Morris junior Jaxen Wright will make his thirdstraight trip to the state wrestling championships this weekend. Wright earned his latest ticket to the Big House (aka Jim Norick State Fair Arena) in Okl...

The Preston varsity basketball program kicked off their postseason journey this past Friday with a pair of double-digit wins over the visiting Chouteau-Mazie Wildcats and Lady Wildcats. The sweep of C...

The Morris varsity basketball program came away with a pair of district championships this past Friday evening at the Don Shoemake Event Center. The Lady Eagles began the district title sweep on Frida...

The Henryetta varsity basketball program finds themselves in a tough situation in their journey towards the Class 3A state basketball championships following a sweep last Friday against Valliant in th...

The Beggs varsity basketball program will have their work cut out for them over the next two weeks if they are to earn spots in the Class 3A state basketball championships this season. In order to pun...

The Okmulgee varsity basketball program will face a tough journey in their road to the state basketball championships following double-digit losses to Tahlequah Sequoyah this past Saturday. The Bulldo...

The Dewar Lady Dragon varsity basketball team saw their 2021-2022 campaign end last Friday with a 67-38 loss to the Summit Christian Lady Eagles. The double-digit setback came in the consolation quart...

St. Michael Catholic Church 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) (Eccl. 27:4-7/1 Cor. 15:54-58/Lk. 6:39-45) (Eccl. 27:4-7/1 Cor. 15:54-58/Lk. 6:39-45) By: Father Pete Phung The topic I want to share with y...

Morris’ own Cheyanne Buzan has been named the 2022 Okmulgee County Miss United States Agriculture. Buzan, a 2021 graduate of Morris High School, is a student at Connors State College and part of their...

DEAR ABBY: I am a single, stay-at-home mom of a special needs 14-year-old. I also take care of my elderly father. When life starts to overwhelm me, I tend to isolate myself to focus on taking care of ...

It has been said, “The heart of the matter is the matter of the heart.” I believe this statement is so true. The heart is the center of all our being. It is the real you and the real me. It is the spa...

All City Hall offices and Public Works operations will be closed on Monday, Feb. 21, in observance of the Presidents’ Day holiday. Emergency service operations, police and fire Departments, will remai...

Being recognized for hard work is always so rewarding. Maybe even more so when that recognition spans the globe. That’s what has happened in just one short year for Aaron and Anastacia Simons, owners ...

Oklahoma Oil and Natural Gas is looking to honor ten great Oklahoma teachers. Oklahoma Oil and Natural Gas have created a new award to honor our state’s exceptional teachers. The ten winners will rece...

Never in my 55 years as a member of the Okmulgee Lions Club have I seen the entire aggregate of Lions so subdued, quiet, well-mannered, and on their best behavior. The reason - four members of the bad...

First National Bank & Trust Company of Okmulgee has announced the retirement of Terry Bemis, EVP/CFO. Bemis has been with FNB since 1984. His career with the bank has spanned nearly 38 years, and his ...

Congratulations to the new Captains at the Okmulgee Fire Department. Promoted were Brian Thomason (left) and Elmer Fulton.

The Okmulgee Community Playhouse is bringing history to life at the Black History Extravaganza next weekend. The event will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Orpheum Theatre, 210 W. 7th. Acc...

Location scouts for Reservation Dogs Steve Hanan, Chris Kucharski and Alison Naifeh were in town this week meeting with leaders at the City of Okmulgee and the Muscogee Nation to discuss their timelin...

In honor of Black History Month, the Town of Clearview is hosting an event on Feb. 19 at the Old School Gym, 112 West Douglas Ave. The program begins at 11 a.m. and is free to the program. It is being...