Lots of young ones were excited to be back at Okmulgee Municipal Park this year to hunt for eggs at the Okmulgee Service League Community Egg Hunt Saturday. Prizes, candy and gifts were hidden inside ...

April is Autism Awareness Month, and various agencies and schools are showing their support of the cause. Okmulgee-Okfuskee County Youth Services staff wore their shirts last week in support of Autism...

Pinwheel planting event is Thursday at courthouse This Thursday at 12 noon, the community is invited to join the Okmulgee County Family Resource Center and other agencies on the lawn of the Okmulgee C...

Sheriff Eddy Rice has been appointed as temporary interim director of the Okmulgee County Emergency Management. The announcement was made during Monday’s meeting of the Board of County Commissioners. ...

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is April 9-15 Have you ever wondered who’s the person behind emergency calls to 911? Those individuals are essential to the public, which is why National ...

John Hayes speaks at event Prayer Before the Bell celebrated 25 years this week with a special guest speaker. Conversion Ministry Church, under the leadership of Rev. Gregory Richardson, has hosted th...

Harmon Field has been busy recently as Okmulgee Schools hosting their high school meet on March 31 and the Junior High Invitational on April 4. Coach Dwight Pankey, assistant coaches, and volunteers w...

The Dewar Lady Dragon varsity slowpitch softball team went 2-1 in recent action earlier this week. The Lady Dragons began the week with a 9-4 victory over the Weleetka Lady Outlaws at Al Kessel Field ...

Morris and Okmulgee met this week for a pair of varsity baseball games. The two Okmulgee County squads began a 2-game, home-and-home, District 3A-5 series Monday in Morris, then finished the district ...

The Henryetta Lady Knight varsity slowpitch softball team traveled to Checotah this past Monday to take on a pair of McIntosh County opponents the Eufaula Lady Ironheads and the host Checotah Lady Wil...

The Preston Pirate spring baseball team improved to 10-1 on the year Tuesday evening with a 13-1 thrashing of the visiting Okemah Panthers. The Pirates returned to action this weekend at the 2nd Annua...

The Morris Lady Eagle varsity slowpitch softball team went a perfect 4-for-4 at home earlier this week. The four wins came in doubleheader sweeps of Okay and Okmulgee, including the last three by shut...

The Preston Lady Pirate varsity slowpitch softball team traveled to Chelsea Tuesday to battle the host Chelsea Lady Dragons and the Wyandotte Lady Bears in a pair of 7-inning battles. The Lady Pirates...

Kidney donors, fundraisers are guests of Okmulgee Lions Probably most of us recognize John 15:13 - “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” And I have previo...

CF-2023-00044 03/28/2023 State of Oklahoma vs. Guitierrez, Richard Anthony Murder-First Degree CF-2023-00045 03/28/2023 State of Oklahoma vs. Breshears, Sarah Nicole Identity Theft Obtaining Cash & Me...

12:02 a.m. - Suspicious person - 7000 block of Happy Camp Rd. - RP advised they see flashlights in back pasture. Believes someone is trying to steal cows or possibly someone chasing the cows with some...

8th & Seminole • Okmulgee www.fumcokmulgee.org Plan to join us this Sunday morning! Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:30 a.m. Our combined Traditional/Contemporary Worship Service begins at 10:50...

This Sunday, Christians will celebrate one of the greatest and most glorious events in human history. We refer to it as Easter or Resurrection Sunday. There has never been another day like it. For cen...

April 7 is Mom’s birthday. As we are planning to celebrate this coming weekend, she is heavily on my mind. I have mentioned my mother in this column before, but I want to mention her again. My mom is ...

Karl Fredrich Koening was a tank gunner in Africa with the 21st Panzer Division of the German Army. After his unit was captured and detained in several African POW camps, an American Victory ship carr...