Mother Velma Bagby, longtime Okmulgee County resident, will be honored Sunday, April 24, at 6 p.m. Timothy Baptist Church, located 821 E. 46th Street North in Tulsa, will host the event. Pastor is Twa...

Trinity Lutheran Church This Sunday, April 24, is the 2nd Sunday of Easter. The readings are from Ezekiel 37:1-14, 1 John 5:4-10 and John 20:19-31. The Wounds of Christ Give Us Life “For there are thr...

Project Heart Senior • Monday: Chicken Tenders & Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Zucchini & Tomatoes, No-Bake Cookies, Milk • Tuesday: Cowboy Stew, Tossed Salad, Sliced Peaches, Cornbread, Pound Cake, Milk •...

DEAR ABBY: I had weight-loss surgery three years ago and lost 134 pounds. Two years later, I traded addictions and became a problem drinker. During this time I met a man, but my drinking came between ...

My front tooth came out. There wasn’t any pain because this was a crown over a tooth I had broken as a youth. It had needed a root canal, thus, no pain now. But, the tooth had come out. It happened li...

“I’m sorry, but your son will not walk again.” Laboring under the weight of the doctor’s announcement, my parents clung to their hopes that God may yet intervene. Just weeks later, to the astonishment...

It has been crazy at the office lately and I just haven’t had a lot of time for my column. The crazy days also leave me exhausted and it’s not been easy to cook some evenings. This week has been one o...

Okmulgee students and their guests enjoyed the OHS Prom, “An Evening of Enchantment,” despite a last minute change of venue. Pictured are attendees as they walk the red carpet before the festivities. ...

The Okmulgee Masonic Lodge #199 and Okmulgee-Okfuskee County Youth Services will hold their golf tournament on Saturday, April 30, at the Henryetta Golf & Country Club. Entry fee is $55 per person for...

The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) and Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) is partnering to help Oklahoma children receive health services through the new Specialty Program for At-Risk Kids (SPARK)...

Mary Lewellen chooses several plants from the sale and receives assistance with them from an Okmulgee FFA student. The Okmulgee FFA held their annual plant sale last week and lots of residents and sup...

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

OSU Institute of Technology’s annual Student Scholarship & Donor Recognition Banquet held on April 5, provided the opportunity for student scholarship recipients and donors to connect. The 2022 banque...

Okmulgee High School Aviation students participated in the Technology Student Association (TSA) conference last Wednesday and Thursday. Pictured with instructors Scott Bevan (left) and Anthony Snow (r...

The Beggs Title VI Public Hearing will be held Thursday, April 28, from 5-6 p.m. in the Beggs Middle School Cafeteria. The hearing is held to give all parents of Native American students who attend Be...

Lyn Miles of the Okmulgee County Humane Society thanks Inez Bird and Milo for the presentation of a PetSmart Gift Card on behalf of the Okmulgee County Democratic Party. Bird and Milo are both OCDP an...

The Okmulgee FFA held their annual plant sale last week and lots of residents and supporters stopped by to give the plants a new home, including Margaret Hess who found many beautiful plants for her h...

Pictured are a few of the individuals who brought some beauty to the Square in Historic Downtown by planting flowers in all of the pots and picking up trash. Volunteers water the flowers several times...

The Beggs Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for the town’s newest business, Cody Johnson - Farmers Insurance. Community members from the area joined in the celebration with owner Cody Joh...

The filing period for County, State, Judicial and Federal offices ended Friday, with several races set for local candidates. The Candidate Contest Period closed at 5 p.m. Tuesday. On Monday, Erik Zoel...