Okmulgee Elks Lodge #1822 was honored to serve breakfast to over 100 veterans and guests on Veterans Day this past Saturday. A great big thanks goes to Leroy Frederrick, Linda Boyd, Kevin and Dailene ...

Lots of activities were held last week to honor the men and women who have bravely served in the various branches of the United States Armed Forces. Above, veterans enjoy a complimentary breakfast, co...

Numbers rise in most areas The employment rate around the state fluctuated during September, according to the latest statistics from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. Okmulgee County saw it...

EM Report heard The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners approved a number of items during their regular meeting on Monday, including the minutes from the Nov. 6 meeting and Invitation to Rebid for ...

It was a busy weekend for most county schools, as students and coaches, along with supporters, traveled the area to compete, some at State, while others were named champions and qualified to move to t...

Okmulgee Main Street encourages all to shop local, shop small PATRICK FORD NEWS EDITOR The holiday season officially kicks off in about a week, as local businesses get ready for shoppers looking for t...

Games to take place June 8, 2024 at OCU Three Okmulgee County senior fastpitch softball players will have the opportunity to represent their respective schools one final time on the softball diamond n...

The Schulter varsity basketball program began the home portion of its regular-season schedule Tuesday evening against the Butner Eagles and Lady Eagles. The Schulter cage squads emerged from the home ...

County athletes ink college pacts

Three county gridiron squads start postseason play Friday The journey towards the prestigious Gold Ball in varsity football begins Friday night all across Oklahoma. In Okmulgee County, three gridiron ...

Rarely in the 248-year history of the founding of the United States military (June 14, 1775), has a Seaman Recruit climbed the military ladder to the “Flag Officer” rank of Rear Admiral (2 star) in th...

This Saturday is Veterans Day. Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, which was the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annua...

10 Years Ago: The City of Okmulgee, through a proclamation to be issued by Mayor Steve Baldridge, honored November as Native American Heritage month. A special meeting was held for the ceremony in the...

“God doesn’t call the qualified. He qualifies the called.” It was a quote I had heard years before. Now, like small fragments of glowing embers in a fire pit being newly-roused by a stout breeze, the ...

DEAR ABBY: For years, we have given generous gifts to our six out-of-town grandchildren and received almost no thanks or acknowledgment. It hurts my feelings because I devote a lot of thought, in addi...

Have you ever been so nervous about something you failed to do what needed to be done? For part of my college years, I lived at home. The college I attended was about 45 minutes away. It just so happe...

Members of the Okmulgee Fire Department were practicing cutting and extraction techniques at Holleman’s Iron & Metal. The ongoing practice keeps firefighters and their newest recruit up-to-date on lif...

CF-2023-00169 11/07/2023 State of Oklahoma vs. Morris, James Michael Burglary, Second Degree CF2023-00170 11/07/2023 State of Oklahoma vs. Murphy, Michael J DUI Alcohol --- Misdemeanors CM-2023-00302 ...

10/23/2023 12:12 a.m. - 1100 Block E 10th St - Larceny - RP advised a 26-inch Blue Glacier bike with yellow shocks and chrome ape hangers was stolen from his yard in the last 30 minutes. 12:38 a.m. - ...

10/30/2023 8:49 a.m. - U.S.-75/OK-16 - Other - RP stated she ran out of gas and was waiting on her family to bring her some. RP advised there were a female, two juvenile males and a juvenile female tr...