Tuesday’s Okmulgee Lions Club meeting again has given me rise of inspiration for a commercial song germane to our program, circa 1950, which declared, “See the USA in your Chevrolet.” After seven turn...

Keeley Sharp, owner of K Square Therapy, is pleased to announce her new location in downtown Okmulgee. Sharp, a speech therapist since 2017, opened K Square in March at the former location of the Okmu...

Area residents looking to take their driving test can now do so right here in the county. Green Country Technology Center is now scheduling for Class D Driver’s License Testing at the Workforce and Ec...

Steak lovers rejoice! The date for Coach Joe Brown’s annual Steak Cook-Off has been set for Sunday, July 24, at historic Harmon Stadium. The fundraiser will once again help Okmulgee Public Schools foo...

It will be a full day of family fun Sunday as Jandebeur’s Motor Sports Park will hold the first Kite Flight in conjunction with 97.5 KMOD radio station of Tulsa. The event is scheduled for Sunday, 10 ...

A county woman is facing second degree burglary complaints following an arrest on Sunday. According to court records, around 10:24 p.m. on July 3, a robbery in progress was reported to the Okmulgee Co...

The Okmulgee FFA is enjoying that new truck smell after it was delivered last week to Harlan Ford. During the 96th annual Oklahoma FFA Convention, held in May at Tulsa’s BOK Center, the Okmulgee FFA, ...

The 2022 high school football season is a little less than two months away. For Dewar’s Josh Been, the 2022 campaign will serve as the 20th year of his head coaching career and 17th at the helm of the...

The Okmulgee Junior Football Assocation will conduct two preseason camps over the next two weeks in preparation for the upcoming 2022 season, which is scheduled to get underway in September. The prese...

He went to open the gate toward another pasture on the family’s South Texas ranch, and his dog Hilda, an Australian shepherd, wouldn’t let him take another step - soon, he learned why. Underneath a tu...

On July 4, 1776, our Founding Fathers daringly took steps of defiance to separate the colonies from the British monarchy and tyrannical government. They had a vision of a nation governed by the people...

One day you spotted a butterfly. Like me, you pulled out your phone or other photo-taking device (the word ‘camera’ is spoken less and less these days). The butterfly image we wanted to capture had dr...

Okmulgee County Humane Society is 100% foster-based, and we are in desperate need of foster homes. Without adoptions and foster homes, animals cannot be saved from the Okmulgee Animal Shelter and euth...

DEAR ABBY: I have been married for two decades to a man who is incapable of connecting with anyone. It didn’t become apparent until after we were married. He is very good at surface relationships but ...

As a boy growing up in the 50’s I was a “wannbe” cowboy like so many others of that time. I would watch Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Hopalong Cassidy, and others on TV. Me, my friends and my cousins would ...

It’s hot outside and we have reached the point of the year I don’t even want to turn on the stovetop, let alone the oven, for fear of heating up the house too much. There are many ways to beat the hea...

Pastor Bob Yandian will be the guest minister July 15-17, at Jubilee Christian Center. He will minister Friday, July 15 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, July 16 at 6 p.m.; and Sunday, July 17 at 10:30 a.m. and 6 ...

Jubilee Christian Center’s Encounter Youth will be hosting a day of fun on July 9 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the church located at 12430 N. 230 Rd. There will be games, food, water slide, volleyball, a...

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) Chapter 0730 will meet Thursday, July 14, at 11 a.m. in the Shoney’s Restaurant, 619 E. Main St. (across the street from the Walma...

The City of Okmulgee held its annual Fireworks Extravaganza this Monday in celebration of the 4th of July. Residents from all over the county enjoyed the 30-minute show. SARAH REED | OKMULGEE TIMES