As a Member of Congress, I have the honor of nominating students from the Second District to our country’s prestigious service academies. The decision to apply to a service academy is an incredibly pe...

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 ...

As inflation causes us all to stretch our dollars, the majority of Americans – including Oklahoma City residents – are likely focused on finding the best prices without sacrificing quality. Healthcare...

The Morris School board unanimously approved items on their agenda for their monthly session held Monday evening. During their session, the board approved the hiring of Amy Ainsley for the Payroll/Hum...

Okmulgee County OSU Extension will be holding a seminar on how to get cattle through the winter on limited resources. This will include a presentation from Earl Ward, who is the Area Livestock Special...

Today is the final day to apply for the Salvation Army Angel Tree, which is for children ages 0-12. Applications are being accepted from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Salvation Army Thrift Store, 111 E. 8...

Preston Public School held their first School-Wide College & Career Week Oct. 3-11. High School Counselor Kim McCullah and Elementary Counselor Cassie Jones had a full schedule of events and activitie...

Okmulgee Primary is hosting a 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run on Saturday, Nov. 5 to raise money for additional play spaces with new playground equipment for students. “We would love for our families and communit...

Editor’s Note: As of 2 p.m. press time Thursday, the search for the men continued by authorities. - Information into the whereabouts of four men missing since Sunday continued Thursday as local author...

A community meeting was held at Hawthorne Park Oct. 5 regarding the old Kist Peanut plant and the plans for the site clean up. Representatives from Occidental Petroleum Corporation OXY, Glenn Springs ...

Ellen Schmeder and Rev. Richard Dailey have tickets available for Luther’s Oktoberfest, a family event which will be held Saturday, Oct. 29, from 4:30-8 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1314 E. 6th St...

Okmulgee Main Street’s Harvest Spoon Chili Festival returns to downtown Okmulgee next weekend, and it is looking like the weather will be perfect for the annual event. The festival will kick off Satur...

Muscogee Nation Department of Health (MN Health) and the OU-TU School of Community Medicine have announced a collaboration to increase access to high-quality healthcare to Native Americans and communi...

Okmulgee educator Frances Colombin was honored recently for her work as an instructor and dedication to the Oklahoma Workforce Development system. The special recognition was given to the longtime tea...

The Okmulgee Bulldog varsity football team has a long journey ahead of them if they are to punch their ticket to the postseason in 2022, beginning with Thursday’s home game against Okmulgee County riv...

The Okmulgee Junior Football Association is currently having a successful season in 2022 after five games. The Junior Bulldogs will play host to Meeker this Saturday in Week 6 of Red Dirt Football Lea...

Oklahoma public schools that do not feature football teams have the privilege of starting their high school basketball seasons as soon as November 1. For Preston High School, the Okmulgee County schoo...

The Jim Waller Sports Complex in Preston will be the site of the 2022 Preston Elementary School Basketball Tournament. The week-long event will get underway with third-grade girls action Monday at 4 p...

The Henryetta Youth Football Assocation will play the final three regular-season games of their 2022 schedule in front of their home fans at historic Cameron Field. The Little Knights’ 3-game homestan...

Everything was just like Baby Bear’s porridge just right - for Tuesday’s semi-annual Okmulgee Lions Pancake Day gathering. Lions Mike Morrison, Larry Howell, Ron Martin and Beth Flud spent a good port...