First United Methodist Church 8th & Seminole • Okmulgee www.fumcokmulgee.org Plan to join First United Methodist Church this coming Sunday morning. Tradional Worship Service begins at 9 a.m. in the Sa...

One of the strangest questions ever asked is found in Psalm 78:19, “Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?” Really? He’s the God Who stood on nothing and spoke the world into existence, the God Wh...

The U.S. Senate confirmed Muscogee citizen Lauren J. King as the first Native American federal judge in history for the state of Washington. King won the confirmation vote 55-44, and will represent th...

The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) is using $21 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds over three years to develop and expand high-quality afterschool and summer programs. The OSDE wi...

James “Buz” Henson was recognized at the Okmulgee County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting for his many years of service on the Okmulgee County Farm Bureau Board of Directors. James retired from his position...

The Mvskoke Nation Youth Services held their annual Mvskoke Youth Awards for the Muscogee Reservation on Sept. 28. In 2016, MNYS created the Mvnettvlke Onaya Award (Youth Visionary) and Vculvlke Mvnet...

All students ages 3-21 who are residents of Twin Hill School have a right to a free and appropriate education in accordance with Public Law 94-112. Students in need of special services will be provide...

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections plans to provide a $2,500 sign-on bonus to newly hired prison officers and temporarily boost pay for employees working in especially understaffed facilities. The...

Oklahoma students lost ground in nearly every grade and subject as they struggled to learn amid COVID-19 disruptions, newly released test score data shows. Results from state assessments taken by stud...

The Muscogee Nation’s newest facility, Looped Square Meat Company, is undergoing final construction in hopes to open to the public before the end of 2021. Trenton Kissee, Division of Agriculture and N...

The Okmulgee community is invited to join in the 3rd annual Indigenous Peoples Day event on Monday. It will begin at 12 noon on Oct. 11, on the south lawn of the Council House Museum. The afternoon pr...

The 25th Okmulgee Harvest Spoon Chili Festival returns next weekend to downtown. The event will kick off Saturday, Oct. 16 from 11 a.m - 4 p.m. Contestants will be participat Contestants will be parti...

The Beggs Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the return of the Fall Fest next Saturday, Oct. 16. Lots of fun activities during the festival, which begins at 10 a.m. and concludes with the...

The Town of Grayson welcomed the return of the Gumbo Fest on Saturday, after last year’s festival was cancelled due to COVID-19. The festival is the towns main fundraiser and those funds are important...

The Square in downtown Okmulgee will soon have a new occupant as renovations have begun in the former M & D Drug location at 108 S Morton. Lumberjack Attack owner Gene Barber says being from a small t...

Some of the Okmulgee FFA officers attended the Northeast Area FFA Chapter Officer Leadership Conference recently. Also, congratulations to the Okmulgee FFA Chapter on recently receiving a Public Servi...

The Oct. 12 meeting of the Okmulgee County Republicans will feature State Senator Nathan Dahm. Senator Dahm has declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Senator James Lankford...

This is the final week to sign up for Christmas Angels and a holiday meal through the Okmulgee Salvation Army. Christmas Angel and Food applications will be taken at the Family Store through Oct. 8 fr...

The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) has received a federal grant to support law enforcement crisis intervention training (CIT). The department delivers CIT ...

The Showpiece of Okmulgee band is shown with their third place trophy following a competition Saturday in Tishomingo. The Showpiece competed in Division 3 at the Tishomingo Tournament of Bands, spon s...