The Refuge The Refuge Church will hold Easter with The Refuge at Harmon Stadium at 10:45 a.m. Sunday, April 17, with worship songs and a message from Pastor Rocky Ausbrooks. This year, The Refuge has ...

In this week’s update, I wanted to respond to some coordinated attacks leveled against me by those who don’t want to see right to repair legislation pass in our state. For three years, I have fought a...

Their faces aren’t new to the Oklahoma 4-H Youth Development Program, but their titles and job responsibilities have changed. Leslie Lewis, Sara Randolph and Jim Rhodes have been named the new 4-H dis...

Kodiak Gas Services, LLC (Kodiak), a leading provider of contract compression services, today announced a $50,000 donation to Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology (OSUIT) to establish an ...

Members of the Okmulgee Service League have been busy preparing for the upcoming Easter Egg Hunt. The OSL will present their annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. at the Okmulgee Munici...

The Okmulgee School board was given updates from staff and students of the Center for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies (CAAT) and the AgEd programs during Monday’s meeting at the Administration Bui...

Two school’s FFA programs are holding plant sales this week. The Okmulgee AgEd students are excited to showcase their plants at their two-day sale. The Okmulgee FFA Spring Plant Sale will be held at t...

The week of April 10-16 is being celebrated as National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. This week, sponsored by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International an...

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation has installed Geri Wisner, an experienced tribal prosecutor and widely recognized expert in the protection of Native children, as attorney general. She succeeds Roger Wiley...

Tim Lawson, Director of Law Enforcement for the Okmulgee County Criminal Justice Authority, right, is joined by Deputy Director Christopher Cook as they announce the promotion of Aaron Swayze to the r...

The Henryetta varsity tennis teams continued their dominance on the tennis courts in 2022, earning Top 2 finishes at last weekend’s Henryetta Invitational Tournament. The Lady Knight net squad took ho...

The high school baseball field at the Jim Waller Sports Complex in Preston will be the site for the 2022 Preston Pirate Invitational baseball tournament. The annual tournament will get underway Thursd...

The Henryetta varsity slowpitch softball team came away with a third-place finish at last Thursday’s Checotah Slowpitch Softball Tournament. The Lady Knights cruised through their first two tournament...

The Preston Pirate varsity baseball team took home the team championship trophy at the Bobby Mudd Memorial Tourament in Mounds this past Saturday. The Pirates put the finishing touches on their champi...

The Preston Lady Pirate slowpitch softball team recorded back-to-back run-rule wins last weekend. In back-to-back games last Thursday (at Canadian) and Friday (at home vs Warner), the Lady Pirates out...

The Dewar Dragon varsity baseball team had a busy schedule last weekend, competing in a total of four contests in three days. The Dragons welcomed the Central Sallisaw Tigers to the friendly confines ...

Catholic Community of Okmulgee 2022 Holy Week & Easter Schedule • Thursday, April 14: Holy Thursday Mass - St. Anthony Church at 6 p.m. • Friday, April 15: Stations of the Cross - The Public is welcom...

The plight of children across our state often leaves me frustrated and searching for solutions. I am not alone, as many state leaders focus on solutions to children’s issues. The Oklahoma Institute fo...

DEAR ABBY: I have been with a divorced man for almost two years now. He has told me several times he will always be there for his ex-wife regardless of what she may need. He often reminisces about his...

03/28/2022 10:41 a.m. - Animals - 600 block of N. 136 Rd. - RP advised neighbor’s dog is attacking their animals and chased wife into house the other day. Wanting to speak with deputy on his rights an...