The 2021 regular-season schedule is nearing its conclusion and for three Okmulgee County football teams, the last two weeks will be crucial in a different way than for the other three county gridiron ...

The Schulter high school basketball program will kick off their 2021-2022 season Monday, November 1 at home against the Mason Eagles and Lady Eagles. Monday’s season opener will begin with girls actio...

The Okmulgee Junior Bulldogs closed out their regular-season schedule last Saturday at home against the Cushing Tigers. The OJFA program went 2-2 against the visiting Tigers with the fourth-grade rout...

Dewar’s Dr. Ted Lewis Stadium will be the site for this Saturday’s Oklahoma 8-Man Youth Football Championships. Saturday’s action will get underway at 5 p.m. with the Flag Football championship game b...

Here at the Okmulgee Area Development Corp., we try our best to stay on top of the news about the economy, our State and, of course, what’s going on locally. To this end, we spend a lot of time readin...

Hope everyone is enjoying our fall weather - we’ve had some at least so far! With fall comes all the local fall festivities, so today I’m writing about just a few things happening in our community thi...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 25 years. He has recently started running around with his buddies and partying. He hardly has time for me anymore. I found out he had cheated on me, n...

Love well. I have found I am not really good at it - loving people well ... or God ... or myself. By comparison, in fact, I am really poor at it - loving generously, like him. A discovery of this came...

I was in my first year of college. It was my birthday. My roommate and a couple of his friends decided that my birthday was a good time to follow a tradition of college mates. They swept into the room...

Last weekend’s party was a good one. I have to admit though, I struggled a little - ok, maybe a lot. Not seeing Dad with a beer in his hand and mingling with his ‘brothers’ was hard and several times ...

We have so many adorable cates needing to find a family. As we are 100% foster-based, the more adoptable kitties we can place into caring homes, the more kitties we can take in from the animal shelter...

The Okmulgee Community Playhouse will be hosting a Gospel Show on Nov. 6. The show will be at the Orpheum Theatre. There are two shows planned, one at 2 p.m. and the other 7:30 p.m. According to Okmul...

Okmulgee Fire Department as well as the Okmulgee Police Department responded to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Loop 56 and Highway 62 Friday afternoon. Westbound traffic was diverted an...

October 28 Okmulgee County Republicans | Okmulgee County Republicans will meet Thursday, Oct. 28, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at The Briefcase conference room, 315 W. Main Street in Henryetta. Representati...

The annual Dodge Brawl Tournament, sponsored by Neal’s Furniture will return Nov. 6, from 6-8 p.m. at Brock Gym on the campus of Okmulgee High School. “We are so excited to be able to do this again th...

During last Friday’s pep assembly at Henryetta High School, students and faculty were surprised by a visit from hometown hero Troy Aikman. Aikman, a 1983 graduate of Henryetta High School and Pro Foot...

Voters in Okmulgee County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the Nov. 9, Okmulgee County Commissioner District 3 Special General Election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary As...

The City of Okmulgee will hold a two-day Electronic Waste Recycling event in November. City utility account holders can take advantage of getting rid of electronics on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 5-6. O...

“Drug Free Looks Like Me™” is the theme for the 2021 Red Ribbon Week. Created by Marin Wurst, a 7th grader at Solon Middle School in Solon, Ohio, the theme is a reminder that everyday Americans across...

Okmulgee County is now seeking sealed bids for road materials for the various districts. The commissioners approved Invitation to Bid #10 for Road for County Highway Projects. This is a six-month bid ...