10:26 a.m. - Hwy 75 - RP advised of a four-wheeler in the center median with nobody around. 11:28 a.m. - 17600 Block Sharp Rd. - RP advised of a grass fire. 2:55 p.m. - 1900 Block E. 9th St. - RP advi...

Editor’s Note: This developing story will be updated as more information becomes available from state and federal agencies. -As uncertainty grows over a federal government shutdown continuing, Oklahom...

As Workforce Development Month comes to a close, Green Country Technology Center (GCTC) is celebrating a month of progress, opportunity and local impact through its Workforce Wednesday features - a sp...

Windy Chevrolet is honored to partner with Okmulgee County Emergency Management through the Chevy First Responder Appreciation program, a partnership program allowing Chevrolet to support the local he...

Runners from across eastern Oklahoma converged on Nichols Park in Henryetta Saturday for the 2025 OSSAA Regional Cross Country Championships. Athletes from Classes A, 3A and 4A competed in cool, clear...

The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) announced Tuesday that the OG&E Coliseum at OKC Fair Park and Lloyd Noble Center at the University of Oklahoma will serve as the main sites...

The Preston Elementary Basketball Tournament will be held Oct. 27, 28 and 30 at Preston’s Jim Waller Event Center. Attached are the revised brackets for the 3rd and 4th grade girls and boys, along wit...

RAIN • Once a race has started, it will continue unless lightning is detected within 10 miles. • A race may be delayed depending on the intensity of the rain. This decision will be made by meet offici...

The Mojo Grappling Academy (MGA) launched its Folkstyle wrestling season in dominant fashion on Oct. 18, traveling to Midwest City to compete in the Oklahoma Open one of the state’s premier early-seas...

On Oct. 24, the community of Beggs will come together to celebrate one of the most cherished moments in its athletic history - the 50th anniversary of the Beggs High School Demons’ 1975 Class A State ...

The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners met Monday, as the board moved quickly through a series of agenda items concerning employee changes, equipment purchases, road work and community safety. ---...

As excitement builds for this weekend’s Homecoming and Open House at the Landmark for All Generations, organizers are calling on community volunteers to lend a hand with a cleanup day this Friday. Beg...

Editor’s Note: This is Part 2 of coverage from the Oct. 14 Okmulgee Board of Education meeting. In this portion, Principal Scott Bein gives a report on student performance, curriculum and staffing. - ...

What started as a “quick idea” between friends has turned into Okmulgee’s newest 24-hour fitness hub - MugTown Fitness. Co-partners Randall Fuller, Trent and Allison Braziel and Chris Baumann said the...

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The 43rd Annual Morris Craft Show, sponsored by Prairie Bell OHCE, is an Okmulgee County staple always held just before the Thanksgiving holiday. This year’s date is Saturday, Nov. 22. The craft show ...

October 24 Twin Hills Fall Carnival | Twin Hills Public School will host its annual Fall Carnival Friday, Oct. 24, at 5 p.m. Children’s games will run from 5-6:15 p.m., with $10 wristbands covering a ...

“God likes people because he made them on the last day,” says Sarah, age 6. I suppose Sarah’s idea is that God saved the best for last. “God enjoys us because we are quiet people,” says Kasey, 6. I wo...

It should be difficult for anyone to go through any given day without learning something, even if it is trivial. Learning is a lifelong process. Starting back in the womb, a fetus learns its mother’s ...

May 24, 1957 - October 18, 2025 Steven Ray Lewis, 68, died October 18, 2025, with his loving family by his side. Mr. Lewis was a graduate of Okmulgee High School, where he played basketball for the Bu...