Members of the Okmulgee Lions Club gathered for their December board meeting, welcoming District 2nd Vice President Monica Medley for a special visit that included award presentations, upcoming projec...

Okmulgee Community Theatre will perform ‘A Christmas Carol’ Dec. 12-13 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 14 at 2 p.m. at The Orpheum Theatre in downtown Okmulgee. Admission is $10 for adults, and children 12 and ...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from October business. The monies they reported this period represent sales...

The Okmulgee County Community Garden is planning a workday this Saturday, Dec. 13, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for garden members and friends. Lunch will be provided. According to Garden Executive Director ...

According to Census Reporter, Okmulgee County has a higher rate of poverty than the state average - with about 17.6% of county residents living below the poverty line, compared with lower statewide fi...

A historic moment for the Muscogee Nation and for Indigenous art in Oklahoma will be marked on Saturday, Dec. 13, as the Mvskoke Waters Gallery opens its doors at Riverwalk Crossing in Jenks. The gall...

On a chilly mid morning at Baptist Village, James “Jim” Bledsoe greeted me with the kind of easy humor that lets you know you’re in for a good visit. “My dad would have said the frost was on the pumpk...

It was the cuts to federal child care subsidies that landed Eboney Mitchell in eviction court. Mitchell said having daycare for her two children allowed her to work and keep up with her monthly rent. ...

March 3, 1979 - December 8, 2025 Andre Dejuan McGee, age 46, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Monday, December 8, 2025, at St. Francis Health System in Muskogee, with his family present. A home-goi...

October 22, 1959 - November 29, 2025 Yvette Marie Mitchell, after 66 seasons, transitioned to eternal rest on November 29, 2025, in Tulsa. Memorial services will be held Saturday, December 13, 2025, a...

July 8, 1942 - November 19, 2025 Johnnie Arthur Vierling, born July 8, 1942, in Okmulgee, peacefully passed away on November 19, 2025. Johnnie graduated from Okmulgee High School in 1960, where he was...

January 21, 1941 - November 25, 2025 Christine Thelma (Curry Weaver) Harris, a lifelong resident of Okmulgee, died November 25, 2025, in Okmulgee at the age of 84. She was born on a winter Tuesday, Ja...

December 6, 2025 - December 6, 2025 Baby girl Alyssa Ann Owens passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on December 6, 2025, in Tulsa. She was the precious daughter of John Leonard Owens II and Ashley...

May 24, 1940 - December 1, 2025 On May 24, 1940, a blessing named Wanda was born in Okmulgee to Herbert McKittrick and Ollie Grace (Talton) McKittrick. She was their only child. Wanda often spoke of h...

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married to a narcissist for 28 years. He has gaslighted me for our entire 30 years together. He has had a “work wife” and a flirtation with the next-door neighbor hottie, and he p...

I was tired. Attending college and taking a full load of classes doesn’t leave a lot of room for outside activities. On top of that, I was working in the school cafeteria. There wasn’t any income or m...

My friend from Asia had come to faith while studying at an American university. I smiled as he later shared an account of bringing Jesus along to a game of poker. The family member who invited him for...

The Scripture quoted in our title today comes from I Corinthians 1:26-27 where Paul reminds the Corinthian church and Christians everywhere, “For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise ...

As the Christmas season approaches, the spirit of giving takes on many forms - none more meaningful than the gift of time. Across local Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Centers and Residential Care Faci...

This Sunday, Dec. 14, is the third Sunday in Advents. The readings are from Isaiah 40:1-8 (9-11), 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 and Matthew 11:2-10 (11). The voice of the Baptizer cried out in the wilderness: “...