The 41st annual Prairie Bell OHCE Christmas Bazaar and Craft Show will be held Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Morris High School Gym. Barbara Whitaker will be selling homemade peanut ...

The Prairie Bell OHCE Christmas Craft Show returns Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Morris High School Gym. The show will feature a variety of booths with unique items for sale. Novembe...

Sixteen seniors from the University of Oklahoma have been selected as Outstanding Seniors for their exceptional achievements in scholarship, honors, awards, leadership and service. Of these 16 student...

The Okmulgee County Democratic Party will meet Thursday, Nov. 16, at 6 p.m. at the OSUIT Student Union from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Scott J. Hamilton will be guest speaker this month. Hamilton is beginning his...

New Medicare cards: One common tactic scammers use is to offer you a new kind of card with a chip, even though Medicare doesn’t offer cards like that. Thieves may also try to convince you that your ca...

Variety of options available for those in need of quality, affordable health insurance Beginning Nov. 1, the health insurance marketplace opened for Oklahomans to elect medical coverage for 2024. This...

• Monday: Attended BOCC meeting. Attended Okmulgee County Ambulance Authority meeting. Meeting with Commissioner Zoellner at courthouse. Worked at the office reviewing documents no longer needed. Went...

Schools across the area recognized our Okmulgee County veterans last week with various assemblies and events. Pictured above, veterans attended Preston Schools’ program at the Jim Waller Event Center ...

Okmulgee Elks Lodge #1822 was honored to serve breakfast to over 100 veterans and guests on Veterans Day this past Saturday. A great big thanks goes to Leroy Frederrick, Linda Boyd, Kevin and Dailene ...

Lots of activities were held last week to honor the men and women who have bravely served in the various branches of the United States Armed Forces. Above, veterans enjoy a complimentary breakfast, co...

Numbers rise in most areas The employment rate around the state fluctuated during September, according to the latest statistics from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. Okmulgee County saw it...

EM Report heard The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners approved a number of items during their regular meeting on Monday, including the minutes from the Nov. 6 meeting and Invitation to Rebid for ...

It was a busy weekend for most county schools, as students and coaches, along with supporters, traveled the area to compete, some at State, while others were named champions and qualified to move to t...

Okmulgee Main Street encourages all to shop local, shop small PATRICK FORD NEWS EDITOR The holiday season officially kicks off in about a week, as local businesses get ready for shoppers looking for t...

Games to take place June 8, 2024 at OCU Three Okmulgee County senior fastpitch softball players will have the opportunity to represent their respective schools one final time on the softball diamond n...

The Schulter varsity basketball program began the home portion of its regular-season schedule Tuesday evening against the Butner Eagles and Lady Eagles. The Schulter cage squads emerged from the home ...

County athletes ink college pacts

Three county gridiron squads start postseason play Friday The journey towards the prestigious Gold Ball in varsity football begins Friday night all across Oklahoma. In Okmulgee County, three gridiron ...

Rarely in the 248-year history of the founding of the United States military (June 14, 1775), has a Seaman Recruit climbed the military ladder to the “Flag Officer” rank of Rear Admiral (2 star) in th...

This Saturday is Veterans Day. Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, which was the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annua...