Joy In Life Ministries aids community

News

March 12, 2021

On Wednesday evening, Joy In Life Ministries Pastor James Page (above) and other church members delivered 50 food boxes to area community members in need. Pastor Page recently announced that the drive-thru food distribution dates set for March have been unexpectedly canceled by Farmers to Families. He hopes other partners or ministries will come together with Joy In Life to be able to purchase in bulk and distribute in the near future.

Sports

Demons sweep county battle with Eagles

March 17, 2023

Beggs and Morris met on the baseball diamond earlier this week for a 2-game, home-and-home, District 3A5, series between the two Okmulgee County schools.The Beggs Golden Demons opened the county battl...

Sports

County athletes perform at Glenpool track meet

March 17, 2023

Varsity track and field teams from Beggs and Okmulgee began the 2023 season last Friday at the Glenpool Invitational.The Beggs Golden Demons were the top county team at the event, finishing 12th overa...

Columns & Opinion

Sauce It Up

March 17, 2023

March is Sauce Month designed to celebrate all things saucy! In honor of this, I made sauces this week! I actually prefer making my own things as much as possible. It’s so nice to be able to control s...

Columns & Opinion

books.

March 17, 2023

American author of children’s books, Sarah Weeks, celebrates her birth date on March 18, 1955, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Her dad was an English professor who told funny stories and she learned a lot from hi...

Columns & Opinion

How to Start Your Own War

March 17, 2023

We all have done it. Whether we deliberately intend to speak those words, or they just kind of slide out when our mouth opens. But things that we should’na said are suddenly floating there in the air ...

Columns & Opinion

Time for Financial ‘Spring Cleaning’

March 17, 2023

Now that we’ve put winter behind us - at least on the calendar it’s time for us to think about sprucing up our homes, inside and out. But it also may be time to do some financial spring cleaning.Some ...

Columns & Opinion

SEE ADVENTURES IN BRENDALAND, PAGE A7

March 17, 2023

Recently, I took part in a workshop out of Missouri. The teacher shared with us how to tap maple trees for sap and how to take the sap and turn it into maple syrup. I found this highly exciting. I was...

Public Notices

03/05/2023

March 17, 2023

2:50 p.m. - Unauthorized burning.3:05 p.m. - Person in distress, other.5:12 p.m. - Person in distress, other.03/06/202312:09 a.m. - Service call, other.7:25 a.m. - Good intent call, other.03/07/202312...

Public Notices

03/06/2023

March 17, 2023

8:48 a.m. - Animal call - 4th and RR tracks - RP advising her grandkids showed her a picture on the phone of two dogs dead by 4th St. and the RR tracks. RP advised one of the dogs has its head chopped...

Public Notices

03/06/2023

March 17, 2023

6:42 a.m. - Disturbance - 12200 block of Butternut Rd. - RP advising of an irate employee slamming doors wants to make a report.10:22 a.m. - Speak with an officer - 500 block of N. 256 Rd. - RP would ...

Public Notices

Felonies

March 17, 2023

CF-2023-0003503/10/2023 State of Oklahoma vs. May, Vincent Jerome Assault & Battery w/a Dangerous Weapon Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle Petit LarcenyMisdemeanorsCM-2023-0007403/09/2023Inattentive Drivi...