A crash last week claimed the life of a Bartlesville man. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported the collision on Sept. 26 at 8:27 p.m. on Interstate 40 eastbound at mile marker 243.5, 3 ½ miles east of...

• Monday: Attended BOCC meeting. Returned phone calls from weekend. Continued reviewing emergency operations plan as well as flood plain program. Held volunteer meeting at 6:30 p.m. • Tuesday: Worked ...

September 3, 1943 - September 30, 2023 Gerald A. Goode, 80, of Okemah, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, September 30, 2023, at Creek Nation Community Hospital in Okemah....

July 12, 1990 - September 27, 2023 Ronnie Woods, 33, a resident of Okmulgee, died Wednesday, September 27, 2023. Arrangements are pending with House of Winn Funeral Home - Okmulgee.

June 27, 1949 - October 1, 2023 Beverly Long of Muskogee passed away with loving family by her side on Sunday, October 1, 2023, at the age of 74. Beverly was born on June 27, 1949, in Okmulgee to her ...

July 24, 1978 - September 30, 2023 Services are pending for Johnny Ray Dunn, 45, of Schulter, with Integrity Funeral Service. He passed away Saturday, September 30, 2023, in Henryetta.

Ava Joyce Ezell, longtime Okmulgee resident, passed away at the age of 77 in Henryetta on September 26, 2023. She was born to Edward and Mildred (Brown) Rainwater on September 10, 1946, in Okmulgee. A...

Okmulgee’s Homecoming festivities carried on through Friday night’s high school football game against Westville. Several OHS alumni joined the crowd, some even performing with the marching band. Sadie...

Okmulgee’s Homecoming Week culminated with a district-wide pep assembly Thursday at Brock Gym, and Friday, OHS Leadership hosted a community block party outside the high school. The Homecoming Parade ...

The Eastern Oklahoma Development District Area Agency of Aging and The Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative (OHAI) Northeast Center of Healthy Aging will be providing the Tai Chi for Better Balance Progr...

A young Okmulgee angler hauled in an impressive bass from Okmulgee Lake a few weeks ago. Shawn Ponthieux, an 8-year-old student at Okmulgee Primary School, was out fishing with his “Paw-Paw” Steve Dug...

Green Country Technology Center (GCTC) is pleased to introduce the new slate of officers for the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) chapter for the 2023-24 academic year. These dedicated st...

Morris and Henryetta Public Schools are celebrating their respective Homecomings with various events planned. To kick off this week, both district students and staff participated in themed dress days....

There’s an old saying that you don’t really appreciate something until you don’t have it anymore. We all know that to be true in our personal life with each loss of a lifelong friend or family member....

The Senior Homecoming Queen candidate representing Golf is Clara Macaluso. Clara is the daughter of Jami and Larry Macaluso. She is the granddaughter of Judy and Ron Davis, Linda and John Macaluso and...

Okmulgee High School senior Sadie Cloud, representing the Wrestling program, was crowned Homecoming Queen Friday evening at Harmon Field. Her escort was Josiah Harrison. See additional photos from the...

Messages to be sent to all TVs, radios and cell phones FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wi...

Internet upgrades proposed at fairgrounds The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners met for their end-of-the-month meeting on Friday, during which they discussed concerns regarding the budget for FY ...

John Neal Jr. and Scott Cowell of Neal’s Homestore are pictured with some of the treats collected for the area therapy dogs, part of the Okmulgee Times’ and Henryetta Free-Lance’s Give a Dog a Bone co...

It’s Gumbo Time! Mayor Leon Anderson of the Town of Grayson invites the public to attend their annual Gumbo Festival this Saturday, Oct. 7, beginning at 11 a.m. The festival is the town’s main fundrai...