April is National Volunteer Month and there’s no better time to shine a spotlight on the thousands of volunteers who bring life to programs offered through Oklahoma State University Extension. For 110...

DEAR ABBY: I need a second opinion. My grandfather sold me an old farmstead that has been in the family for 200 years. Last week, he showed me a wooded area behind the barn with a human skull. He told...

DEAR ABBY: I need a second opinion. My grandfather sold me an old farmstead that has been in the family for 200 years. Last week, he showed me a wooded area behind the barn with a human skull. He told...

By Dawn Carter SaKredJoi Art, a woman-owned boutique specializing in greeting cards, handmade paper goods, abstract art and stationery, is thrilled to announce new collaborations with local Okmulgee r...

Cradling the lifeless form of their newborn daughter, the couple could hardly contain their sorrow. Nothing fully prepares expectant parents for the trauma of losing the precious infant whose arrival ...

by Dale Fillmore My mother-in-law had a desire. You might call it a bucket list type of desire. She wanted to take a ride on a hot-air balloon. However, she was hesitant to do it alone, so she asked m...

The 6th and Grand area in downtown Okmulgee has been captured for decades as part of the city’s history. The intersection, for many years, had banks on three sides, as the Creek Council House occupied...

Kennedy Sullivan from Morris earned a silver medal in the Sophomore category at the Oklahoma School for the Blind’s regional Braille Challenge competition in Muskogee. Sullivan is an OSB 5th grader. T...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Amy Leann Hall, age 43, of Okmulgee,  was sentenced to Life in prison for each of two counts of Murder in Indian...

By Dawn Carter "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill --- Sanctuary(n): a place of refuge or safety. It can be a physical location...

The Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce Spring Craft Show, scheduled for April 20, is shaping up to be a huge event, with some very talented artisans participating. This year’s show will be held at the Okmul...

The sea, vast and enigmatic, can be dangerous with water alone. When sailors of old whispered tales of unknown creatures stalking their ships — ominous shadowy figures lurking beneath their vessels fo...

OYP partners with OSL for Easter Egg Hunt The Okmulgee Young Professionals (OYP) invites the public to join them for a great event this Saturday, as many will be celebrating Easter. The organization i...

Last week, American Legion Post 103 held an election of new post officers, as the chapter begins a revival of sorts. Post 103, also known as Haygood- Sheppard, holds a storied history deeply intertwin...

Green Country Technology Center (GCTC) and the College of the Muscogee Nation (CMN) are thrilled to announce their partnership for Career Connect, an event dedicated to fostering college and career re...

Second Baptist Church We, at Second Baptist Church, invite you to join us as we celebrate the risen Savior each Sunday morning!!  We begin Sunday School with small groups for Bible study at 9:30 a.m. ...

In a previous column we focused on the bottom line or ultimate conclusion concerning some major Bible events or truths. We saw that the bottom line with regard to creation was found in the first verse...

One of your important sources of retirement income will likely be Social Security — but when should you start taking it? You can start collecting Social Security benefits at 62, but your checks will b...

Joann Hott, Henryetta Library Director American author of children’s books, Doreen Cronin celebrates her birth date on March 28th, 1966 in Queens, New York. She grew up on Long Island, her dad was a p...