Kidney donors, fundraisers are guests of Okmulgee LionsProbably most of us recognize John 15:13 - “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” And I have previou...

CF-2023-00044 03/28/2023 State of Oklahoma vs. Guitierrez, Richard Anthony Murder-First Degree CF-2023-00045 03/28/2023 State of Oklahoma vs. Breshears, Sarah Nicole Identity Theft Obtaining Cash & Me...

12:02 a.m. - Suspicious person - 7000 block of Happy Camp Rd. - RP advised they see flashlights in back pasture. Believes someone is trying to steal cows or possibly someone chasing the cows with some...

8th & Seminole • Okmulgee www.fumcokmulgee.org Plan to join us this Sunday morning! Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:30 a.m. Our combined Traditional/Contemporary Worship Service begins at 10:50...

This Sunday, Christians will celebrate one of the greatest and most glorious events in human history. We refer to it as Easter or Resurrection Sunday. There has never been another day like it.For cent...

April 7 is Mom’s birthday. As we are planning to celebrate this coming weekend, she is heavily on my mind. I have mentioned my mother in this column before, but I want to mention her again. My mom is ...

Karl Fredrich Koening was a tank gunner in Africa with the 21st Panzer Division of the German Army. After his unit was captured and detained in several African POW camps, an American Victory ship carr...

DEAR ABBY: Last night I went to a party where my husband introduced me to all of his co-workers except for one young female who kept hanging out beside him. She’s about 25 years younger than he is, an...

Not all of us have been fortunate enough to grow up in good families. Sometimes our compassion runs a little low when we encounter those who have grown up and lived through tough situations because we...

Okmulgee City Hall offices and Public Works operations will be closed Friday, April 7, in observance of Good Friday. Emergency service operations, police and fire departments will remain operational. ...

Keep Okmulgee Beautiful Week is planned for April 23-29. Okmulgee residents are encouraged to apply for a burn permit from April 17-20, and if approved by the Okmulgee Fire Department, they can be use...

All meals served with fruit and milk. Breakfast also served with juice and Pop Tart option. PB&J is an option each day for lunch.• Monday: Pancake, EggLunch: Chicken Alfredo and Broccoli • Tuesday:Bre...

August 18, 1940 - March 28, 2023David Lee Sheedy was born on August 18, 1940, in Morris to Marion H. Sheedy and Pearl Fern (Lock) Sheedy, and passed away in Muskogee on March 28, 2023, at the age of 8...

July 8, 1936 - January 20, 2023Dr. Robert Lin Alexander, Jr. died January 20, 2023, after a long illness. Dr. Robert Lin, Sr. and Urith Allen Alexander (Bowden) were the parents to Dr. Robert Lin Alex...

Oklahoma State University’s Pesticide Safety Education Program will partner with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry to host two unwanted pesticide disposal days in McAlester on ...

Play to be performed April 28 at Orpheum TheatreThe Okmulgee Community Theatre has been busy rehearsing for their next performance, “Clue,” a comedy involving murder on stage and ‘who did it?’The stag...

The Okmulgee Fire Department C Shift was visited earlier this week by Okmulgee Cub Scout Pack 102, led by Cub Master Donnie Alexander. The members tried on the SCBAs (air packs), saw how the thermal i...

Coveted Morel Mushrooms make an appearanceWhen we begin seeing Dogwood, Redbud and Parson Pear trees in bloom along with the newly green grass and yellow Easter lilies, it is a sure sign springtime is...

Okmulgee Mayor and Pastor Mickey Baldwin invites the community to a Prayer Gathering next Tuesday. The event will be held on the north side of Council House Square on 6th Street April 11 at 6 p.m.A sp...

PATRICK FORDNEWS EDITOROklahoma Highway Patrol is investigating a crash Tuesday afternoon that took the life of a Henryetta man.The multi-vehicle collision happened around 1:42 p.m. just north of Celi...