Hanna Indian Community will hold an Indian Taco Sale Saturday, April 2, from 12-4 p.m. in the Hanna School Cafeteria. The meal will include a taco, dessert and a drink for $8. Dine-in and carryout are...

Okmulgee’s American Legion Post 10 will celebrate 100 years next year. This week, the members of the Post kicked off the preparations with a reception and a 99th birthday cake. White-Williams Post 10 ...

The annual track and field meets at Henryetta and Okmulgee high schools will take place this Friday. The John ‘JP’ Phillipe Invitational in Henryetta will take place at the track and field facilities,...

Due to unplayable field conditions at the Muscogee Nation softball fields in Okmulgee following heavy rainfall on Monday, the 1st Annual Creek Nation Classic softball tournament, which was being hoste...

The Okmulgee high school track and field program began their 2022 campaign Tuesday at the Glenpool High School Invitational. The OHS track teams emerged from the tough competition with ninthplace fini...

Beggs’ Andrew Duclos (left) and Morris’ Keegan Burgess (above) guided their teams into action this weekend at the 2022 Beggs Golden Demon Classic. The two county teams began their festival action on T...

Just four years ago, a local economic development office in a town the size of Okmulgee might see 20 RFP’s/RFI’s (Requests for Proposal or Information). Out of those 20 prospects, we might have made i...

When Korrina Tomes-Hughes, horsewoman, wife and mother of four, acquired a horse who often squealed and kicked out, she told her husband they had a year to solve the issues. “If a horse isn’t safe, th...

DEAR ABBY: I’m concerned for my sister and her three young daughters. She has been married to “Rick” for 10 years. After she recently discovered he has inappropriate feelings toward children, she kick...

Getting older reminds me I need reminding . Remembering often that the important journey of a deepened closeness to Christ happens over time . Marathon. Not sprint. Without such remindings, impatience...

It was years since I had passed that particular cement block wall. But as I gazed at it, the name spray-painted on the wall still stood out: Gary ... with the last name as well. I always wondered who ...

Asparagus seems to bring a strong reaction with just the mention of its name. People seem to either love it or hate it with very few being indifferent. Personally, I like the vegetable, but I am prett...

At least 512 nursing home residents who died from COVID-19 are missing from state reports. Also unaccounted for in state reports are 25 nursing home staff who died from COVID-19. On March 1, the state...

Illegal roadside dumps continue to be a problem in Oklahoma. Not only are they unsightly and dangerous, but they also have a negative impact on the environment. To help reclaim the rural environment, ...

Big Cussetah Methodist Church in Morris held their Annual Wild Onion Dinner this Saturday feeding dozens of church members and others in the surrounding area. The menu included fresh, home cooked wild...

Laci Slape with Okmulgee’s Nutrition Shoppe says something she has added to her daily regimen is L-Theanine. Slape says L-Theanine is an amino acid that occurs naturally in green tea. “This supplement...

A Beggs woman was killed in a single-vehicle accident Monday morning, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The collision happened at 10:31 a.m. on Monday at N 230 Rd and Hoover Rd, in northern Ok...

An Okmulgee Times reader recently shared this photo from downtown Okmulgee. Alan Lovelady sent this photo from 1948, showing his mother, Vera Sue (Lemley) Lovelady, second from right, near the corner ...

The Okmulgee Animal Welfare Committee will meet via Zoom on Thursday, March 31 at 6 p.m. This meeting will cover the successes the Okmulgee County Humane Society has had with transports, adoptions, an...

As excitement continues to build for this summer’s Highway to Henryetta, more artists have been announced for the June 11 event. Tickets are still on sale for the all-day festival set to take place at...