Coach Jackson gives midseason assessment A vote that would see Okmulgee Public Schools establish a youth football program, at nominal or no cost to OPS students, did not pass during a packed regular m...

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The Beggs Golden Demon varsity football team fell to 3-3 on the year this past Friday night with a 37-20 loss to the visiting Kansas Comets at Tate Field at Golden Demon Stadium in Beggs. The double-d...

The Morris Eagle varsity football team fell to 0-3 in district play following a 51-6 loss to the visiting Victory Christian Conquerors this past Friday at Larry Bookout Field in Morris. The setback pu...

A second-half rally this past Friday night at home against the Kiefer Trojans was not enough for the Okmulgee Bulldog varsity football team to snap their 14-game losing skid. The Bulldogs trailed 52-0...

The Wilson Tiger varsity football team remained atop the District C-3 standings with a 50-30 road victory at Copan this past Friday night. The 20-point win puts the Tigers at 3-0 in district play and ...

The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity football team notched their first district win of 2023 this past Friday with a 43-8 win over the Warner Eagles. The lopsided victory took place on Homecoming Night ...

The Preston Lady Pirate varsity fastpitch softball team’s bid for their first-ever state championship ended with a first-round loss to the Pocola Lady Indians. The Lady Pirates’ state title dreams wer...

The dreams of the first state baseball championship for the Preston Pirate varsity fall baseball team were shattered last Thursday with a 16-7 loss to the Oktaha Tigers. The 9-run setback came in the ...

Dewar’s win streak reaches half-century mark with shutout of Webbers Falls The regular-season win streak for the Dewar Dragon varsity football team reached the 50-game mark this past Friday night. The...

Beggs-Okmulgee county battle to also highlight Week 7 slate Week 7 of the 2023 varsity football season will see most of the teams in Oklahoma taking the field on Thursday instead of the usual Friday n...

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Do any of you remember an age-old commercial for Morton salt that said, “when it rains, it pours,” alluding to the quality of the product? Well, Tuesday’s Okmulgee Lions Club meeting could very well s...

Wildfires - It’s no surprise that this is the topic that comes up again and again when you talk about adapting to the changing climate. After all, wildfires are pretty scary and unlike tornadoes, hurr...

Earlier this year, on the first day of his second term of office, Gov. Kevin Stitt signed an executive order forming the Child Welfare Task Force. Former Human Services Cabinet Secretary Justin Brown ...

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married since 1968. The last time we were intimate was in 1984. The house is in both of our names. Nine years ago, she asked one of our sons to come live with us. Sh...

“What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it?” (Romans 6:1-2) That phrase in today’s title is one that many folks ...

8th & Seminole • Okmulgee www.fumcokmulgee.org Please come join us this Sunday morning! Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:30 a.m. Our combined Traditional/Contemporary Worship Service begins at 1...

“I think God will give me ‘Bubba’ as a new name,” says Andrew, age 11. “‘Bubba’ means like a good friend. I think everybody will have a good name in heaven because there is no evil there.” If there’s ...

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. Born April 22, 1942, in Berkley, Ca...