October 16 Harvest Spoon Chili Festival | The Harvest Spoon Chili Festival will return to downtown Okmulgee Saturday, Oct. 16, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit the Okmulgee Main Stre...

Project Heart Senior • Monday: Crispy Chicken Sandwich, Lettuce, Tomato, Pickle, Sweet Potato Fries, Roasted Cauliflower, Frosted Cake, Milk • Tuesday: Chicken Pot Pie, Zucchini & Tomatoes, Mixed Berr...

The Okmulgee County Democratic Party will meet Thursday, Oct. 21, at OSUIT, Student Union Building, at 6:30 p.m. Training to implement the OCDP Initiative (aiding anyone needing assistance in obtainin...

Dee Ann Russell mopped sticky floors, stocked shelves and took customers’ money for soda, beer and cigarettes at 7-Eleven for nine years, eventually earning $16.05 an hour. In March 2020, she decided ...

Kindell Weigand and Katelyn Warren are pictured at the Pumpkin Patch at Okmulgee’s First United Methodist Church. Pumpkins are sold daily and the funds raised are used for missions and ministry. Call ...

“It’s going to be a perfect day for chili,” Okmulgee Main Street Director Heather Sumner said about this weekend’s Harvest Spoon Chili Fest. The event will kick off Saturday, Oct. 16 from 11 a.m - 4 p...

It’s not too late to purchase tickets to the Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet! This year’s event is a cruise ship theme, “High Rollers on the High Seas” and takes place Thursday, Oct. 21 ...

Bill Springman was named as Okmulgee School’s assistant baseball coach during the regular board meeting. Springman, formerly a coach at Union High School, most recently was the hitting coach for the D...

The Morris School Board of Education met in regular session Monday evening to consider numerous agenda items. The first order of business was a Student Suspension Due Process Appeal. Following the hea...

Beggs Elementary School and Principal Nancy McCune are proud to announce, despite the pandemic teaching situations of the 2020-2021 school year, BES had 100 percent student participation both virtual ...

A check for $10,108 was presented to Morris Schools and the football program before Friday’s game. The Terry Watkins, Morris football player Jackson Casey, Morris head football coach Robert Daniels, M...

A large crowd gathered Monday afternoon on the Creek Council House square in downtown in recognition of Indigenous Peoples Day. The third annual event, coordinated by Brenda Golden with the assistance...

Okmulgee County was spared major damage after a storm moved through the area Sunday evening. Emergency Management Director Tim Craighton gave an update during Monday’s meeting of the board of commissi...

Okmulgee Main Street staff and members, including Andy Goodnight, started working on the artwork coming to downtown on Monday. The mural, ‘Bee the Change,’ will be located on the north side of the Nor...

The Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter provides a much-needed service for the community. Part of the funding for the agency comes from the OCHS Thrift Store, located at 222 E. 6th Street, at the corner ...

The Okmulgee Public School Board met Monday evening for their regular session, and received updates from Superintendent Renee Dove. During the meeting, staff were recognized for their long-term servic...

Tuesday’s Okmulgee Lions Club meeting answered the question posed of how does a Southern Baptist, living in the northernmost part of Alaska (North Pole), become the pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church i...

The Okmulgee Fire Department, in recognition of Fire Prevention Week, visited Stonebridge Academy and Okmulgee Primary School. Yesterday, the OFD was scheduled to visit the Muscogee Nation Head Start ...

Is there a beep or a chirp coming out of your smoke or carbon monoxide alarm? What does that sound mean? Knowing the difference can save your home and your family. State Farm Agent Hayden Sharp and th...

Tulsa Area United Way celebrated its 30th Annual Day of Caring last Friday, sending volunteers from Kimberly Clark of Jenks to Okmulgee’s YMCA to help clean up the area. The group joined YMCA employee...