Okmulgee First Church of the Nazarene and Cornerstone Foursquare held a Candy Land Adventure last Saturday, Oct. 8. Children ages 6-12 were invited to adventure into nine different Bible stories and w...

October 13 NARFE will meet Thursday, Oct. 13, at 11 a.m. at Shoney’s, 610 E. Main St. in Henryetta. Contact Vick at 918-623-8893 for more information. October 14 The Okmulgee Farmers Market is open ea...

The Oct. 11 meeting will feature Sen. Roger Thompson and Reps. Scott Fetgatter and Logan Phillips. They will give an update looking back on 2022 and looking forward to 2023. Also, the group will honor...

Veteran and post member Pete Rogers has been researching the early history of the post and will be providing a brief history over the next few months in advance of the 100 year celebration. According ...

Tuesday’s Okmulgee Lions Club meeting was one of those required programs, the at-least one-time visit from the District Governor. And, whenever a club has a member who has been a Past District Governo...

Covington Aircraft is celebrating 50 years of business. Last week, a special celebration was held at the Okmulgee Airport, as owners Paul and Betty Abbott were honored by current leadership and staff....

The Okmulgee Lions will hold their Pancake Day event on Tuesday, Oct. 11, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 401 S. Seminole. Tickets are now available from any Lions Club member,...

Beggs High School students from seven campus organizations and their sponsors spent their Wednesday morning in service to the community. Students from the Business Professionals of America, golf team,...

Okmulgee County Farm Bureau recently recognized Tim Smith of East Central Oklahoma Electric Cooperative for his efforts in rural economic development through expansion of broadband internet services i...

Most of us probably remember the Mother Goose nursery rhyme about Little Jack Horner, who sat in a corner eating his Christmas pie. He stuck in his thumb and pulled out a plum ... Hold it there, Newt!...

KHiS DAQ’s, a drive thru frozen daiquiri shop, opened recently in Okmulgee at 903 E. 13th Street. The business offers sealed frozen daiquiris to go with flavors such as Watermelon, Jolly Rancher, Summ...

Registration deadline for Okmulgee Main Street’s annual Harvest Spoon Chili Festival is just one week away. The festival will be held Oct. 22, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The deadline to register is Oct. 7...

Nominations from the public will close this week for the Fall Child Advocacy Awards presented by the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy. Criteria for the awards and online nomination forms are avai...

The Oklahoma State Department of Education announced last week that 90 Oklahoma high schools have received the College Success Award from GreatSchools. org. Now in its fifth year, the annual recogniti...

The Pride of Morris competed last weekend at Owasso. This week, the band, under the direction of Matt Barnes, heads to the Bixby Tournament of Bands and is scheduled to perform in preliminary competit...

I remember long ago when I was stationed on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and we would pull into a foreign port, we all dreaded hearing the standard message from the medical corps, “bend over and grab ...

Trinity Lutheran Church This Sunday, Sept. 25, is the 15th Sunday after Trinity. The readings are from 1 Kings 17:8-16, Galatians 5:25-6:10 and Matthew 6:24-34 Anxious Bondage vs. Confident Trust “You...

An Okmulgee County woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash near Miami over the weekend. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported the collision Sept. 17 at 1:25 p.m about one mile east of Miami near South...

Town Hall Meeting | A Town Hall Meeting will be held Saturday, Sept. 24, at 4 p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 1500 N. Miami Ave. Everyone is welcome. Benefit Bike Ride & Poker Run | The 8th annual Be...

The Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding this week advanced a comprehensive slate of projects to the full Legislature for consideration in an upcoming special session. The committee’s approvals,...