Have you ever stopped to think of the wonder of being able to hear sounds? The joy of hearing a baby cue, the birds singing in the trees or the sound of breath-taking music is truly a wondrous blessin...

Registration open for July 20 event The Oklahoma City Thunder has spots available for its summer youth basketball camp in Okmulgee for kids ages 6-14. Thunder Youth Basketball camps, presented by Simp...

DEAR ABBY: My daughter “Lia” and her husband, “Jerry,” visited his mother and stepdad, “Gil,” a few months ago. Gil gave Lia an inappropriate hug, with his hand sliding to her buttocks. Lia said Gil h...

Mike was an intelligent boy, but not quick in his responses. It seemed he always needed a moment to think through his answers before he gave them, never being sure of what he first thought the answer ...

Green Country Technology Center is delighted to announce the graduation of its Summer Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) cohort on June 29. This exceptional group of nine graduates has successfully comple...

All Okmulgee City Hall offices and Public Works operations will be closed Tuesday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. Emergency service operations, police and fire departments will remain oper...

Tuesday’s early morning severe storms alert did little to ease the anxiety of the possible third consecutive program becoming a “no show,” but braver hearts prevailed to the tune of “the show must go ...

The Creek Council House Museum Association prepared collections for an auction they were hosting. A teen was wounded in an accidental shooting on Hwy. 75. The shot even broke the window of the car. Ok...

A total of 7,729 students were named to the 2023 spring semester honor rolls at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, including 3,491 students named to the President’s Honor Roll for earning an A g...

Okmulgee’s Got Talent III is a success A wide variety of local and area men and women took the stage last week for the Okmulgee Community Theatre presentation of “Okmulgee’s Got Talent III.” Directed ...

Where quality has stood the test of time for 84 years On the 4th of July, 1939, a young man named O.K. (Oscar Kasper) Staudt, a jeweler by trade, arrived in Okmulgee and reported to work. He came all ...

The Okmulgee County Genealogical Society held their first in-person meeting Monday at the Okmulgee Library. This is the first one since 2021, when COVID-19 led them virtually instead. The mayor of Gra...

Elizabeth Ponthieux, receptionist for the Okmulgee Times and Henryetta Free-Lance, presents 2023 Henryetta High School graduate Mabrey Been with the Herman L. Brown Memorial Scholarship.The scholarshi...

Preparations underway for Fireworks Extravaganza City of Okmulgee Emergency Management Director and Licensed Pyro Technician Ken Anderson, along with his skilled group of assistants, are putting the f...

AARP Oklahoma announced five organizations, including one in Okmulgee, will receive 2023 Community Challenge grants - part of the largest group of grantees to date with $3.6 million awarded among 310 ...

Newspaper staff works to keep community informed (Part 2 of 3) The Okmulgee Times recently had the honor of being nominated as one of Okmulgee County’s Unsung Heroes. To be honest, everyone was pleasa...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced Wednesday that Lakota John Trumon Watson, age 23, of Okmulgee, was sentenced for his role in a violent armed assault....

Undersheriff Fred McGuire retires today KAY RABBITT-BROWER SPECIAL TO THE TIMES In 2004, when newly- elected Okmulgee County Sheriff Eddy Rice was looking for an undersheriff, he said he wanted someon...

Henryetta football snaps 6-year playoff drought in 2022 The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity football team had their most successful season in seven years in 2022. The Knights finished with a 5-6 recor...

1:13 a.m. - 20th/Wood - Suspicious Activity - RP advised of a red 4 door vehicle that has been following her since I-40. 7:01 a.m. - Water Treatment Plant - Animal Control - RP advised a dog has been ...