Lemon Tree Landing has always been one of those places where you feel good the second you walk through the door. Warm conversation, humming sewing machines and the easy back-andforth of people who gen...

Families in Okmulgee and Okfuskee counties now have access to one of the most celebrated early-literacy programs in the world - Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. This extraordinary initiative mails ...

Wayman Lewis is shown volunteering to hang Angels on the Salvation Army Angel Tree located near the north door at Walmart in Okmulgee. Residents are urged to pick an angel and fulfill the wishes of a ...

The Okmulgee Cemetery Association has announced its new slate of officers for the 2025-26 term and says they are “ready to work,” as they move forward with plans to preserve and improve the historic c...

The Prairie Bell OHCE will be raffling off this beautiful patriotic quilt at the end of their Christmas Bazaar & Craft Show, which takes place tomorrow, Nov. 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Morris Hi...

Kennedy Sullivan of Morris earned a silver medal Nov. 5 at the Oklahoma School for the Blind’s 13th annual Oklahoma Regional Cane Quest competition in Muskogee. Sullivan, a 7th grader at OSB, took hom...

There will be some new “friends” making an appearance at the Prairie Bell Christmas Bazaar & Craft Show this year. Two of these cuddly friends are the “Cheerful Chicken” and the “Obnoxious Octopus.” O...

The Morris Board of Education met Nov. 17 for a Special Board Meeting that featured major updates on district finances, academic improvements, bond-issue preparations and staffing decisions. Superinte...

November 22 Morris Christmas Bazaar & Craft Show | Prairie Bell OHCE will hold its 43rd annual Morris Christmas Bazaar & Craft Show Saturday, Nov. 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Morris High School G...

Green Country Technology Center (GCTC) is proud to announce the return of one of its most anticipated traditions: the Annual Cosmetology Christmas Hair Show, taking place Friday, Dec. 5, with showings...

The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments over the constitutionality of Senate Bill 1027, the sweeping legislation enacted in May that imposes several requirements on initiative petit...

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you understand that when you’re working hard toward a goal, the process isn’t always straightforward. You may tolerate a fair amount of challenges along the path this week...

April 12, 1965 - November 10, 2025 Funeral services for Johnny Ray Pigeon will be held Friday, November 21, 2025, at 2 p.m. at Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Okemah. Johnny Ray Pigeon was born ...

December 13, 1922 - November 1, 2025 Ethel Garner Garvey, age 102, passed away on November 1, 2025, in Henryetta after a long and well-lived life. Born on December 13, 1922, in Woodbine, Texas near Ga...

On January 29, 1947, Geraldine (Jones) Williams and Johnnie Jordan welcomed Carolyn Jo Jordan into the world. She was primarily raised in Nuyaka by her great-grandparents, Almonia and John Turner, Sr....

Eugene “Bob” Robert Collins, Jr., a resident of Henryetta, died November 20, 2025, at the age of 90. He was born on May 30 in Warsaw, Mo. to Eugene Robert November 20, 2025 and Dorothy (Barnes) Collin...

July 16, 1932 - November 14, 2025 Wanda Lois Vance Wilber was born July 16, 1932, in Okmulgee to William Jack Vance and Minnie Vance. She died November 14, 2025, in Tulsa. Viewing for Wanda was held f...

Linda Joyce Segars passed away Friday, October 31, 2025, in Okmulgee at 75 years of age. Linda was born January 3, 1950, in McAlester to the late John and La Homa (Carlile) Segars. Linda graduated fro...

November 25, 1962 - November 11, 2025 Dr. Dwanna Lynn (Peterson) McKay, 62, of Colorado Springs, Colo., passed away after a brief but valiant battle with Goodpasture Syndrome. Born in Roseburg, Oreg. ...

December 16, 1982 - November 18, 2025 Lecia Behn, age 42, a resident of Henryetta, died Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at Hillcrest Hospital in Henryetta surrounded by family. Arrangements are pending wi...