July 8, 1936 - January 20, 2023 Dr. Robert Lin Alexander, Jr. died January 20, 2023, after a long illness. Dr. Robert Lin, Sr. and Urith Allen Alexander (Bowden) were the parents to Dr. Robert Lin Ale...

Oklahoma State University’s Pesticide Safety Education Program will partner with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry to host two unwanted pesticide disposal days in McAlester on ...

Play to be performed April 28 at Orpheum Theatre The Okmulgee Community Theatre has been busy rehearsing for their next performance, “Clue,” a comedy involving murder on stage and ‘who did it?’ The st...

The Okmulgee Fire Department C Shift was visited earlier this week by Okmulgee Cub Scout Pack 102, led by Cub Master Donnie Alexander. The members tried on the SCBAs (air packs), saw how the thermal i...

Coveted Morel Mushrooms make an appearance When we begin seeing Dogwood, Redbud and Parson Pear trees in bloom along with the newly green grass and yellow Easter lilies, it is a sure sign springtime i...

Okmulgee Mayor and Pastor Mickey Baldwin invites the community to a Prayer Gathering next Tuesday. The event will be held on the north side of Council House Square on 6th Street April 11 at 6 p.m. A s...

PATRICK FORD NEWS EDITOR Oklahoma Highway Patrol is investigating a crash Tuesday afternoon that took the life of a Henryetta man. The multi-vehicle collision happened around 1:42 p.m. just north of C...

Municipalities select representatives following April 4 election Steven Baldridge will represent Ward 2 on the Okmulgee City Council following the April 4 Run-off Election. Baldridge faced challenger ...

• Okmulgee Service League will hold their annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 8, at 10 a.m. at Okmulgee Municipal Park, located on 13th St. next to the Okmulgee County YMCA. The hunt is for ages 0-...

Making things better a goal for OSUIT president “You always certainly want to leave a community better than you found it or any group or organization that you belong to. You want to contribute in such...

The left footprint on display in the fresh-turned soil of the farm acreage carried no resemblance to its counterpart, the right foot. Both imprints had been made over and over as I had leapt forward, ...

The Okmulgee Bulldog varsity baseball team notched their third win of the 2023 season this past Friday evening at historic Morgan Field at Bateman Park in Okmulgee. The Bulldogs improved to 3-9 on the...

Knights capture team title; Lady Knights finish second The Henryetta varsity tennis program came away with a pair of Top 5 finishes last week at the annual Henryetta 4A tennis tournament. The Knights ...

Eagles outlast Depew for consolation title The Preston Pirate varsity baseball team took home the team championship at the 2023 Beggs Under Armour Classic this past Saturday with a 14-4 win over the h...

Knights finish 6th at 38th Annual Dewar baseball tournament The Dewar Dragon varsity baseball team defended their Joe Fowler Gumbo Classic crown this past Saturday with an 11-2 thrashing of the Eufaul...

The Preston Lady Pirate varsity slowpitch softball team took home the team championship plaque from the Dewar Slowpitch Softball Tournament this past Saturday with a 15-6 thumping of the Moss Lady Pir...

We lived in the city of Edmond. While living there, we purchased an AKC registered Westie, Holly and an AKC registered Airedale, Niccy. We worked full time, so we crate trained and potty trained the b...

DEAR ABBY: This is in response to “Living a Soap Opera” (Jan. 3), the unhappy woman who is married to an alcoholic. She is flattered by the three younger men she’s conversing with online. My experienc...

I want to thank our extraordinary educators who work tirelessly to help all students learn, grow, and fulfill their potential. I just got back from the Bridge the Gap gala in Bixby. It’s a grassroots ...

It is springtime, and the legislative session is moving forward reaching the halfway mark of the 2023 session. The Oklahoma Legislature is embroiled in heated debates over substantial education policy...