12:25 a.m. - 900 Block E Trudgeon - Alarm - S2 Solutions advised of the back door alarm going off at Burger King.2:13 a.m. - 200 Block N 3rd - Miscellaneous - RP advised he needed help. RP called the ...

Buck Joe Bob Pope, 76, retired Okmulgee firefighter and resident of Morris, passed away Monday, November 13, 2023, in Tulsa. He was born Thursday, March 6, 1947, to Robert Emile Pope and Francisc Babe...

December 26, 1941 - November 11, 2023Lou Ella (Stubbs) Bunch was born on December 26, 1941, in Henryetta, the daughter to Woodrow “W.R.” and Hazel Stubbs. She was one of two children. Her sibling was ...

February 25, 1953 - November 12, 2023Arliss Dewayne Collett, 70, a resident of Checotah, died Sunday, November 12, 2023.Funeral service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, November 20, 2023, at Integrity ...

August 3, 1928 - November 13, 2023Florence Wynona Welch Winter, age 95, resident of Hitchita, passed away Monday, November 13, 2023, at her residence in Hitchita. She was born on August 3, 1928, in Na...

August 26, 1965 - November 11, 2023Eulalia Snow, 58, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2023, in Tulsa. She was born August 26,1965, in Okmulgee to Bobby Ray Dillon and Gale Ruby Dillon. Funeral servi...

August 24, 1945 - November 11, 2023James Edwin Shaw, 78, died November 11, 2023, in Tulsa. He was born on August 24, 1945, in Henryetta to Hayes Allen Shaw and Anabel (Knight) Shaw. Funeral services a...

‘The Game’ is third-longest matchup in college football historyThe Crimson of Harvard University and the Bulldogs of Yale University will meet on the football field for the 139th time on Saturday morn...

A Haven for Families with Play & Learn Childcare ServiceYMCA has long been a community hub for health, wellness and family engagement. One standout feature that makes the Okmulgee Family YMCA particul...

The Historical Society’s annual Founders Day Banquet took place at the high school cafeteria. Dinner was catered by Chair Crushers. A couple autographed footballs, one autographed by Troy Aikman and t...

The FDA has advised not to eat, sell, or serve multiple brands of recalled apple cinnamon fruit pouches because they may contain elevated levels of lead. These pouches are sold nationally and are avai...

The Muscogee Nation filed suit Wednesday against the City of Tulsa in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.The Muscogee Nation’s suit alleges that Tulsa is deliberately and un...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from September business. The monies they reported this period represent sal...

The Prairie Bell OHCE Christmas Craft Show returns Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Morris High School Gym. The show will feature a variety of booths with unique items for sale.November...

The Prairie Bell OHCE will raffle off this special quilt at the end of their Christmas Bazaar & Craft Show this Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Morris High School gymnasium. Displaying...

The 8th annual Harlan Ford Toy Drive begins today, and the community is invited to participate in helping make a child’s holiday season brighter.The drive will take place through Dec. 16, when the toy...

Okmulgee County Farm Bureau was presented with the 2023 Oklahoma Farm Bureau John I. Taylor Award on Saturday, Nov. 11 during the organization’s annual meeting in Oklahoma City.Named after OKFB’s firs...

Joe Berryhill won the election as mayor for the City of Morris after Tuesday’s vote.Berryhill won overwhelmingly, with 123 ballots cast in his favor, or 87.2 percent. Nicholas Jindra came in second wi...

Chief David Kennedy and the Wilson Fire Department thanks Mike Bailey Motors in Henryetta for their recent donation to the department. According to Kennedy, this money will be going towards new and im...

Several policies were approved Monday by the Henryetta School Board of Education during their regular session.Opening the meeting was a public hearing on the district’s Impact Aid Program to allow tri...