For the second-straight season, the Wilson Tiger varsity football team will compete in the Class C postseason. The Tigers punched their playoff ticket this past Friday night with a 61-0 shutout win ov...

Morris’ Wilson, Beggs’ Clay to represent county at state cross country meet Two Okmulgee County high school runners will compete this Saturday at the 2023 state cross country championships at Edmond S...

Morris stays alive in postseason race with 50-22 win The Morris Eagle varsity football team kept their dreams of competing in the postseason in 2023 alive last Friday with a 50-22 win over the Westvil...

DEAR ABBY: I’m a cross-dresser who is able to enjoy wearing women’s clothes in private at home. With Halloween around the corner, I want nothing more than to be fully dressed as a woman and go outside...

Over the years, I have written several articles about how livestock can help save the planet. Take cows for example - they help with nutrient cycling, they reduce wildfire danger by eating the undergr...

I usually start each weekday morning by flipping channels on the four main networks to catch up on local and state news, then continue that during the time I have before work. One of my favorite segme...

So what is Jesus not only saying to the Pharisees but to us - a very profound question - and an application of that question to us not only individually but to us collectively as a parish. Those are t...

“I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with immoral men; not at all meaning the immoral of this world, or the greedy and robbers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world....

“God likes people because he made them on the last day,” says Sarah, age 6. I suppose Sarah’s idea is that God saved the best for last. “God enjoys us because we are quiet people,” says Kasey, 6. I wo...

More than 20 Okmulgee FFA members took an hour out of their virtual day to clean up their community at Okmulgee Creek last week. These members are living out the FFA motto: Living to Serve. Okmulgee F...

A Medication Take-Back Event will take place Wednesday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the OSUIT Student Union parking lot. October 27-28 The Rocky Horror Show | Okmulgee Community Theatre present...

1:14 a.m. - 1500 Block E. 4th St. - Gas Leak (Natural Gas or LPG) 1:38 a.m. - N. Bryan St. - Smoke Scare, Odor of Smoke 3:10 a.m. - 900 Block E. 13th St. - Brush or Brushand-Grass Mixture Fire 5:55 a....

The Muscogee Creek Nation Family Violence Prevention Program was among six law-related individuals and organizations to be honored with Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher Diversity Awards in recognition of their ...

Citizens of the Town of Schulter are invited to a special town meeting and vote Thursday, Nov. 9, at Schulter Community Center. The event will take place from 8-8:30 p.m. at the center, located at 134...

• Total Building Permits Issued - 3 • Inspections to date - 79 Residential Construction • 1 new residential on 36th Street • 1 new housing unit at Jubilee Christian • 1 new residential complete on S. ...

Congratulations to the Morris Lady Eagle Cheerleaders, who recently brought home the Distinguished Academic Achievements Award.

The Crucial Synergy of Collaboration in Emergency Management When disaster strikes, the ability to mount an effective response and ensure a swift recovery is dependent on collaboration and synergy amo...

Services are pending for Patsy Ruth Henderson, who died October 23, January 4, 1936 - October 23, 2023 2023, with Rogers Funeral Home of Henryetta.

Bruce Lee Dunson was born May 28, 1949, in Okemah to Frank and Leah (Cook) Dunson. He passed away Thursday, October 19, 2023, at his home in Okemah at the age of 74. Funeral services for Bruce Lee Dun...

Tommy Ray Thompson passed away peacefully on October 21, 2023, in Tulsa. Born on March 24, 1970, in Okmulgee, Tommy lived a life full of love, laughter and service. Tommy was a man of service, dedicat...