A Schulter woman will spend 27 years in prison for the 2018 murder of a county resident. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Nacole Ryan Bain aka Na...

Crowds lined Henryetta’s Main Street to watch the annual Labor Day Parade. Featured were the Labor Day Royalty include Miss Labor Day Meah Spears; along with bands performing including The Showpiece o...

The Okmulgee County Sheriff ’s Office is investigating the disappearance of Todd Fleming from an address in rural Okmulgee County. Fleming left his residence on foot Friday, Sept. 1, and has not been ...

The Okmulgee Surge YMCA Swim Team recently placed 4th overall at the 2023 YMCA Summer State Meet in Shawnee. Here are the results from the Aug. 19 competition: Girls Ages 9-10 Anna Kesler Competed in ...

The Okmulgee Lady Bulldog varsity fastpitch softball team found themselves on the losing end of three-straight shutout decisions earlier this week. All three shutout losses came against District 3A-8 ...

Dewar begins week with 3-1 win over No. 6 Tushka The Dewar Lady Dragon varsity fastpitch softball team earned a pair of narrow wins over some tough competition earlier this week. The Lady Dragons, who...

Morris squad currently sits 4th in District 3A-7 The Morris Lady Eagle varsity fastpitch softball team came away with a split decision in district action earlier this week. The Lady Eagles began the w...

Narrow 5-4 setback first for Preston squad The Preston Pirate varsity fall baseball team suffered their first loss of the 2023 season Tuesday evening at home against the Latta Panthers. In Tuesday’s f...

Henryetta trounces Roland, Heavener to remain perfect in district standings The current win streak for the Henryetta Lady Knight varsity fastpitch softball team reached 12 on Tuesday with a 10-0 home ...

Kaler paces HHS runners with 7th place finish at Claremore Sequoyah meet The Henryetta cross country program competed last Saturday at the Claremore Sequoyah Invitational. The HPS runners came away wi...

Clay, Hughes snare gold for BHS runners The Beggs cross country program enjoyed a successful output last Saturday at the Oilton Invitational. The top runners for the BPS cross country program last Sat...

Junior Bulldogs to open home schedule Sept. 9 The Okmulgee Junior Football Association kicked off its 33rd season last Saturday with a road trip to Prague for a 4-game battle with the Prague Red Devil...

Lady Pirates stay perfect in district play The Preston Lady Pirate varsity fastpitch softball team improved to 4-0 in district play Tuesday evening with a decisive 14-0 victory over the visiting Rejoi...

Season opens for four county gridiron squads tonight The 2023 high school football season will get underway for four Okmulgee County teams tonight, while the other two gridiron squads will face their ...

One of the most vivid things I remember from my college days of so many eons ago is a paper banner sign stretching the entire length of the classroom front blackboards that said: “The only thing perma...

Bills created greater employment opportunities, growth Appropriations Chair Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, has earned a perfect score of 100 percent for his votes on bills creating greater employment oppor...

10:30 a.m. - 18100 Block U.S. 266 - Threats - RP advised a man down the street had a gun and threatened to shoot him. 7:42 p.m. - 31900 Block S 213 Rd - Domestic RP advised of an altercation between h...

Applications for Voice of Democracy, Patriot’s Pen open through Oct. 31 Okmulgee County students are urged to enter two contests, sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). The VFW is dedicated ...