carr...

Local business leaders and residents gathered the first Friday in February for the Chamber of Commerce legislative update, where Representative Scott Fetgatter and Senator Bryan Logan provided a candi...

Missy Nash of Luv Ford recently traveled to Henryetta High School to congratulate Aubrey Taylor on being recognized as Athlete of the Week. Be sure to check each Friday’s edition of the Okmulgee Times...

A coordinated response between local law enforcement agencies resulted in the arrest of two suspects early Wednesday morning following reported burglary activity within both the City of Okmulgee and s...

Preston Drama will perform Shakespeare’s “The Twelfth Night” Friday and Saturday, Feb. 2021, at 7 p.m. at the Morris School Auditorium. A Sunday matinee will also take place at 2 p.m. Feb. 22.

July 28, 1943 - February 13, 2026 Thomas Robertson, 82, retired Okmulgee Fire Department captain, of Okmulgee, passed away Friday, February 13, 2026. Thomas was born to Codie Robertson and Julia (Smit...

November 5, 1968 - February 14, 2026 Anthony Wilson entered into eternal rest in his 57th year, now in the loving care of God. He was born November 5, 1968, to Armous Luther Wilson and Mildred G. Wils...

April 15, 1959 - February 17, 2026 David Hatfield Hollis, 66, a longtime Tulsa resident, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa. David was born April 15, 1959, in K...

November 16, 1938 - February 13, 2026 Norma Lee Black, a resident of Henryetta, passed away on February 13, 2026, at the age of 87. She was born November 16, 1938, in Henryetta to Silas and Francis Bl...

May 16, 1934 - February 18, 2026 Ann (Hughey) Sackett, a resident of Dallas, passed this life on February 18, 2026, at the age of 91. She was born on May 16, 1934, in Okmulgee to Melvin John and Rober...

February 18, 2026 Jane Laxton passed from this earth on February 18, 2026, at her home in Okmulgee. Graveside services are pending under the direction of Schaudt’s Okmulgee Funeral Service.

March 5, 1947 - February 10, 2026 Dana Brian died peacefully at home on February 10, 2026, after a long and courageous battle with the late effects of polio. She was born on March 5, 1947, in Okmulgee...

January 15, 1931 - February 10, 2026 Vera C. Crawford, 95, homemaker, died Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at the Muscogee Creek Nation Medical Center in Okmulgee, surrounded by family. Visitation will be...

December 31, 1930 - February 12, 2026 Betty Louise Rhodes passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2026, in Okmulgee at 95 years of age. She was born December 31, 1930, in Kusa to Agnes Irene Suiter and ...

October 11, 1955 - February 14, 2026 Services are pending for Tommy Ice, 70, of Weleetka, with Integrity Funeral Service. He passed away Saturday, February 14, 2026, in Weleetka.

• Mayor W. C. McAdoo received a historic bronze souvenir from S. F. Banks of the local J. C. Penney store. The medal was cast from metal salvaged off the Battleship Oregon, long known as the “Bulldog ...

DEAR ABBY: I am 57 and have never been married. I have had many relationships (some good, some bad). Although in the past I experienced heartbreaks, I am now open to meeting someone new. I recently en...

It was the time of the school year when elections were held for school student offices. Jon had been absent. I don’t remember what the ailment was, but he missed a couple of weeks of school. Therefore...

A couple of friends Mike and Matt ignited in a handful of guys an appetite for adopting solitude and silence. We found these to be treasured elements in our apprenticing pilgrimage. We have since glea...

What the federal government giveth, it also taketh away. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt alluded to that new reality in his Feb. 2 state of the state speech, imploring legislators to rein in spending amid f...