LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR The Morris Lady Eagle varsity fastpitch softball team suffered their first losses of the 2022 campaign earlier this week. The first setbacks for the Lady Eagles in 2022 came a...

Even though the outside temperature continues to hover around 100 degrees, a lot of us are beginning to come out of our “shell” just knowing that cooler weather is on the way because of the upcoming f...

When my wife and I actually started dating, we already had a history. It started at a church youth roller-skating party. My best friend and I always had a penchant for cheering people up. That was how...

DEAR ABBY: I have been separated from my husband for a year and a half. The divorce became final five months ago. He had major mood swings, and was nice one minute and hateful the next. We have two ch...

100 years ago: The 112 Okmulgee and Henryetta Boy Scouts left for the first day of their annual two-week excursion at the Boy Scout camp seven miles west of Sapulpa. One hundred motorists were told to...

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) and Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) meetings at the Unity Club: • Monday: Welcome Group AA (Open Discussion) - 7:30 p.m. • Tuesday: Welcome Group AA (Closed Big Book Study) - 7:30 p....

The final day for Oklahoma residents to visit the joint federal/ state Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Okmulgee County is Wednesday, Aug. 17. The DRC was opened to help survivors affected by the sev...

PATRICK FORD NEWS EDITOR The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is investigating a train/vehicle crash that killed a Mound woman Sunday. According to the OHP, the crash happened at 12:32 p.m. Aug. 15, on Creager...

Over 4,000 N-95 masks were sent by Walmart to the Okmulgee County Court Clerk’s Office this week following the announcement that masks will no longer be furnished to persons attending court proceeding...

The Okmulgee County Democratic Party will meet at OSUIT Student Union Building for their regular scheduled meeting Thursday, Aug. 18, at 6 p.m. “Our focus will be, of course, on the Aug. 23 Run-Off El...

Okmulgee Indian Community Elders’ Flea Market & Food Sale will be held Friday, Aug. 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2900 Osage Place, located behind the CN Housing Complex. Funds will be used to help se...

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PATRICK FORD NEWS EDITOR Two people arrested in early August are facing a variety of district charges, stemming from the theft of a purse. On July 15, the Okmulgee Police Department published through ...

PATRICK FORD NEWS EDITOR A plan to install new heating and cooling systems at the Okmulgee County Courthouse was laid out during Monday’s commissioner meeting. Jason Davey of the Trane Corporation spo...

The 67th annual Roy LeBlanc Okmulgee Invitational Rodeo is officially in the books as a great weekend of activities came to a conclusion. Besides the rodeo showcasing the many cowboys and cowgirls at ...

The Community Back to School Bash returns this Sunday on the square in downtown Okmulgee. Clearview Baptist Church has spearheaded this free event for the past four years, and this year promises to be...

For citizens in Okmulgee County, early voting begins Thursday. Those who will not be able to make it to the polls on Tuesday, Aug. 23, can vote early at their County Election Board. Okmulgee County El...

PATRICK FORD NEWS EDITOR Matt McCloud was the special speaker at Talk Local with Small Business Services Through GCTC, held at the Center for Aviation and Advanced Technology. McCloud is the executive...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR The Morris Lady Eagle fastpitch softball team continued their winning ways this past Saturday by capturing the team championship at the Nowata Fastpitch Softball Tournament. I...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR Okmulgee High School will hold its annual fastpitch softball tournament this weekend. The 12-team tournament will be split into four 3-team Pools with two Pools competing on T...