October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and last Friday, many of the the individuals and agencies that work behind the scene were recognized for their work. Okmulgee County Family Resource Center...

PEO Chapter Z of Okmulgee were educated on Eco-Link by Billy Been and Amy Nix. Pictured above are Vice President Dana Sigmon with Billy and Amy at Sherri Powell’s home. Members were eager to learn mor...

Okmulgee County Farm Bureau recently donated $1400 to fire departments in the area to help with Oklahoma’s fight against the ongoing drought. All 77 counties in the state are facing varying levels of ...

The Emergency Drought Commission (EDC) met yesterday and directed an additional $5 million be added to the Emergency Drought Cost-Share program. This is in addition to the current $3 million in emerge...

The Okmulgee Farmers Market is open each Friday through October from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of the Creek Council House in downtown Okmulgee. Adoption Event | The Okmulgee Humane Society will hold a...

The Okmulgee County Democratic Party will meet at OSUIT Student Union Building for the regular scheduled meeting Thursday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m. “Our focus will be, of course, on the November 8th General...

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

Okmulgee County EMS board member and chairman Ron Ballard was presented a plaque for his retirement and contribution to EMS on Oct. 13. Ballard contributed 48 years to EMS. Starting in 1974 as a first...

The case of four missing Okmulgee men has now shifted to a murder investigation by local authorities, and a person of interest in the case was arrested yesterday in Florida. During a press conference ...

Daniel Morris (third from left) was presented a check last week as part of Okmulgee Main Street’s Storefront Restoration Program. Morris recently completed a restoration project on the building of his...

A 14-day burn ban for all of Okmulgee County was approved during Tuesday’s meeting of the board of commissioners. With no significant rainfall during the past seven days, and the already dormant veget...

The Morris Eagle varsity football team will have to wait until next year to participate in the postseason. The Eagles had their playoff dreams in 2022 dashed last Thursday with a 33-14 loss to the Spe...

The playoff chances for the Henryetta Golden Knight varsity football team dwindled down a little bit more following a 45-16 loss to the Vian Wolverines last Thursday night. The double-digit setback ca...

The Okmulgee Junior High School football team walked away with another win, defeating Sapulpa in a 38-16 matchup. Pictured are some action shots from the game.

The magical run for the Wilson Tiger varsity football team came to an end last Thursday night in Bartlesville. The Tigers, who began the 2022 campaign with a 5-game win streak, suffered their first de...

The Okmulgee Junior Football Association closed out the home portion of its 2022 regular-season schedule this past Saturday. The final team to come to historic Harmon Field during the 2022 campaign wa...

The Beggs Golden Demons remained perfect in district play in 2022 with a 46-16 victory last Thursday night against Okmulgee County rival, the Okmulgee Bulldogs. The Beggs victory came in District 2A-7...

The Dewar Dragon varsity football team extended both their regular-season (41) and district (32) winning streaks last Thursday with a 56-6 victory over the Porum Panthers. The latest Dewar win came in...

Why do angels have wings? Or do they really? “So they can watch over us and to be our garden angels,” says Lauren, age 9. If I planted a garden, I would need angelic protection. I could be dangerous w...

DEAR ABBY: My mom divorced my dad more than 20 years ago. She remarried three years ago. She sent my sister and me a text the week of her wedding saying she was keeping the wedding small and only for ...