The Pride of Morris Marching Band took 6th place at the State Oklahoma Bandmasters Contest last Saturday at Putnam City North High School Stadium. In Preliminary Competition, the band placed 2nd in Cl...

For the first time in school history, the Preston High School Drama Team competed at Regionals with their one-act play, “Oh What A Tangled Web.” The team placed 4th overall and Jessica Downing was cho...

Above right, members of the Okmulgee Color Guard display their trophy from the Blue and Gold Marching Classic last Saturday in Holdenville after being named Outstanding Color Guard and placing 4th in ...

Okmulgee police are investigating a burglary yesterday morning at the Casey’s General Store. According to Chief Joe Prentice, at around 1:40 a.m. Tuesday, Okmulgee police were dispatched to an alarm c...

District 2 Commissioner David Walker was named to represent the county on the Circuit Engineering District (CED) board during Tuesday’s meeting. This action came after the retirement of former commiss...

A celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day was held Monday on the grounds of the Creek Council House in downtown Okmulgee. Native Americans of various tribes, along with the community and visitors, joine...

New and veteran members of the Okmulgee Fire Department were practicing extraction techniques on old vehicles last week at Holleman’s Iron and Metal. The ongoing practice keeps firefighters up-todate ...

The regular-season winning streak for the Dewar Dragon varsity football team reached 40 games this past Friday night in Webbers Falls. The Dragons extended their win streak to the special milestone wi...

The Morris Lady Eagle varsity fastpitch softball team had their bid for a state championship in 2022 derailed last Thursday with a 6-0 loss to the defending state champion Washington Lady Warriors. Th...

The Beggs Golden Demon varsity football team needed a late score by sophomore Ryan Grayson to remain perfect in district play this past Friday at Kansas High School. Grayson, who also had two receivin...

The Morris Eagles’ search for their first district win of 2022 continues following a 35-6 loss to the Victory Christian Conquerors this past Friday night in Tulsa. The double-digit setback puts the Ea...

The Okmulgee Bulldogs dropped their third-straight District 2A-7 contest in 2022 this past Friday night in Kiefer. The Bulldogs remain winless in district play at 0-3 following a 59-24 loss to the hos...

The Okmulgee Junior Football Association came away with a 3-1 record this past Saturday at home against the Guthrie Blue Jays. The lone setback came in the fifthgrade contest with the Junior Bulldog s...

The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity football team found themselves in an early hole in last Friday’s road district game against the Warner Eagles. The host Eagles jumped out to a 21-0 lead 40 seconds ...

All six Okmulgee County varsity football teams will play their regular- season games one day earlier in Week 7. Instead of ‘Friday Night Lights’, the county gridiron squads will step onto the football...

The Wilson Tiger varsity football team continued their historic 2022 campaign this past Friday night with a 76-34 win over the visiting Copan Hornets. The 42-point victory was the fifth-straight by th...

Okmulgee First Church of the Nazarene and Cornerstone Foursquare held a Candy Land Adventure last Saturday, Oct. 8. Children ages 6-12 were invited to adventure into nine different Bible stories and w...

October 13 NARFE will meet Thursday, Oct. 13, at 11 a.m. at Shoney’s, 610 E. Main St. in Henryetta. Contact Vick at 918-623-8893 for more information. October 14 The Okmulgee Farmers Market is open ea...

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been together for 26 years. I’m old school -- no Facebook or social media, although I do follow sports on Twitter. My wife, however, is all into it. My issue is, she thin...

As fall weather consumes the air, we begin to break out our warmer clothing. [Isn’t it marvelous?] Let’s be sure to keep warmer ‘clothing’ in mind for our horses, too, especially those who may be cons...