The Dec. 14 meeting of the Okmulgee County Republicans will feature Attorney General John O’Connor. A.G. O’Connor has declared his candidacy for the office of the Oklahoma State Attorney General. “We ...

The Harlan Ford Toy Drive was recently featured on Channel 8’s Good Day Tulsa. Lindsey Hansen with Good Day Tulsa visited with Fred Harlan Thursday morning as he highlighted the annual event. The Toy ...

Sheri Freeman has been named First National Bank’s new First Priority Club Coordinator. Freeman earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Tulsa University and recently retired from Wilson Publi...

The Oklahoma Bankers Hall of Fame inducted its 2021 class - its third ever - last week at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City. Bruce Benbrook, with Stock Exchange Bank in Woodward; Steve Burr...

The Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce Pecan Festival Committee has begun preparation for the 2022 Okmulgee Pecan Festival. Due to other events in the area, the 2022 Pecan Festival will be held the third we...

Over Thanksgiving break, the Okmulgee County 4-H officers went shopping for items for their angel tree kids. They put their money together to buy wonderful gifts for a boy and a girl to be happy this ...

The deadline for payment of county taxes has been extended. Vonna Lampkins, Okmulgee County Treasurer and her staff mailed out the 2021 Tax Statements on Thursday, Dec, 2. According to Lampkins, the r...

Guilty pleas were entered for a number of Okmulgee County court cases, according to District Attorney Carol Iski. The following defendants entered the guilty pleas, with several being sentenced alread...

After a stormy, windy weekend, many of the Christmas trees set up around the lawn of the Council House were knocked over. On Monday, Muscogee Nation employees worked to put the trees back up, and othe...

Okmulgee Main Street has made final preparations for the Festival of Lights Parade set for Thursday, Dec. 9. The theme for this year’s parade is “An Okmulgee Christmas.” “We have several Main Street m...

Several county residents began filing their Declarations of Candidacy on Monday at the Okmulgee County Election Board office. The filing period ends today at 5 p.m. for school board posts and the City...

Have you been searching for a career change but are unsure what industries are growing in our area? Are you interested in learning more in order to move up in one of the largest growing industries in ...

The Wilson Tiger varsity basketball team suffered a 61-31 defeat to the Webbers Falls Warriors. The 30-point setback came Monday evening in the opening round of the 2021 Wilson Tiger Classic. The open...

The Dewar Lady Dragon varsity basketball team kicked off their 2021-2022 season Monday afternoon at the 2021 Wilson Tiger Classic. The Lady Dragons were unable to begin their campaign on a winning not...

The Okmulgee Bulldog varsity basketball team scratched and clawed for their first win of the 2021-2022 season this past Friday night at the McAlester High School gymnasium. The Bulldogs evened their s...

Okmulgee senior Brendan McCall attempts to pin an opponent’s shoulders to the mat during this past Saturday’s Okmulgee Bulldog Classic wrestling tournament at historic Brock Memorial Gymnasium in Okmu...

The annual Preston Basketball Tournament will take place this Thursday-Saturday at the Jim Waller Event Center in Preston. The 3-day event will get underway Thursday at 10 a.m. with a girls first-roun...

The Dewar Dragon varsity football team’s hopes for a repeat state championship came to an end this past Friday night in Enid. The defending Class B state champion Dragons suffered a 40-28 defeat to th...

The championship drought for the Beggs varsity football team extended to 46 seasons this past Friday night. The Demons’ championship drought continued following their heartbreaking 14-8 loss to the to...

The Morris varsity basketball program took to the road for the first time in 2021-2022 this past Friday, traveling to Kiefer for a meeting with the host Kiefer Trojans and Lady Trojans. The Morris cag...