10 Years Ago: The City of Okmulgee, through a proclamation to be issued by Mayor Steve Baldridge, honored November as Native American Heritage month. A special meeting was held for the ceremony in the...

“God doesn’t call the qualified. He qualifies the called.” It was a quote I had heard years before. Now, like small fragments of glowing embers in a fire pit being newly-roused by a stout breeze, the ...

DEAR ABBY: For years, we have given generous gifts to our six out-of-town grandchildren and received almost no thanks or acknowledgment. It hurts my feelings because I devote a lot of thought, in addi...

Have you ever been so nervous about something you failed to do what needed to be done? For part of my college years, I lived at home. The college I attended was about 45 minutes away. It just so happe...

Members of the Okmulgee Fire Department were practicing cutting and extraction techniques at Holleman’s Iron & Metal. The ongoing practice keeps firefighters and their newest recruit up-to-date on lif...

CF-2023-00169 11/07/2023 State of Oklahoma vs. Morris, James Michael Burglary, Second Degree CF2023-00170 11/07/2023 State of Oklahoma vs. Murphy, Michael J DUI Alcohol --- Misdemeanors CM-2023-00302 ...

10/23/2023 12:12 a.m. - 1100 Block E 10th St - Larceny - RP advised a 26-inch Blue Glacier bike with yellow shocks and chrome ape hangers was stolen from his yard in the last 30 minutes. 12:38 a.m. - ...

10/30/2023 8:49 a.m. - U.S.-75/OK-16 - Other - RP stated she ran out of gas and was waiting on her family to bring her some. RP advised there were a female, two juvenile males and a juvenile female tr...

Members of the Okmulgee Community Garden hosted a group of kids from the Creek Nation Head Start for a morning of outdoor learning this Wednesday. The young horticulturalists walked around the garden,...

The Northeast Oklahoma Labor Council Awards were held last Saturday. The Northeast Oklahoma Central Labor Union is a combination of many unions and supports all union members in the area, including bu...

August 21, 1963 - November 4, 2023 Services are pending for Billy J. Nash, 60, of Stillwater, with Integrity Funeral Service. He passed away Saturday, November 4, 2023.

August 12, 1959 - November 7, 2023 Billy Ray Howard, 64, of Hanna, died Tuesday, November 7, 2023, in Hanna. Viewing for Billy will be held Saturday, November 11, 2023, from 2-8 p.m. and Sunday, Novem...

David passed away November 5, 2023, in Denver, Colo. He was born January 26, 1983, in Okmulgee. David grew up in rural Morris. He loved animals and always had pets around him. His favorite sport was f...

May 12, 1938 - November 2, 2023 Ted (Teddy Dean) Butler died Thursday, November 2, 2023, at the age of 85. Ted was born May 12, 1938, in Okmulgee to Alva and Iona Perkins Butler. Funeral services coor...

April 22, 1966 - November 7, 2023 Tonya Lynnette Legrand, age 57, died in Tulsa, on November 7, 2023. Tonya was born on April 22, 1966, in Claremore to Wanda Jean Mills and Earl Kelly. A time of visit...

November 26, 1939 - November 7, 2023 Services are pending for Ruth E. Grimm, 83, of Henryetta, with Integrity Funeral Service. She passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2023, in Tulsa.

February 10, 1955 - November 3, 2023 John Lee Hill, 68, of Grayson, passed away Friday, November 3, 2023, in Grayson. John was born in Fayette, Mo. on February 10, 1955, to Mary Helen Hill and Everett...

God smiled on John and Ora (Ellis) Patrick when they gave birth to Velma Dee, their fifth of eleven children. She confessed a hope in Jesus Christ at an early age and was a member of the Jerusalem Bap...

January 25, 1956 - October 23, 2023 A Celebration of Life for Terry Joe Hurd will be held Saturday, November 11, 2023, in San Marcos, Texas. A Time of Remembrance will be held Saturday, November 18, 2...

May 17, 1939 - November 2, 2023 Mary Lynn Branscum was born May 17, 1939, in Okfuskee County to William Columbus Branscum and Mildred (Gilliam) Branscum. She passed away Thursday, November 2, 2023, at...