The harvest of fall crops will not go according to plan this season for some Oklahoma producers due to extreme summer heat and drought. For crops like corn that are not harvested for grain, repurposin...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced recently that it will indefinitely extend the deadline for producers to return the pre-filled applications for Phase One of the Emergency Relief Pro...

The second week of camp for the Okmulgee High School band, The Showpiece, is underway. Assistant Director Sandra Coleman (left) and Director Carl Stringer (right) are pictured with a portion of the ba...

Major repair work on Watts Road, located on the north side of the City of Morris, has begun according to Okmulgee County District 3 Commissioner Dan Artussee. “It was an old chip and seal road that ju...

Severe storms and flooding in May of this year wrecked havoc on county roads. Many residents are still having to deal with damaged roads as county crews are working to make needed repairs or replace t...

The nation’s oldest all-Black professional rodeo event returns next week, drawing competitors and spectators from around the country. The 67th annual Roy LeBlanc Okmulgee Invitational Rodeo will be he...

The moratorium on processing applications for new grower, processor and dispensary licenses begins Aug. 26, not Aug. 1 as previously stated in communications from OMMA. OMMA made an error interpreting...

Last week, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced agency awarded a $2.1 million grant to the Okmulgee Area Development Corporation (OADC). The grant will be used for road, utilit...

Sometimes when your “inner-self ” speaks to you, a lot of the time it pays to listen with an attentive ear. Such was the case for Tuesday’s Okmulgee Lions Club program, scheduled to be Dustin Stone, t...

07/19/2022 5:09 p.m. - Larceny - 5600 block of Lake Dr. RP requests to file a theft report on a piece of equipment off of a boat. 6:29 p.m. - Hit and Run - Hwy. 75 southbound near 261st St. RP advised...

07/13/2022 3:09 a.m. 300 block N. Taft. Burglary. Seen someone in his rental home with a flashlight. 3:33 a.m. 400 block S. Alabama. Suspicious per 3:33 a.m. 400 block S. Alabama. Suspicious person. S...

Felonies CF-2022-00095 07/22/2022 07/22/2022 State of Oklahoma vs. Thompson, Kevin Don Possession of Stolen Vehicle Misdemeanors CM-2022-00240 07/21/2022 State of Oklahoma vs. Smith, Michael Dale Driv...

Cornerstone Foursquare Church Cornerstone will hold a joint service with the Okmulgee First Nazarene family this Sunday. “Last month, Cornerstone hosted a joint service and this month, Dale Fillmore w...

There are times in each of our lives when we find ourselves in need of help and, when this happens, we have to call on someone to come to our aid. This is true in almost every facet of life. When ther...

July 29 Okmulgee Farmers Market | The Okmulgee Farmers Market is open each Friday through October from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of the Creek Council House in downtown Okmulgee. July 30 OJFA Signups |...

Okmulgee Public School District will send messages through ParentSquare. If your contact information has changed since school dismissed for the summer, contact the office for each of your children to ...

The Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce board and interim director Malorie Brasier welcomes Kelsey Lilburn as the new administrative assistant. Lilburn has been working as an intern for the Chamber since Jun...

Area families needing to get their children immunized for the upcoming school year can do so in August. The Oklahoma Caring Vans provide all immunizations required by Oklahoma law for enrollment in sc...

Highland Park Healthcare administrators and staff were joined by the Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce, Ambassadors, Okmulgee Main Street, and Okmulgee Area Development Corporation for their official ribbo...

Tonya Bowie, owner of Pure Stretch Recover LLC in Okmulgee, thanks the community for their support of the networking and fundraiser event, Boots Brims & Brands last Friday at the Okmulgee County Fairg...