Victims admitted in critical condition Two semi-truck drivers were in critical condition following a crash in northern Okmulgee County. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported the crash happened around 3...

The 2022-2023 season for the Okmulgee Lady Bulldog varsity basketball team came to a close last Thursday afternoon at Prague High School with a 63-24 loss to the Little Axe Lady Warriors. The season-e...

The Henryetta Lady Knight varsity basketball team had their 2022-2023 season come to a close last Thursday afternoon with a 51-49 loss to the Kellyville Lady Ponies in Kellyville. The season-ending se...

The 2022-2023 season concluded for the Beggs varsity basketball program last Friday afternoon at the Beggs Event Center. The season-ending losses came to the Berryhill Chiefs and Maidens in the consol...

The Morris Eagle varsity basketball team had their bid for a state tournament appearance in 2023 end with a 58-50 loss to Tulsa Central High School this past Saturday afternoon. Saturday’s 8-point set...

Bulldogs’ playoff journey continues following regional consolation title win The Okmulgee Bulldog varsity basketball team is three wins away from earning a spot in the Class 3A state tournament after ...

If the Henryetta Golden Knight varsity basketball team is to make their first state tournament appearance in 73 years, they will need to win three-straight games this week at the Class 3A Area II tour...

The Morris Lady Eagle varsity basketball team suffered their first loss of the postseason this past Saturday evening at the Don Shoemake Sports Complex in Morris. The first setback in the playoffs cam...

Ja’Cari Hammon and Alijeh Wright were presented with awards from Mayor Mickey Baldwin recently at the Eastside Baptist Church Black History Program. The awards were given to commemorate the boys outst...

Dromedaries. Magi. Sheba. Median. Ephah. Camels. These are not exactly typically things, places, and experiences in twenty-first century Oklahoma. And yet they show up in our readings, just as they do...

An If, Then, This Scenario If: You’ve lost your pet, first contact Okmulgee County Humane Society at 918-759-2000 to see if your pet was picked up by the City of Okmulgee Animal Control Officer. If: I...

According to the Substance Abuse and the Mental Health Services Administration, marijuana use among all adult age groups, both sexes, and pregnant women is going up. At the same time, the perception o...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married more than 30 years. In the last five, I have had so many doctor appointments, medical procedures and surgeries that I have lost count. My husband thinks i...

The conversation about free and reduced-cost breakfast and lunch availability for students is happening at the Oklahoma State Capitol this session. Three lawmakers have filed legislation to either inc...

Celebrated the fourth Friday in February, Skip the Straw Day is a yearly campaign conceived in the minds of a group of middle school students from Whitehall, Mich. called The Coral Keepers. According ...

Gala Yvonne Mann, longtime resident of Okmulgee, passed away February 6, 2023, in Okmulgee at 73 years of February 6, 2023 age. Arrangements are pending with McClendon-Winters Funeral Home of Okmulgee...

Sandra Kay Finnell, a beloved member of the Morris community, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2023, at the age of 76 years. Sandra was born on November 9, 1946, in Macomb, Ill. to her parents, George...

Baby Damoni Elias Nothem was born December 21, 2022, December 20, 2022 - February 26, 2023 and died February 26, 2023. No services will be held.

David Eric Folenius, age 50, slipped into the arms of Jesus while surrounded by his loving family on February 22 after a short but courageous battle with cancer. He was born July 31, 1972, to Robert a...

Waltraud Haynes, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully at her home in Henryetta on February 25, 2023, surrounded by her family. She was 84 years old. Waltraud was born on Septem...