The community is invited to watch a special feature June 19, at 1 p.m. on ESPN2. The program is “Featured: Omitted: The Black Cowboy” and will feature some well-known Okmulgeeans, Kenneth and Clarence...

The Okmulgee County 4-H Summer Camps are kicking into high gear. The camps will be held at the Okmulgee County Fairgrounds and offer a variety of activities for children. The cost of the camp will hel...

The Okmulgee Community Playhouse is rehearsing for their next presentation. “It is coming together, and we are building excitement as we ready a great stage play for your enjoyment,” OCP member Cassan...

The first week of the 26th year of the Okmulgee Summer Multicultural Enrichment Program has already flown by with almost 200 children participating in the camp that runs through July 29. Pictured abov...

Dad brought home a tiny little puppy. Mom was not thrilled. Dad assured her the man who gave him the dog promised it was a small dog breed. The man lied. The puppy grew up to be a full-sized boxer wit...

The threat of transfer or discharge from a nursing home can be both frightening and stressful for residents and their families. Too often, a facility may respond to residents’ difficulties, including ...

The biking trail I struck out on this week had me riding straight into an Aesops Fable scene. With a lesson in discipleship added on. As I clipped along on a paved surface through a pretty corridor of...

DEAR ABBY: My husband died recently. I have been approached by a much younger man for a sexual relationship. I want to, but I feel he is too young. I'm 61, and he's 37, the same age as my son. We have...

The warm temperatures on Saturday didn’t stop a fun and successful Frontier Day, sponsored by the Beggs Area Chamber of Commerce. Lots of work went into making this event a success and thanks to the m...

Oklahoma may continue to use its three-drug lethal injection protocol to carry out executions, U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot ruled on Monday. In a 45-page ruling, Friot ruled plaintiffs fell “well...

American Legion Post 10 held several special guest speakers at their last meeting. The post hosted the four county junior high school students who attended Boys State. They were Kevin Wang and Tyler H...

During the final week of the Friends of the Okmulgee Library Book sale, all items are now half off, according to chair Jackie Lee. For those wishing to take advantage of this 50 percent off sale, here...

Okmulgee County Genealogical Society members have not been able to meet in-person for more than two years. When COVID-19 caused the Okmulgee Public Library to close its meeting rooms to the public, th...

Runners, get ready! The Nutty Pecan Run, a 5K obstacle course, presented by Justice Fit, will take place Saturday, June 18. Registration can be done at the Okmulgee Chamber, Justice Fit or the Okmulge...

The College of the Muscogee Nation’s Student Success Center staff was honored to assist AT&T and Compudopt last week with the Computer Giveaway event. Nearly 400 laptops were provided to eligible regi...

Thousands of people invaded Henryetta over the weekend for a special event. Troy Aikman’s Highway to Henryetta brought over 5,000 people to Nichols Park for the day-long music festival. The event bene...

VFW Post 1189 held their Poetry Night event May 25. The first half-hour, the poets honored public service groups they were representing including the Okmulgee Fire Department, school teachers, Muscoge...

Devon Garly spoke up about halfway through Jackson Lahmeyer’s speech. “What about the election fraud?” the 69-yearold Pryor resident asked. “How do we know you’d even be elected if we don’t know our v...

A county man is facing multiple charges after he was caught stealing a vehicle and shooting at law enforcement. On June 10, at 7:21 p.m., Morris police was dispatched on a stolen vehicle report in the...

The annual Okmulgee Pecan Festival begins Thursday in downtown Okmulgee. On Monday, Great Plains Amusement began setting up the carnival rides along 6th Street in preparation for the threeday festival...