Patriot Pen submission earns top honorOkmulgee Dunbar School 8th Grader Brennan Hodge won first place for Oklahoma for the VFW Patriot Pen essay contest. He was presented a trophy and $750 cash award ...

The Dewar Public Works Authority (Authority) received approval for $300,000 in funding Tuesday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the Authority’s water infrastructure. Construct...

The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners met for their regular meeting Tuesday, following President’s Day. Commissioner Erik Zoellner proposed action to lower the speed limit on a stretch of road in...

Preston senior Kellen Dean, front row center, signed a National Letter of Intent to play college baseball at Oklahoma Christian University in Edmond on Wednesday afternoon. Dean was joined at the spec...

Henryetta’s Lily Haywood, Morris’ Skyler Hunter earn runner-up medalsThree Okmulgee County female high school wrestlers punched their tickets to the 2024 OSSAA Girls Wrestling State Championships Tues...

Oklahoma is in the throes of an epidemic, and it is called fentanyl.A synthetic opioid, fentanyl is as addictive as it is deadly. It is 50 times stronger than heroin, cheap to produce - and destroying...

Lions Billie Been and Donnie Smith received a $3,000 check from the Lions District Office which enabled the Henryetta Lions to assist locals in need of eyeglasses.HHS senior Alissa Taylor signed a Let...

If you are in the habit of consulting only yourself, trusting your own instincts and believing that you will know in your heart what to do when the time comes, then you have a big problem.In Proverbs ...

Investing for your future is important - but it can be challenging. How can you navigate the complexities of the financial markets and make the right decisions for your situation?Fortunately, you don’...

American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney, best known for his Diary of a Wimpy Kid children’s book series, celebrates his birthday on Feb. 19, 1971. Born and raised in Fort Washington, Md. with an ol...

--- MisdemeanorsCM-2024-0004502/12/2024 State of Oklahoma vs. Donoghue, Virginia Danielle Public Intoxication CM-2024-0004602/12/2024 State of Oklahoma vs. Hewitt, Crystal Lee Poss. of CDS --- Divorce...

3:59 p.m. - Authorized Controlled Burn ---11:02 a.m. - Medical Assist, Assist EMS Crew11:13 a.m. - Passenger Vehicle Fire12:40 p.m. - Lock Out5:38 p.m. - Lock Out6:17 p.m. - Authorized Controlled Burn...

9:32 a.m. - 911 Other Emergency - RP advised the neighbor’s dog kept trying to attack her dog when she lets it out to use the bathroom.4:11 p.m. - 800 Block W Moore - 911 Other Emergency - RP advised ...

12:48 p.m. - 10500 Block Ferguson Rd - Animal RP advised someone shot three of her goats over the last several days.5:06 p.m. - 12400 Block Nuyaka Rd - Alarm - Indicator inertial motion detector.11:35...

September 2, 1978 - February 8, 2024Adrienne Watkins McCurdy, 45, beautician and resident of Tulsa, died February 8, 2024, in her home surrounded by family.A Celebration of Life is scheduled Saturday,...

November 7, 1956 - February 10, 2024Carolyn Diane Edmonds, a resident of Morris, peacefully passed away at her home Saturday, February 10, 2024. She was 67 years old.Born on November 7, 1956, in Wynne...

June 13, 1991 - February 11, 2024We are sad to announce that God took Joseph Suede Castleberry home on February 11, 2024, at the age of 32. Suede was born June 13, 1991, in Okmulgee.Suede chose to don...

March 11, 1941 - February 12, 2024Sarah Lou Woolsey, 82-year-old Okmulgee resident, passed away Monday, February 12, 2024, in Okmulgee. She was born in Okmulgee on March 11, 1941, to Homer and Pauline...

June 13, 1950 - February 14, 2024Arrangements are pending with McClendon- Winters Funeral Home for Randal Mack Grigor, who passed away February 14, 2024.

John Dale William Lee Holbrook, a resident of Okmulgee, died Monday, February 5, 2024, in Eufaula. He was 39 years of age. John was born April 10, 1984, in Indio, Calif. to Rickie Lee Holbrook and Deb...