Tuesday’s Okmulgee Lions Club program was one of our required meetings of hosting the District Governor for an update of our District. The Oklahoma Lions are known as Multiple- District 3 and presentl...

10/02/2023 5:04 p.m. - 6500 Blk N 250 - Animals - RP advised of a gray horse at her residence the owner was refusing to take care of. 5:12 p.m. - 20000 Blk Happy Camp Rd - Alarm Harrell Ranch indicato...

Pastor Mickey Baldwin invites the public to Cornerstone’s 10:30 a.m. Sunday Service to hear the sounds of worship with Steve and Mary Duclos. The doors open at 10 a.m. for coffee, face-to-face connect...

The Evangelist Myron Bagby Tent Revival is currently underway at The Tabernacle of Praise Sanctuary, where Mike Burns is the host pastor. The church is located on Hwy 75 between Dewar and Henryetta. T...

This Sunday, October 15, 2023, is the 20th Sunday after Pentecost. The readings are from Isaiah 25:6-9, Philippians 4:4-13 and Matthew 22:1-14. Clothed in the Righteousness of Christ, We Partake of Hi...

There is a little two-letter word most of us learned early in life as infants and that is the word “no.” This may have even been the first word we ever spoke and we all have heard small children say “...

I had a dream. And in this dream, I was adrift on a body of water. I couldn’t tell if I was on a vast river or an ocean, because I couldn’t see the shore. But there was a very strong, fast current tha...

Spaghetti squash is a winter vegetable, but readily available year round. It has a nice, nutty flavor and is super easy to cook. It’s a trifecta of perfection when it comes to choices-available, flavo...

10 Years Ago: Okmulgee was selected as a primary filming location for a television show called “Brunch.” Spc. Thomas J. Johnson, 564th Engineer Battalion, CENT-COM Material Recovery Element and native...

“Hi guys, welcome!” It is a growing conviction of mine only a handful of people in the world carry a smile that actually lights up a room. That is just the kind of smile that frequently beams across t...

DEAR ABBY: My fiancé and I have been together nine years. During that time, we have had our ups and downs. Eight years ago, after a year of dating, we decided to move in together. The following year w...

Friends, Watching the ugliness politically has so many of us frustrated and confused. Where are our leaders who worked for everybody? We had incredible leaders like Gov. George Nigh, Gov. Walters, Gov...

When I was young, just a little guy, I loved playing with my cars in the driveway. Our driveway was dirt, so it was perfect for carving out roadways to drive my toy cars over. I would become so involv...

January 19, 1940 - October 7, 2023 Roley Fry, age 83, passed away on October 7, 2023, in Dewar. Roley was born on January 19, 1940, in the Salem Community. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Frida...

May 14, 1957 - October 8, 2023 Mary Elizabeth Shafer passed away Sunday, October 8, 2023, in Henryetta. She was born Tuesday, May 14, 1957, in Wildomar Calif. to the late Louie and Mary (Porter) Edwar...

February 7, 1952 - October 10, 2023 Services are pending for Janet Lee Sorrels, 71, of Henryetta, with Integrity Funeral Service. She passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2023, in Henryetta.

October 10, 1939 - October 3, 2023 Dora Mae Walker, age 83, a longtime resident of Beggs, died October 3, 2023, at OSU Medical Center in Tulsa surrounded by family. A Home Going Service will be conduc...

December 18, 1945 - October 10, 2023 Susan Lynn Collett, a resident of Tulsa, died October 10, 2023, in Tulsa at the age of 77. She was born December 18, 1945, in Okmulgee to Oscar and Lois (Russell) ...

April 22, 1942 - August 23, 2023 Patricia Jane “Pat” Oswald, 81, of Eureka, Mo., formerly of Okmulgee, passed away August 23, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 22, 1942, in Ber...

May 5, 1946 - October 6, 2023 Robert Maurice Whittaker, age 77, retired mechanical engineer, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away October 6, 2023, in his home surrounded by family. Mr. Whittaker will b...