St. Michael Catholic Church 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) A Stumbling Block or a Stepping Stone Our world today has become a lot smaller. Today people live closer to each other than ever before. He...

“God created me very pretty. No one looks just like me,” says Alexis, 5. “Beauty is transcendent. It is our most immediate experience of the eternal,” write authors John and Stasi Eldredge in “Captiva...

Three local cheerleading squads have earned their way to the OSSAA State Cheerleading Competition at Union High School this Saturday. The high school cheerleading squads from Preston, Morris and Henry...

Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) has been notified of a text messaging scam targeting Oklahomans that specifically mentions benefits received through OKDHS, including the Low Income Home Energy Assista...

Those attending the Morris High School football games may have seen this tent set up. The Morris Athletic Booster Club is actively seeking more members to join in supporting the district’s activities....

The Okmulgee YMCA is having a free event for the community tomorrow, Thursday, evening from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. Those wishing to join the YMCA will be able to do so at the event for free. There will be YM...

We are now less than one month away from 202 Fall Forum, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy’s annual conference which develops our legislative agenda. This gathering of our members and advocate...

DEAR ABBY: I was deeply hurt after going to a barbecue at my oldest daughter’s home. It was to celebrate my granddaughter’s fourth birthday. My daughter’s husband is from Thailand. He barbecued beauti...

The annual Trail of Tears Memorial Motorcycle Ride will make a stop in Okmulgee next week. Now in it’s 28th year, the remembrance ride is held the third Saturday in September. The purpose is to provid...

“No matter what type of business you’re in, good customer service is vitally important,” Kay Rabbitt-Brower, executive director of the Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce, said. “That is why the Chamber is s...

Morris Schools are gearing up for their annual Homecoming festivities next week. A Homecoming Parade will be held on Thursday, Sept. 23, beginning at 1:30 p.m. The parade begins at the Morris Church o...

A man was hospitalized following an accident Tuesday afternoon in northern Okmulgee County. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported the crash at 2:30 p.m. on U.S. 75 southbound at 281st Street. Injured i...

Half of the Okmulgee County varsity football teams will be in action Friday night with two of the three gridiron squads hosting their Week 3 opponents. The original regular-season schedule had only tw...

The Beggs high school cross country program will compete Friday at Mohawk Park in Tulsa at the Owasso Invitational. The Demon and Lady Demon runners will be looking for good placement at the event tha...

The Beggs Lady Demon varsity fastpitch softball team dropped a pair of district contests earlier this week to the Eufaula Lady Ironheads. The district doubleheader loss to the Lady Ironheads keeps the...

The battle for the District 3A-7 title got a little bit tighter earlier this week with the Morris Lady Eagles taking two narrow wins over their arch rivals, the Henryetta Lady Knights. The Lady Eagles...

The Okmulgee Lady Bulldog fastpitch softball team saw their dreams of a postseason appearance in 2021 fade away with a pair of double-digit losses to the Holdenville Lady Wolverines earlier this week....

Three Okmulgee County cheerleading squads will compete in Stroud this weekend. The teams will be vying for the OSSAA Cheer Regional Championships for 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A, as well as Small Co-Ed and ...

Think you have what it takes to cook the perfect steak? There is an opportunity this Saturday to do so, along with helping raise money for the Morris School football program. On Sept. 18, a Steak Cook...

Sometimes the game of life parallels the game of baseball in the bottom of the ninth inning with the bases loaded and the coach is looking for that pinch hitter to come through for the team. When the ...