The Dewar Dragons traveled to Porter-Consolidated High School last Thursday evening to battle the host Porter Pirates in a boys varsity basketball contest. The road game at Porter was not on the origi...

The Okmulgee varsity basketball team traveled to Haskell this past Friday for a showdown with the host Haskell Haymakers and Lady Haymakers. Friday’s road game was the completion of the home-and-home ...

The Muscogee Nation Okmulgee County Basketball Tournament will return after a 1-year hiatus this Thursday at the Mvskoke Dome, on the grounds of the Claude Cox Omniplex in Okmulgee. The annual basketb...

This past weekend several cowboys and cowgirls from across the country converged on the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie for IFR 52 including four athletes from Okmulgee County. Steer wrestlers Austin Mason an...

DEAR ABBY: How do you know when a grandparent is no longer capable of babysitting? Recently, my mother-in-law came to visit and, as usual, she babysat our toddler while I ran errands, went to the gym,...

If you are like me, it seems like you get at least one scam call or text daily, often multiple. These scammers seek to catch people unaware, asking them to submit private information or go to a websit...

OSU Institute of Technology has been honored with top ranking status 8 times by Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online/on-campus program rankings and higher education planning. The research id...

Okmulgee County Republicans held their monthly meeting Tuesday evening at the American Legion with guest speakers including Okmulgee Mayoral candidate and current Okmulgee Mayor Richard Larabee, Okmul...

The Anchor of Hope will be hosting their first Crafts Fair on Jan. 29. This event will take place at the Jubilee Christian Center, 12430 N 230 Rd. in Okmulgee. The public is invited to come and enjoy ...

All City Hall offices and Public Works operations will be closed on Monday, Jan. 17, in observance of the holiday. Emergency service operations, Police and Fire Departments, will remain operational du...

Morris Public Schools and the community are excited about not just one, but two assets to the district. This school year, grants from the Oklahoma State Department of Education enabled many districts ...

Oklahoma Lt. Governor Matt Pinnell made a visit to Okmulgee Wednesday afternoon, touring the Okmulgee County Criminal Justice Authority facilities. “I wanted to come get an update, there has been a lo...

The increasing number of positive COVID-19 cases in the area have caused a great impact. The majority of schools in Okmulgee County have shifted to distance learning, along with the cancellation or po...

As the Covid pandemic continues, the need to provide trade specific training to help those seeking new employment has also increased. Thanks to a partnership that began between OSUIT and Cherokee Nati...

Preston and Beggs renewed their hardwood rivalry Tuesday evening at the Jim Waller Event Center in Preston. The two county cage squads will complete the home-and-home series February 11 in Beggs. The ...

Illness and COVID-related issues resulted in several high school basketball games involving seven of the eight Okmulgee County schools being canceled this week. The only county school to not have a ga...

The Okmulgee Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs welcomed the Tigers and Lady Tigers of Wewoka High School to town Tuesday for a pair of hardwood battles. The host Okmulgee cage squads were unable to record vi...

Wilson and Dewar met on the hardwood this past Monday evening at the Tiger Den at Wilson High School. Both county cage squads came away with a victory in the showdown with the host Lady Tigers earning...

The Schulter Bulldogs came away with a sixthplace finish last Saturday at the Graham-Dustin Invitational basketball tournament. The Bulldogs’ lone win of the 3-day event came last Friday in the consol...

The Beggs Golden Demon varsity basketball team took home the runner-up trophy at the 2022 Henryetta Invitational Basketball Tournament last Saturday night with a 48-33 loss to Metro Christian. COURTES...