DEAR ABBY: I live on the bottom floor of a duplex with my wife. My brother-in-law, his wife and their two sons, ages 4 and 2, are upstairs. Since the 2-year-old was born, he’s been very rambunctious a...

On Friday, April 21, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) partnered with the Oklahoma Successful Adulthood program (OKSA), a division of Oklahoma Human Services, to hold a career and educa...

The annual Okmulgee FFA Spring Plant Sale held last Friday and Saturday, drew lots of people to assist the program in their fundraising efforts. The FFA members worked hard to offer the public a varie...

Okmulgee County Farm Bureau made a $100 donation to the Okmulgee County Safehouse for them to purchase food for those they provide assistance. This donation will be matched by the Oklahoma Farm Bureau...

Wednesday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the OSUIT Student Union parking lot. Bring any unused or expired medications for safe and anonymous disposal. The event is a partnership of OSUIT, OSUIT ...

Vickie Jones strives to be the voice for those who are unable “I was laying in bed, seemed like something said, ‘Get up. Get up because you can’t help him if you’re laying down.”’ -Vickie Jones --- Au...

The public is invited to attend the upcoming show, “Clue,” which opens Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Okmulgee. The show, based on the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn, is being bro...

The Beggs Area Chamber of Commerce is planning a day full of arts and crafts vendors, live musicians, food, and a quilt show at Saturday’s Frontier Day Art Festival. The festival is from 10 a.m. to 3 ...

Don your best Fabulous ‘50s attire, and party to preserve Okmulgee County’s rich history on Saturday, April 29. Okmulgee County Historical Society invites the community to attend this year’s annual Sp...

OADC director urges collaboration to make improvements to 20th Street A recent decision to choose another city for a manufacturing plant has prompted renewed calls to consider improvements to a busy t...

The Morris Eagle varsity baseball team found themselves on the losing end of a pair of District 3A-5 meetings earlier this week with the Sperry Pirates. The Eagles were doubled up 8-4 in Monday’s dist...

The Beggs Golden Demon varsity baseball team came up on the short end of a pair of District 3A-5 meetings with the Cascia Hall Commandos earlier this week. The Demons dropped both contests to the Comn...

The Okmulgee Bulldog varsity baseball team ended their District 3A-5 schedule earlier this week with a pair of losses to the Prague Red Devils. The Bulldogs dropped the two district meetings by margin...

The Okmulgee Lady Bulldog varsity slowpitch softball team had their 2023 season come to a close this past Monday at Coalgate High School. The Lady Bulldogs dropped back-to-back decisions to Wewoka and...

The Henryetta varsity tennis program came away with the top two finishes at last week’s home tournament. The Lady Knights took home the team championship at the home event, capturing gold medals in al...

The Preston and Henryetta varsity slowpitch softball programs met Monday at the Jim Waller Sports Complex in Preston for an Okmulgee County doubleheader showdown. The host Lady Pirates came out of the...

Preston notches 15th straight victory The Preston Pirate varsity spring baseball team continued their winning ways Monday evening with a 15-0 win over the host Wilburton Diggers. The run-rule victory ...

Beggs, Morris to send individuals to regionals The Henryetta Lady Knights will send its 4-member varsity golf team to the Class 3A regional tournament next Tuesday at Heritage Hills Golf Course in Cla...

The Dewar Lady Dragon varsity slowpitch softball team captured their first district championship since 2019 this past Monday evening with an 18-2 win over Cave Springs. The Lady Dragons began their jo...

The Preston Lady Pirate varsity slowpitch softball team closed out their regular-season schedule this past Tuesday at Okemah High School. The Lady Pirates finished the regular season on a winning note...