The Okmulgee County District 1 Barn in Beggs was dedicated last Friday as the “Ballard Barn” in recognition of District 1 Commissioner Ron Ballard’s years of dedicated service to Okmulgee County. The ...

Week-long event to take place at Okmulgee’s Mvskoke Dome The Mvskoke Dome in Okmulgee will be the site of the 2023 Preston Elementary Basketball Tournament, which is scheduled to get underway this com...

Postseason event to begin Saturday at 9 a.m. at Nichols Park A total of 97 Oklahoma high schools are scheduled to invade Henryetta’s historic Nichols Park this Saturday to compete at one of three regi...

Dewar, Wilson seek to remain atop standings in Week 8 The end of the 2023 regular season is drawing near for Oklahoma high school football. After this week’s action, there will be two games remaining ...

Three Okmulgee County youth football teams will begin their postseason journey this Saturday. The Dewar Dragon 5/6 grade team will battle the Depew Hornets in one of two Oklahoma 8-Man Youth Football ...

Trinity Lutheran to host fundraiser event Saturday Luther’s Oktoberfest promises to be a fun time and experience for all this Saturday. Trinity Lutheran Church is hosting the fundraiser, beginning at ...

Another eventful Pancake Day fundraiser for the Okmulgee Lions Club has come and gone, like sand slipping through our fingers. But we owe a big thank you to all who came, and all those non-Lions who v...

Following last week’s presentation by Justin Amador of M&M Machining in Morris, Talk Local invited Deb Marshall and Court Newkirk of the Okmulgee Area Development Corporation to fielded questions from...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from August business. The monies they reported this period represent sales ...

10/09/2023 7:40 a.m. - 6200 Block Alt-75 - Information - RP advised a horse was loose on the road. 6:47 p.m. - 3200 Block N 248 Rd - Domestic - RP advised his daughter was assaulting him. 8:52 p.m. - ...

10/02/2023 8:10 a.m. - Loop 56/Wood Dr - Domestic - RP advised of a white male with a flannel shirt and a white female with a black dress arguing on the side of the road. 8:40 a.m. - 100 Block N Bryan...

Felonies CF-2023-00163 10/12/2023 State of Oklahoma vs. Barber, Kametria Leshay Trafficking in Illegal Drugs CF-2023-00164 10/12/2023 State of Oklahoma vs. Bennett, Ty Ray Burglary, Second Degree CF-2...

Let me ask this question, “Are you really satisfied deep down in your soul?” I don’t mean, “Do you go through the motions of everyday living or are you gratified or even pacified?” But, “Are you truly...

Trinity Lutheran Church This Sunday, Oct., 22, 2023, is the 21st Sunday after Pentecost. The readings are from Isaiah 45:1-7, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 and Matthew 22:15-22. We Are Recreated in the Image...

It is that time again for me. The annual AVMC Halloween Party is this Saturday in Okmulgee at the VFW. It’s been 20 years! I am super busy this week preparing but I didn’t go easy on myself, a fact I ...

The average cost to raise a child in the U.S. is between $15,000 and $17,500 per year according to several sources. Wow! I know when I was growing up that the cost was not nearly that high, but it was...

Jim’s departure caught me off guard. Once I got an introductory taste (it seemed that someone had dropped a savory appetizer on my plate) of the school’s environment with its diverse cultures, I retur...

I had a dream. And in this dream I had been following my Savior - my Guide, my Light, my Path - for a while already. He had led me past many, many obstacles and pitfalls - for which I was most gratefu...

DEAR ABBY: I’m a lesbian. My wife and I have been married for nine years, but since COVID and my mother’s death, we have had problems. I met a man online; he’s an actor. We grew close via the internet...

May 14, 1998 - October 17, 2023 Damien Lee Hage, Sr., 25, a resident of Okmulgee, died Tuesday, October 17, 2023, in Okmulgee. Arrangements are pending with House of Winn Funeral Home - Okmulgee.