The Morris Booster Club is holding a fundraiser event at the Okmulgee Elks Lodge. The event will be held on Nov. 15, from 6-8 p.m. at the Okmulgee Elks Lodge. Funds will be used to support the athleti...

Twenty eight Okmulgee FFA members earned state-wide recognition with their horticultural indoor exhibits in 9 different divisions at the Tulsa State Fair earlier this month. More than 65 other FFA cha...

Okmulgee County Republicans will meet Thursday, Oct. 28, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at The Briefcase conference room, 315 W. Main Street in Henryetta. Representatives Logan Phillips and Scott Fetgatter will ...

One of the questions asked most often, at least on social media here in Okmulgee is, “what, as a town, are we doing for our youth?” I will tell you - in my opinion, there are already lots of leaders s...

DEAR ABBY: My niece “Jane” is married to “John,” who doesn’t want children. Before she met John, Jane always loved children. She says he was traumatized by the toxic relationship between his parents a...

Mounting my horse after the tumble took a bit of courage. When you’re dumped with a hard thud into a barnyard lot and the animal you’ve been riding has crashed with you, it takes time regaining your f...

I was working weekends at a gas station. I went to work in the afternoon and worked till 11 at night. That meant that I couldn’t attend church on Sunday evenings. It was a situation that wasn’t very s...

Those of you that read my column regularly know my family does a lot of work every year for a large Halloween bash we throw at the VFW Post 1189 here in town. Well, Saturday Oct 23rd is the date for t...

Belvin Baptist Church Fall Revival & Festival Belvin Baptist Church will hold its Fall Revival Nov. 1-3. Supper will take place at 5 p.m. with service being held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Soldiers of the Cr...

Okmulgee Main Street’s annual Harvest Spoon Chili Festival returned to downtown Okmulgee this past weekend. Pictured above, First National Bank’s Sharla Stephenson and Missy Peeler brought out their f...

Concrete for the sidewalk and base for the new Okmulgee County Veterans Memorial was poured on Monday. The new monument will be located on the northwest corner of the Okmulgee County Courthouse lawn, ...

Okmulgee Chamber staff and directors are busy preparing for the Chamber’s annual banquet Thursday, at the Historic Okmulgee Mansion. “We have been planning the banquet for a few months now, with the g...

The Morris City Council approved a contract for the GeoSafe program during last week’s board meeting. Chief Richard Phillips, Deputy Chief Daniel Wind, and Officer Keith Jackson of the Muscogee Lighth...

The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners approved a short agenda during their session Monday morning. The members approved the Okmulgee County Health Department’s Year Contracts. Those agreements ar...

An Okmulgee man is facing a court date this Friday following his arrest on a weapons complaint. Cameron Williamson, 36, was taken into custody by Okmulgee police Oct. 12, following a call of a unwante...

Okmulgee Main Street’s annual Harvest Spoon Chili Festival returned to downtown Okmulgee this past weekend. The winner of this year’s People’s Choice was Debrah Motte. In addition to a check for $500,...

The Beggs Golden Demons notched their sixth-straight win in 2021 last Thursday night at Golden Demon Stadium in Beggs. The Demons’ latest victory came by an 82-6 margin against their county rivals, th...

The Dewar Dragon varsity football team continued their winning ways this past Thursday night with a 63-14 victory over the visiting Webbers Falls Warriors. The mercy-rule win over Webbers Falls was th...

Early turnovers turned a possible win into a double-digit hole for the Okmulgee Bulldogs last Thursday night at home against the Haskell Haymakers. Haskell turned three Okmulgee turnovers into 22 poin...

The Henryetta Golden Knights looked in good position to capture their second-straight district win this past Thursday night at historic Cameron Field. The Knights, who snapped their winless streak two...