October 29, 1928 - January 16, 2024Allen Ray McDowell was born October 29, 1928, in Morris to the late Homer Allen McDowell and Gertrude Isbel (Bowen) McDowell. Ray passed away Tuesday, January 16, 20...

MN Principal Chief issues statementStroble v. Oklahoma Tax Commission, involves an ongoing legal dispute between the plaintiff, Alicia Stroble, a Muscogee (Creek) citizen, and the Oklahoma Tax Commiss...

When Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma citizen DJ Koon bought a 2005 Nissan Sentra in 2012, he didn’t expect to find himself fighting a debt collection lawsuit for the next 10 years.Indebtedness lawsuits are th...

A positive change is heading in your direction. Trust your instincts and make moves that will position you to achieve something meaningful. You can secure your domestic and personal situations if you ...

• Monday: Attended BOCC meeting. Worked at office on various projects, went through documents for storage and/or removal. Placed phone calls with the State of Oklahoma Department of Emergency Manageme...

The Okmulgee County Sheriff ’s Office (OCSO) has received calls related to “Deputy Wilson” calling county residents and telling them they have federal warrants issued for their arrest as well as owing...

Most Valuable Player. Depends upon the perspective and opinion of the person watching the game. Does he believe that it should be the player who scored the most points? Or is he of the opinion that th...

The Knights defeated Bethel 44-35, while the Lady Knights fell to the Lady Wildcats 57-24.Members of Mr. Leist’s biology class at Henryetta High School submitted plant cell models for an in-school com...

Tedd Arnold, children’s book author and illustrator, was born on Jan. 20, 1949, in Elmira, N.Y. He grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania with three brothers before returning to Elmira when he was ten year...

• 560002 - St. Matthew Baptist Church• 560007 - Town & Country Christian Church• 560008 - Second Baptist Church• 560009 - OSUIT Student Union Building• 560010 - Okmulgee Community Center• 560011 - Cal...

Sen. Darrell Weaver, R-Moore, filed legislation to enhance protective order enforcement in the state of Oklahoma. Senate Bill 1710 provides courts with the authority to require violators of a protecti...

PropositionShall Independent School District Number 8 of Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, incur an indebtedness by issuing its bonds in the sum of Three Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($320,000) to be issu...

years of volunteerism with AARP.Below are comments received last year from community members: “Good, very fast; knowledgeable; friendly; quick; great work; helpful; will recommend to others; very sati...

May 30, 1972 - January 14, 2024Miltona Christine Denny, known as Christine, passed away on January 14, 2024, in Tulsa at the age of 51. She was born on May 30, 1972, in Claremore. A wake service to ho...

Today, Jan. 19, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the Feb. 13 election.Eligible voters will be voting on the following: City of Okmulgee Councilmember ...

Special Election is April 2Dewar Public Schools District citizens will be voting on a proposed special bond issue April 2.Improvements totaling $320,000 will seek to renovate, repair and/or remodel di...

A crash early Thursday morning is being investigated by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.The OHP stated the Injury collision occurred Jan. 18 at 3:45 a.m. in the 1700 block of W. Trudgeon in Henryetta.Deta...

City crews have completed making repairs to broken water lines over the past few days, due to the frigid temperatures. City Manager David Bullard stated that citizens are cautioned about using the wat...

The Okmulgee County Election Board is in need of Precinct Officials for the upcoming 2024 election year.How do you become a Precinct Official? Here are a few frequently asked questions: --- What are t...