The Morris School board of directors met Monday and received updates from Supt. Chris Karch during the session. The current enrollment for Morris Schools is 942 students. As November is Native America...

Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter Executive Director Brenda Brewer thanks the Okmulgee Elks Lodge for their continued support of the agency, especially during these difficult times. This week, Elks Lod...

Charges have been filed against an Okmulgee man wanted in connection with a shooting in late October. A warrant was issued Oct. 31 for Timothy Dale Chastain, 40. Felony charges were filed in district ...

The bond for Joseph Lloyd Kennedy, 67, a person of interest in the murder of four Okmulgee men, was increased to $10 million following a hearing on Wednesday in district court. Kennedy was booked into...

The Okmulgee Lady Bulldog varsity basketball team held a preseason scrimmage Tuesday at historic Brock Memorial Gymnasium in Okmulgee, battling Konawa and Okmulgee County rival, the Henryetta Lady Kni...

The number of high school football teams battling for eight championships in Oklahoma in 2022 was cut in half following last week’s opening-round schedule. As for Okmulgee County, the number of playof...

The Preston varsity basketball program took to the road for the first time this season, traveling to Pittsburg on Tuesday to battle the host Pittsburg Panthers and Lady Panthers. The Preston cage squa...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from September business. The monies they reported this period represent sal...

Medicare Assistance Program (MAP) partner, Eastern Oklahoma Development District Area Agency on Aging will be available at the Henryetta Public Library on Nov. 22, 1:30 - 4 p.m. The State Health Insur...

Cornerstone Foursquare Church “Come enjoy a special joint service this Sunday, as the First Nazarene Church Family and the Family of Cornerstone meet up to celebrate this thankful holiday season as Je...

It was Bob Jones, Sr., founder and first president of Bob Jones Christian University, who said, “When the flower of gratitude dies on the altar of a man’s heart, that man is well nigh hopeless.” One o...

November 19 Prairie Bell OHCE will host its annual Craft Show Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Morris High School Gym, 307 E. 6th St, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you are interested in reserving a booth, contact...

Project Heart Senior • Monday: Sloppy Joe, Tater Tots, Vegetable Blend, Bun, Pineapple Upside Down Cake, Milk   • Tuesday: Ham & Bean Soup, Sliced Onion, Spinach, Stewed Tomatoes, Cornbread, Ambrosia,...

“Necessity is the mother of invention” is a proverb. It states that the primary driving force for most new inventions is a need. Thus, the stage is set for Tuesday’s Okmulgee Lions Club meeting with a...

The Okmulgee Education Foundation delivered a total of $13,211.57 in grants to Okmulgee Public School teachers and staff on Tuesday. OEF board members Margaret Hess, Lacey Azbell, John Neal Jr. and Wa...

The late Otha H. Grimes served as a member of the board of directors of the Oklahoma CareerTech Foundation for a number of years. This scholarship is awarded each semester to select adult students enr...

Astonishing treasure that he is, how can a personal encounter of knowing Jesus be kept private for long? That sentiment found a home in the hearts of my South Asia friends, Ajit and Flora. Young Nuren...

DEAR ABBY: I married for the second time two years ago to a younger woman. Seven months after our wedding, she announced she didn’t like my dominating personality, which is why she was stepping out of...

Fall is here and days are cooler. Nights are perfect for fires and cuddling on the couch. The ovens fire up more frequently as they help with heating the kitchen. We cook more pies than cakes. Pumpkin...

Okmulgee Public School’s Aviation program was named number one in the country recently for their use of the AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association) curriculum. During last week’s school board me...