There are several events going on over the upcoming holiday that will provide free Thanksgiving meals. Today from 12-15 p.m. there will be a free Thanksgiving lunch at the St. Anthony’s Church Gym, lo...

Don’t miss the first Cookie Crawl in downtown Okmulgee in conjunction with Shop Small Saturday. Boxes will be available at 6th and Grand in front of the Okmulgee Main Street office Saturday morning be...

The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners covered a brief agenda during their Monday session. The members did approve an amendment to the Clearwater Enterprises Gas Agreement (Contract #23077) as nat...

Okmulgee Cub Scout Pack 102 is having a Towel Drive to benefit the Okmulgee County Resource Center Safehouse. Chair of the drive is Ashly Arney-Nelson. “We thought about a coat drive or something but ...

Okmulgee Main Street is gearing up for the annual Festival of Lights Parade. The downtown parade will kick off at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9. A pre-show will set the stage for “An Okmulgee Christmas” sta...

Ericson Robinson, left, a member of the OJFA’s 6th grade football team, earned a prestigious honor this past Saturday evening during the OJFA awards banquet at the Dunbar Elementary cafeteria. Robinso...

The Beggs Golden Demons continued their journey through the Class 2A playoffs last Friday night with a 44-24 victory over the Vian Wolverines at the St. John Football Stadium in Vian. Senior tailback ...

The Dewar Dragons continued their winning ways last Friday with a 58-8 thrashing of the Garber Wolverines. The Dragons’ current winning streak was extended to 27 games following their second-round mer...

The Wilson varsity basketball program kicked off its 2021-2022 campaign with a pair of home games last week. The Tigers and Lady Tigers began their season last Thursday against their county rivals, th...

The Preston varsity basketball team kicked off the home portion of its 2021-2022 schedule this past Friday evening. The first opponent to come to the Jim Waller Sports Complex in Preston was the Oklah...

First Church of the Nazarene 711 N. Okmulgee Ave. • Okmulgee This Sunday, Nov. 28, is the official beginning of Christmas. It’s called Advent. We’ve seen for several weeks the stores and TV commercial...

“I think it teaches me that God is going to fix all of my problems, even the ones that I think will ‘eat me up’!” says Hillary, age 10. “Still, I know that, like Daniel, I must remain faithful to the ...

DEAR ABBY: My brother and I are in our 40s. We live several states apart and visit each other a couple times a year. We are both very active but on different time schedules. I’m a morning person who h...

Over the past few weeks, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) has been compiling the policy suggestions from our annual Fall Forum, held in October. More than 120 attendees assembled to of...

We all remember or, at least, have heard or read of the great en masse migration of the Okies to California during the Dust Bowl years, but rarely do we hear of nor experience a Californian becoming a...

All City Hall offices and Public Works operations will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 25-26, in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. Emergency service operations, police and fire depart...

The Okmulgee Young Professionals (OYP) are hosting their annual Christmas lighting contest for residents and businesses. Registration is now open and you can enter your home or business by Dec. 15. Th...

Trinity Lutheran Church This Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, is the Last Sunday of the Church Year. The readings are from Isaiah 65:17-25, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 and Matthew 25:1-13. By Faith We Are Prepared f...

Is Thanksgiving just a holiday with family gatherings, a day off work and scrumptious food, or is there really more to it? I am so glad that our country has a day on our calendar set aside to remember...

Okmulgee’s own Coleman’s Burgers has seen an increase in customers over the past several months thanks to their once-in-a-lifetime honor of being named the “Best of the Best Burger” in Oklahoma as par...