When I was young, just a little guy, I loved playing with my cars in the driveway. Our driveway was dirt, so it was perfect for carving out roadways to drive my toy cars over. I would become so involv...

January 19, 1940 - October 7, 2023 Roley Fry, age 83, passed away on October 7, 2023, in Dewar. Roley was born on January 19, 1940, in the Salem Community. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Frida...

May 14, 1957 - October 8, 2023 Mary Elizabeth Shafer passed away Sunday, October 8, 2023, in Henryetta. She was born Tuesday, May 14, 1957, in Wildomar Calif. to the late Louie and Mary (Porter) Edwar...

February 7, 1952 - October 10, 2023 Services are pending for Janet Lee Sorrels, 71, of Henryetta, with Integrity Funeral Service. She passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2023, in Henryetta.

October 10, 1939 - October 3, 2023 Dora Mae Walker, age 83, a longtime resident of Beggs, died October 3, 2023, at OSU Medical Center in Tulsa surrounded by family. A Home Going Service will be conduc...

December 18, 1945 - October 10, 2023 Susan Lynn Collett, a resident of Tulsa, died October 10, 2023, in Tulsa at the age of 77. She was born December 18, 1945, in Okmulgee to Oscar and Lois (Russell) ...

April 22, 1942 - August 23, 2023 Patricia Jane “Pat” Oswald, 81, of Eureka, Mo., formerly of Okmulgee, passed away August 23, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 22, 1942, in Ber...

May 5, 1946 - October 6, 2023 Robert Maurice Whittaker, age 77, retired mechanical engineer, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away October 6, 2023, in his home surrounded by family. Mr. Whittaker will b...

August 6, 1954 - October 10, 2023 Randy Monroe Cindle was born on August 6, 1954, in Henryetta, to Ruben and Velma (Owens) Cindle. He passed from this earth on October 10, 2023, age 69, in his home in...

February 23, 1933 - October 10, 2023 Alice Elizabeth (Jaggers) Morrow passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2023, in Henryetta. She was born Thursday, February 23, 1933, in Okmulgee. Alice grew up in Okmul...

December 2, 1952 - October 8, 2023 Pamela Sue Mitchell was born to the late Raymond Lawrence Rommel and Grace Eleana (Madden) Bergman in Arkansas City, Kansas on Friday, December 5, 1952. She passed a...

Last Saturday was the perfect day for a hot bowl of gumbo as the Town of Grayson held their annual Gumbo Festive. The festival is the town’s main fundraiser and those funds are important in helping ma...

About 170 students from seven schools including Okmulgee Public Schools, Preston Public School, Morris Public Schools, and Tulsa Area Homeschool Archery participated in Okmulgee County Archery Days la...

This week, we are talking about the response portion of emergency management. In the field of emergency management, the response phase is the critical moment when communities, organizations, and indiv...

October 13 Okmulgee Farmers Market | The Okmulgee Farmers Market is held each Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of the Creek Council House in downtown Okmulgee. October 14 Free Clothing Giveaway |...

The Okmulgee County Criminal Justice Authority (OCCJA) welcomes its newest graduate from the CLEET Reserve Academy, Randi Hirsch. Reserve Officer Hirsch graduated from the CLEET Reserve Academy on Sep...

The Okmulgee County OSU Extension Center and Okmulgee County Oklahoma Home and Community Education (OHCE) organization would like to invite the public to a free introductory lesson on “Estate Planning...

Ron Martin and Charles Otto, members of American Legion Post 10, located at 6th & Oklahoma in Okmulgee, remind everyone there is Free Coffee each Saturday morning, from 7:30-11 a.m. Stop in with your ...

The Morris City Council met in a short session Tuesday to discuss several agenda items. After a review of the financials from Bonnie West of Morris Youths Sports, the council approved the bi-yearly pa...

Senator Nathan Dahm, who was elected Chairman of the Oklahoma Republican Party in May, was in Okmulgee Tuesday, Oct. 10, to visit with County Republicans at their monthly meeting. Dahm visited with th...