Free lunch distribution planned at two locations Children in the Okmulgee area will be able to receive free lunch this summer at two locations. The Okmulgee Summer Meals Program will begin on Monday f...

Tomorrow evening closes the chapter for the Okmulgee High School Class of 2023, as graduation ceremonies will begin at 8 a.m. at historic Harmon Field. The seniors will take their final walk and celeb...

Free event begins Saturday Movies on Main returns this weekend to Beggs, with an exciting lineup of free movies for the community. Last year, Summer Lamborn of Kanokie Coffehouse had the west wall of ...

Lions host representatives during weekly meeting When I read or hear the words “Safe Harbor,” it conjures up thoughts of safety or a refuge, keeping one safe from the rocky shores of life and living’s...

Our petroleum scholar went to work hammering out his PhD dissertation. Its premise centered on the task of increasing smoother, more efficient liquid flow through the interior chambers of miles and mi...

My wife inherited a youth choir. It was started by a member of our church, but when his job took him to another city, the choir needed a new leader. My wife was asked to take it over and she agreed to...

Increases to commercial, rural water rates approved The Okmulgee City Council met for their regular monthly session Tuesday, as they named a new city manager and approved commercial water rate increas...

High School football teams began the first phase in their preparations for the upcoming 2023 season this week with spring football workouts. Pictured on this page are action shots from Monday’s spring...

The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity tennis team came away with a 4-way tie for seventh at the 2023 Class 4A state tennis championships this past weekend in Oklahoma City. The Knights finished the 2-da...

Preston diamond squad shut out for first time in 2023 in quarterfinal loss to No. 1 Silo The Preston Pirate varsity spring baseball team saw their bid for the first-ever state championship end last Th...

Morris senior Jaxen Wright (center) signed a letter of intent to wrestle collegiately at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. Wright is a 4-time state qualifier at MHS and is the first-ever state ...

12:23 a.m. - 1000 Block E Randolph - E911 Miscellaneous - RP advised a subject came in her house with guns. Before officers arrived RP states that the subject left in a black Chrysler 300. 1:52 a.m. -...

Duck Creek Casino planned a ribbon cutting for a freshly renovated dining room and game space. They added to the amount of games they had and they expanded their dining room to seat 1,500 people. The ...

Okmulgee Kindergarten students were presented their certificates at Monday’s graduation ceremony. Principal Jennifer Neal welcomed family members who filled up the facility to cheer on their special g...

OU-TU School of Community Medicine and Okmulgee Primary School held a year-end celebration last week for the PenPal Program. PenPals is a new letter exchange program between the OU-TU med and PA stude...

Before she was a teacher, Kathi Seamans had a passion for fabric and textiles, and began sewing around the age of 3. This interest persisted alongside her career as a special education teacher, which ...

“The Scriptures say, ‘Our lives are like the grass of spring, and any glory we enjoy is like the beauty of a wildflower. The grass dries up and dies, and the flower falls to the ground. But the word o...

I was recently talking with a priest friend of mine about the priesthood and our experiences of it - the joys and the struggles, the disappointments and the surprises. And one of the struggles and dis...

One litter of kittens = 420,000 more cats in 7 years’ time. One litter of dogs = 50,000 more dogs in 7 years’ time. It’s hip to snip! Plus, doing so saves lives. While your pet may have a wonderful, l...

DEAR ABBY: I’m 42 and my guy friend is 59. He’s a wonderful person and a great provider. I’ve known him for about a year now, but he seems a bit controlling. He wants me around seven days a week and e...