County athletes ink college pacts

Three county gridiron squads start postseason play FridayThe journey towards the prestigious Gold Ball in varsity football begins Friday night all across Oklahoma.In Okmulgee County, three gridiron sq...

This Saturday is Veterans Day. Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, which was the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annua...

As you go through life, you’ll have various financial goals - and to achieve them, you’ll need to invest. But just recognizing the need to invest is not as useful as matching specific types of account...

The young lady had gigantic dreams. Visions of becoming a movie star filled her daydreams constantly. From the very first movie she saw as a child, she was entranced as the female lead lit up the big ...

Neil Gaiman, an English author of Polish- Jewish descent, was born Nov. 10, 1960, in Portchester, England. His grandfather began a chain of grocery stores where his father worked and his mother was a ...

After I started working on removing and replacing my kitchen floor, I had several surprises waiting on me. I currently have a water leak from old copper pipes and some water damaged flooring which was...

10/29/202312:50 p.m. - Motor Vehicle Accident w/No Injuries7:25 p.m. - Person in Distress ---10/30/20237:45 a.m. - Dispatched and Canceled En Route4:00 p.m. - Authorized Controlled Burning7:01 p.m. - ...

10/30/202311:07 a.m. - 2nd/Scott - Animal Control - RP advised of a brown dog with a black face running loose, stated this has happened often.4:29 p.m. - 5th/Corporation - 911 Other Emergency - RP adv...

10/30/20238:49 a.m. - U.S.-75/OK-16 - Other - RP stated she ran out of gas and was waiting on her family to bring her some. RP advised there were a female, two juvenile males and a juvenile female try...

FeloniesCF-2023-0016911/07/2023 State of Oklahoma vs. Morris, James Michael Burglary, Second DegreeCF2023-0017011/07/2023 State of Oklahoma vs. Murphy, Michael J DUI Alcohol --- MisdemeanorsCM-2023-00...

November 26, 1939 - November 7, 2023Services are pending for Ruth E. Grimm, 83, of Henryetta, with Integrity Funeral Service. She passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2023, in Tulsa.

January 25, 1956 - October 23, 2023A Celebration of Life for Terry Joe Hurd will be held Saturday, November 11, 2023, in San Marcos, Texas. A Time of Remembrance will be held Saturday, November 18, 20...

November 14, 1931 - November 6, 2023Velma Bagby, 91, died Monday morning, November 6, 2023. Mother Bagby’s Celebratory Service will be held Saturday, November 11, 2023, at 11 a.m. at The Refuge Church...

May 12, 1938 - November 2, 2023Ted (Teddy Dean) Butler died Thursday, November 2, 2023, at the age of 85. Ted was born May 12, 1938, in Okmulgee to Alva and Iona Perkins Butler.Funeral services coordi...

February 10, 1955 - November 3, 2023John Lee Hill, 68, of Grayson, passed away Friday, November 3, 2023, in Grayson. John was born in Fayette, Mo. on February 10, 1955, to Mary Helen Hill and Everett ...

January 26, 1983 - November 5, 2023David passed away November 5, 2023, in Denver, Colo. He was born January 26, 1983, in Okmulgee.David grew up in rural Morris. He loved animals and always had pets ar...

May 17, 1939 - November 2, 2023Mary Lynn Branscum was born May 17, 1939, in Okfuskee County to William Columbus Branscum and Mildred (Gilliam) Branscum. She passed away Thursday, November 2, 2023, at ...

August 12, 1959 - November 7, 2023Billy Ray Howard, 64, of Hanna, died Tuesday, November 7, 2023, in Hanna.Viewing for Billy will be held Saturday, November 11, 2023, from 2-8 p.m. and Sunday, Novembe...