The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Bernard Richard Poulin, age 31, of Beggs, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for murder and five years for an u...

Mobilizing churches locally so every child has a family REPORTER “The reality is that in every community across Oklahoma, there are children and families in crisis, but there are also local churches w...

EMPG grant approved Jason Davey of the Trane Corporation updated the Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners on the latest courthouse renovations during Monday’s meeting. “From our perspective, things ...

Roy LeBlanc Invitational Rodeo returns Editor’s Note: Tickets to the event are only available at the rodeo gates beginning the day of the rodeo. -The nation’s oldest and largest African- American rode...

Beggs, Morris youth football to get started Aug. 26 Youth football for Beggs and Morris will get started in 22 days with the 2023 season opener scheduled to take place Saturday, August 26. The two Okm...

Five county schools begin fastpitch season Monday The 2023 high school fastpitch softball season is scheduled to get underway this Monday for five of the eight Okmulgee County schools. The five county...

Fastpitch softball to kick off action Aug. 7 The 2023 fall sports season for Okmulgee Public Schools will get underway this Monday (Aug. 7) with the high school fastpitch softball season opener at hom...

Lady Knight softball to begin season Aug. 7 at home The athletics department at Henryetta Public Schools recently released the 2023 schedules for its three fall sports programs - fastpitch softball, f...

Several Okmulgee County students attended the 2023 American Farmers & Ranchers (AFR) Youth Leadership Summit July 23-29. The annual retreat develops leadership skills in junior high and high school st...

Despite the extremely hot weather this week, members of the Okmulgee Fire Department were practicing cutting and extraction techniques earlier this week on an old Buick Electra 225 at Holleman’s Iron ...

On Saturday, members of the Okmulgee Fire Department’s C Shift battled a morning structure fire in the area of N. Alabama & Seneca. The firefighters contained it to the front of the house without any ...

“The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity and did turn many away from inequity.” - Malachi 2:6 --- Sacrifice, Not Profit, Is Pat...

Morris Public Schools announced its policy for free or reduced-price meals for children served under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), the School Breakfast Program (SBP) and the After-School S...

OKMULGEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S CALL LOG 07/24/2023 1:48 a.m. - 9900 Block Hectorville Rd - Shot Fired - RP advised of an unknown male subject attempting to break into his residence. RP states he shot at th...

ODMHSAS campaign highlights student mental health The relaxing days of summer are coming to a close, and the back-to-school season will be here soon. As students, teachers, administrative personnel an...

Felonies CF-2023-00131 08/01/2023 State of Oklahoma vs. Koelzer, Daniel Ray Assault & Battery on Police Officer CF-2023-00132A 08/01/2023 State of Oklahoma vs. Shafer, Harold Eugene Jr Grand Larceny C...

07/16/2023 1:03 a.m. - A1 Mechanics - Welfare Check Trucker picked up a trailer, payment was made, but no further contact. RP last spoke at 11:00 p.m. the night before. 1:26 a.m. - 1700 Block Glennon ...

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...

“There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.” - George Orwell, 1984 In 2021, the American Library Association recorded over 1,5...

What a privilege - to walk on this earth with the God of Heaven! I am thinking today of a friend who was injured in a near fatal automobile accident some years ago. After coming out of a month-long co...