OKLAHOMA CITY – For those of you who watch Ted Lasso, I promise no spoilers in this column. The Apple+ television show, for those of you who are not aware of the series, focuses three seasons on an Am...

DEAR ABBY: I have a child with a woman I'll call 'Kara,' who is now my ex-wife. Our son lives full time with me and my new wife, whom I married three years ago. Kara was diagnosed with schizophrenia f...

Thursday, June 8th and Friday, June 9th From 9 to Noon Okmulgee City Animal Shelter 1239 N. Okmulgee Ave, Okmulgee, OK 74447 We have 11 kitties and four cats ready for new homes! They need Fosters and...

Many residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and residential care facilities struggle with the feeling that they have given up much of their ability to make choices for themselves and control the...

'See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. Beloved, now we ...

Greater Jones Chapel will be having a two-day learning experience each week for children ages 3 years to 15 years old beginning at 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.. Monday, June 12- Meet and Greet Tuesday, June 1...

“Jesus meant that if you believe in Him, you will not be hungry spiritually!” says Megan, age 11. Everyone loves good food, though many of us would do better if we loved it less. It’s so easy to indul...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Broadband Office’s statewide broadband listening tour is coming to Okmulgee on Tuesday, June 20, and state officials are asking you to take part. The meeting will begin at...

Okmulgee County Republicans meeting will be Tuesday, June 13. There will be a legislative update with Senator Thompson and Representatives Banning and Fetgatter.The general meeting begins at 6:30 p.m....

Okmulgee Community Theatre will host a bean dinner Thursday, June 8, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. at the Okmulgee Fairgrounds. The meal is $8 and will include brown or white beans with ham, cor...

Pastor, Mayor Mickey Baldwin welcomes men and families to join A Prayer Gathering Among Men: 120 Men’s Prayer Event will be held Thursday, June 15 at 6:30 p.m. on the sidewalk north of Council House S...

A new requirement for tax exemption for veterans goes into effect July 1. According to Senate Bill 415, effective Nov. 1, 2021, all new applicants for sales tax exemption based on a veteran’s 100 perc...

During their regular weekly meeting on Monday, the Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners approved a memorandum of agreement with CREOKS Mental Health Services. “What we're trying to do is update our ...

The Okmulgee County Treasurer’s office will hold the annual June Resale on Monday, June 12, at the Okmulgee County Fairgrounds located at 1901 N Oklahoma. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. and the res...

Christopher Harris taken into custody Monday; charged with shooting with intent to kill A tip from an alert citizen Monday afternoon led to the arrest of the man wanted in connection with the shooting...

The FBI is investigating a homicide that claimed the life of a male victim Saturday evening. According to Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice, around 7:50 p.m. June 3, the OPD was requested by Okmulgee...

Okmulgee High School Coaches James and Michelle Quinn are hosting a tennis camp again this summer next week. The Youth Tennis Academy will be held June 12-15, at the Hawthorne Park Tennis Courts on No...

OSU, ORU to battle in Stillwater; OU heads to Virginia The Road to Omaha for 64 NCAA Division-I baseball teams gets underway this Friday at 16 different regional tournament sites. Two of the state’s t...

Preston High School graduate Malachi Ligons (front row, center) signed a letter of intent Tuesday afternoon to play college basketball with the Bethel College Threshers in North Newton, Kansas, with h...

Morris’ Wright, Henryetta’s Wynne end high school careers with state championships Okmulgee County athletics was well represented at State during the 202223 school year. There was at least one represe...