April 15, 1951 - December 26, 2022 Services are pending for Minnie Proctor, 71 of Dewar, with Integrity Funeral Service. She died Monday, December 26, 2022, in Tulsa.

August 12, 1962 - December 22, 2022 Stanley Lee Harjo, 60, a resident of Okmulgee, died Thursday, December 22, 2022, in Okmulgee. Stanley was born August 12, 2022, to Betty Ellen (Butler) Scott and Al...

December 27, 1948 - December 22, 2022 Jo Ann Coser, resident of Stillwater, passed away in Tahlequah at the age of 73. A wake service was held Monday, December 26, 2022, from 6-8 p.m. at the McClendon...

Okmulgee City Hall offices and Public Works operations will be closed on Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in observance of the New Year holiday. Emergency service operations, police and fire departments, will re...

May 1, 1951 - December 21, 2022 Brenda Carol Powdrill, 71, died Wednesday, December 21, 2022, in Tulsa. The final hour with Brenda will be Saturday, December 31, 2022, at 12 noon at Macedonia Baptist ...

Ongoing Events Muscogee Creek Freedman Coalition | Muscogee Creek Freedman Coalition will meet every third Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. at St. Matthews Missionary Baptist Church, 1001 E. Chicago, ...

December 29, 1925 - December 23, 2022 Mary Jo was born on December 29, 1925, in Duncan to Carl C. and Mary Antoinette Good. She spent her youth in Duncan and Medicine Park before moving with her famil...

As we approach the end of the year, I always like to look back over the past 12 months and celebrate the good things that happened. If you read this column regularly, you are well aware of how much jo...

DEAR ABBY: I’m 55 and own my home. “Randall,” 53, lives with me and pays me rent. We used to be a couple, but COVID caused too much togetherness. He’s in the spare bedroom now. My house is cheaper for...

February 28, 1963 - December 18, 2022 Christine Thierry, 59, died on Sunday, December 18, 2022, in Okmulgee. The funeral service will be Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at 11 a.m. at New Salem Baptist C...

October 14, 1975 - December 20, 2022 Christopher Clifford was born on October 14, 1975, to Jane Clifford (Kreps) in Manhattan, New York. He passed from this life on December 20, 2022, in Tulsa. A fune...

October 5, 1939 - December 21, 2022 Herman Lewis Thompson went to spend Christmas with Jesus on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. He was born October 5, 1939, in Limestone, Maine to the late Kenneth G. an...

Oscar G. Higgs III was honored during Tuesday’s county commissioners’ meeting for his service and upcoming retirement. Chairman David Walker first read a citation from Okmulgee County in “appreciation...

Wednesday, Dec. 28 Military Bowl Presented by Peraton UCF vs. Duke Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Maryland 1 p.m., ESPN and the ESPN App -AutoZone Liberty Bowl Kansas vs. Arkansas Simmo...

Sunday School begins at 9 a.m. followed by worship service at 10 a.m. Come join us for worship! Everyone is welcome and invited to attend. Henryetta First Christian Church is located at 412 N. 5th Str...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from September business. The monies they reported this period represent sal...

Okmulgee police are still looking for a man connected to a shooting incident Friday morning. Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice stated around 4:23 a.m. Dec. 23, officers responded to a shooting in the...

“I would like to change my bedtime on New Year’s Eve,” says Tyler, 11. “I usually go to bed at 10 p.m., but I would like to stay up all night. I would have a great time because we would first party, s...

“There is no new thing under the sun,” according to Ecclesiastes 1:9. It is a given that occurrences and events which may take place in our lives in 2023 have been experienced by others in days gone b...

Former Beggs High School football standout Kendal Daniels closed out his first full season at Oklahoma State University Tuesday night at the 2022 Guaranteed Rate Bowl. The postseason bowl game took pl...