The Oklahoma House of Representatives High School Page Program is now accepting applications for the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature. Rep. Chris Banning, R-Bixby, encourages all interes...

Why not do both? “Soil Health Practices Boost Profits for Farmers.” That was the headline of a story I came across recently in Successful Farming Magazine. The article went on to discuss how a recent ...

• Monday: Attended BOCC meeting. Worked at office on mitigation grant and sent Notice of Intent to Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management. Continued going through documents at the office and clea...

Ashley Summers, with First National Bank & Trust in Okmulgee, recently completed the Oklahoma Bankers Association Operations School in Oklahoma City. Summers was among 48 attendees of the school, whic...

Have you ever had a song or thought that kept constantly running through your mind? Yeah, me, too! For instance, Alabama’s lead singer, Randy Owen, singing - “Oh, I believe there are angels among us, ...

Okmulgee County 4-H held their annual Achievement Banquet on Nov. 16 at the Okmulgee Fairgrounds. This event was a great evening of celebrating Okmulgee County 4-H kids, and all the wonderful voluntee...

The Salvation Army is desperately seeking volunteers to help ring the bells this season. Kettle money collected helps the Salvation Army buy Christmas food and clothing for Okmulgee County residents. ...

TRANE gives update on courthouse construction The commissioners held a brief end-ofthe- month meeting last Thursday, where they awarded a bid for election ballots to Midwest Printing for a one-year pe...

Okmulgee County property owners will soon receive their tax notices in the mail. Treasurer office employees Norine Dildine, Donna Chronister and Mayce Tucker are pictured in front of several totes of ...

Applications still being accepted for weekend event Folks still shopping for those on their Christmas lists will want to visit the 2nd Annual Last Stop Christmas Shop Craft Fair. Almost 20 vendors are...

Filing period ends today Today is the final day for citizens seeking seats on county school boards and Okmulgee City Council. As of press time, here are those who have filed: Okmulgee City Council • J...

Festival of Lights Parade tomorrow at 7 p.m. The sounds and lights of the holidays come to life tomorrow evening as the annual Festival of Lights Parade takes over the streets of downtown Okmulgee. Fe...

Hopes to instill hair love in upcoming generations When Hailey Robinson graduated from Morris High School in 2013, she had not planned to become an author - not even after a master’s degree and becomi...

The Okmulgee varsity basketball program took to the road for the first time in 2023-2024 on Tuesday, traveling to Muskogee for a showdown with the Hilldale Hornets and Lady Hornets. The Okmulgee cage ...

The Schulter varsity basketball program came away with a pair of split decisions earlier this week to sit at 5-1 on the year. The Bulldogs suffered their first loss of 2023-2024 on Monday with a 66-49...

Annual cage tourney to begin Monday at 5 p.m. The annual Wilson Tiger Classic varsity basketball tournament is scheduled to take place next week at the Tiger Den at Wilson (Henryetta) High School. Bot...

Rikki Wolfe (center) talks to her team during a timeout in a Sasakwa 2017 playoff game in Henryetta. Wolfe will begin her 10th season as a head coach on Friday when the former Schulter basketball stan...

Lady Eagles award Foster first coaching win in opener The Morris varsity basketball program began its 2023-2024 campaign Tuesday evening with a split decision against Tulsa’s Mingo Valley Christian Sc...

Knights begin season with double-overtime thriller The Henryetta varsity basketball program officially kicked off its 2023-2024 season this past Tuesday evening at home against the Hugo Buffaloes and ...

Never let it be said that the Okmulgee Lions Club doesn’t feel a kinship between our club and Okmulgee’s White-Williams American Legion Post 10, because both have recently celebrated 100 years of serv...