The Beggs Area Chamber of Commerce held a public forum Monday evening to hear from candidates in the April 4 Municipal Election for Ward 4. In attendance was Kenneth Lyons, joined by his wife Dona. Th...

The Morris Lady Eagle varsity slowpitch softball team kicked off their 2023 season with a pair of shutout wins over Tulsa Memorial Monday evening in Morris. The Lady Eagles took both meetings with the...

The Henryetta Lady Knight varsity slowpitch softball team found themselves in a 7-inning slugfest Monday evening with the Weleetka Lady Outlaws in Weleetka. The two teams combined for 35 runs on 35 hi...

The Beggs Golden Demons and Okmulgee Bulldogs met in Beggs Monday evening for a county varsity baseball contest. The host Demons came out of the county battle with the 15-0 decision in three innings. ...

1:42 a.m. - Shots heard - 1100 block of S. Taft Ave. - RP advised he heard two gunshots in the direction of the salvage yard. 4:30 p.m. - Welfare check - US 62/ Graves Creek - RP advised of male subje...

CF-2023-00036 03/14/2023 State of Oklahoma vs. Cooper, Jonathan David Conspiracy to Bring Contraband into Penal Institution CF-2023-00037 03/16/2023 State of Oklahoma vs. Tecumseh, Wilson John DUI Alc...

An Okmulgee man was found guilty by a jury following a trial last week in federal court. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that Kent Matthew Stapp, ag...

8th & Seminole • Okmulgee www.fumcokmulgee.org Plan to join us this Sunday morning! Our traditional worship begins in the Sanctuary at 9 a.m. followed by Sunday School for all ages. Contemporary worsh...

What is your opinion of the church of the living God? I Timothy 3:15 refers to the church as, “the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.” Just the fa...

March 24 is National Cheesesteak Day! I do enjoy a good cheesesteak. For those who may not know, a philly cheesesteak is a sandwich made with thinly sliced, tender steak, caramelized onions and gooey ...

Living our lives day by day in closeness to Jesus calls for both desire and intention. Just like any healthy marriage carrying forward right into the sunset years, both parties - the man and the woman...

Recently, I underwent full-knee replacement surgery. This was my second knee to be replaced, so I had a pretty good idea of what to expect. I understood there would be pain and the physical therapy, e...

You might remember that early last winter, when it was warm enough you could still stand to be outside, we had a groundbreaking at the Okmulgee Business Complex. At the groundbreaking, I said it won’t...

A nursing facility is not a hospital. Many people enter a nursing facility after a hospital stay and tend to think of the nursing facility as an extension of hospital care. However, a nursing facility...

DEARABBY: My ex-husband and I separated two months after our wedding. Our divorce was final five months ago. After I left him, I started talking to a younger guy I had a lot in common with. However, h...

The Preston Pirate varsity spring baseball team split their two-game home schedule earlier this week to sit at 4-1 on the young season. The Pirates suffered their first loss of 2023 Monday with a 7-1 ...

The Morris Eagle varsity baseball team dropped a 17-4 decision to the Prague Red Devils Monday evening in Morris. The double-digit setback to Prague came in District 3A-5 action. The district foes wer...

The Dewar Lady Dragon varsity slowpitch softball team earned a pair of runrule wins Monday in Checotah. The two wins puts the Lady Dragons at 6-1 on the season, heading into their participation at the...

The Henryetta varsity track and field program will begin its 2023 season Friday at the annual John ‘JP’ Phillipe Invitational. The home meet will take place at the Henryetta Public School track and fi...

Next Friday, March 31, Preston Schools will host a full performance of both Pirate Jump Rope Teams beginning at 6 p.m. at the Jim Waller Event Center. Doors will open at 5:15 p.m. and the entry donati...