DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are in our 40s. Last year, we decided to make a very big change in our lives. We decided to seek out a second wife (sister wife) for my husband. I was completely on board w...

As a father of six amazing children, three of whom came into our lives through the blessing of adoption, I could not be more proud to represent and reside in the most pro-life state in the nation. I a...

‘A way forward.’ What words... Every follower of Jesus gets faced now and then with the brute fact his life needs reining in. We see how poorly we do, especially at stewarding our thoughts and our fee...

I love sugar snap peas. One of my favorite snacks is snap peas and ranch and I will sit down and eat a pound of them if I am not careful. They are in season right now and I found some recently at the ...

Many good things are happening this month. The Okmulgee County Humane Society will have their usual booth at the Pecan Festival. We have several shifts for volunteers still open. We need two people fo...

East Central Electric Coop has announced the recipients of the $1,000 Operation Round Up Scholarships. Those receiving scholarships and their school are: • Beggs - Lynley Hudson. Lynley is planning to...

Okmulgee Dunbar 8th graders were honored to hear a special guest speaker at their recent graduation. Dr. Ina Agnew of Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology (OSUIT) spoke to the students at...

The Okmulgee County Sheriff ’s Office recently reached out to the businesses and organizations of Okmulgee County soliciting donations for the purchase of materials from the National Child Safety Coun...

Okmulgee County Treasurer Vonna Lampkins would like to advise all property owners that are delinquent for at least four years, they have until the end of business day on June 10, to redeem their prope...

There are approximately 10 spots available for the Okmulgee Head Start & Early Head Start program for the 2022-23 school year. This program services children from 0-5 years of age. Head Start includes...

The jobless rate in Okmulgee County, along with the rest of the state, is on a downward trend, according to figures from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. Okmulgee County reported a rate of...

Cards allowing carnival attendees to ride all night for one price at the Pecan Festival are on sale now at the Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce office at 112 N. Morton Avenue. The cards are $25 if purchas...

A summer program for Okmulgee County youth will begin next week. The Okmulgee Summer Multi-Cultural Enrichment Program (OSMEP) will start June 14, with the final session on July 29. The program will r...

A man arrested in early April on drug, stolen vehicle and firearms possession charges has been arrested again and is facing even more charges. During the April 4 arrest, Bobby Shane Thomas, 46, of Oke...

Former Okmulgee County OSU Extension Director Leslie Lewis introduced Tanner Miller to the Board of County Commissioners at their regular meeting Monday. Miller has been hired as an Ag and 4H educator...

Two Okmulgee County athletes were in Enid on Sunday afternoon, competing at the Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association All-State Games. Preston’s Lance Porter and Dewar’s Jameson Ross were two members ...

Bill Springman, left, talks to Okmulgee High School baseball players Alex Gilmour, center, and Dustin Dunlap during a hitting clinic Monday morning being conducted by Springman at the Ron Gardenhire I...

The Okmulgee Junior Football Association will hold their first signup date for football players and cheerleaders for the upcoming 2022 season on Saturday, June 18. The first signup will take place fro...

Former Major League hitting coach Bill Springman held a hitting clinic Monday morning at the Ron Gardenhire Indoor Hitting Facility in Okmulgee. The clinic was for children, ages 7-12, and was used to...

St. Michael Catholic Church “The Most Holy Trinity” by Father Pete Phung (Prov. 8:22-31/Rom. 5:1-5/Jn. 16:12-16) Last week we celebrated the gift of the Holy Spirit to the Church. This week’s scriptur...