Beggs fastpitch sits at 6-11 after home loss to OkemahThe Beggs Lady Demon varsity fastpitch softball team is currently competing at the Sue Treloar Memorial Tournament in Depew.The Lady Demons were p...

Okmulgee Mayor, County Commissioner team up to share uplifting message“Look up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … a bird! As the birds are released and take flight they are soon circling ov...

‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ to take stage in OctoberAre you a fan of the ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show?’Well, that will be the next production for the Okmulgee Community Theatre.According to Director Fay...

Client numbers increaseThe Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter continues to see increased numbers of clients being served, and is in need of food assistance.Executive Director Brenda Brewer stated the sh...

Carnival opens Aug. 31Henryetta Labor Day Celebration has added even more events as the city prepares for a weekend of family and rodeo events next weekend.To kick off the celebration, Great Plains Am...

The Preston Pirate varsity fall baseball team improved to 9-0 on the season with a pair of run-rule wins last weekend.The Pirates notched a 16-4 home win over the Cameron Yellowjackets last Thursday, ...

The Morris Lady Eagle varsity fastpitch softball team took home the team championship trophy from the Oilton Tournament this past Saturday with an 11-1 victory over the Depew Lady Hornets.The 3-game s...

Lady Dragons, Lady Tigers finish unbeaten at Wilson Softball FestivalOkmulgee County fastpitch softball teams Dewar and Wilson came away with perfect 4-0 records at last week’s Wilson Softball Festiva...

Part 1 of 3With the recent release of the movie The Sound of Freedom, the conversation on the horror of human trafficking is growing. The movie, a dramatization, details one individual story, but does...

Can gene splicing and selective breeding help deal with heat stress in cattle?Sometimes you see a headline and just go “huh.”That happened to me today when I can across an article talking about breedi...

“They didn’t have air conditioning, carpet or nothing,” says Dylan, age 5. Actually, it was “the way the seats were lined up,” says Milese, 6. No, that wasn’t it at all: “because there were no chairs ...

The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity football team hosted three other teams - Mounds, Meeker, and Okmulgee - this past Friday evening for a preseason scrimmage at historic Cameron Field in Henryetta. P...

The Morris Eagles took to the football field this past Saturday in preparation for the upcoming season, hosting the Eufaula Ironheads in a preseason scrimmage.JOSHUA JACKSON | REPORTER

In Dewar’s run-rule win over Porter last Thursday, the Lady Dragons opened the scoring with seven runs in the bottom of the first, then added eight in the second for the 15-0 decision.The top offensiv...

Lone losses at 3-day event come against ChecotahThe varsity fastpitch softball teams from Okmulgee and Preston finished with a combined 5-2 record at last weekend’s Okmulgee Softball Festival.The two ...

Students taking AP coursework through the state’s online Horizon program achieved higher test scores than both the state and national average, recent data revealed.Horizon: Digitally Enhanced Campus, ...

“So he went down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean ... ‘Therefore the...

So many of us can all too easily relate perhaps with the woman in today’s Gospel. She comes to Jesus, pleading - begging, for help for her daughter. To be sure, we encounter several people like this a...

Okmulgee Community Theatre presents ‘A Night with Winnie’ Saturday, Aug. 26, at 7 p.m. at the Orpheum Theatre, located at 210 W. 7th St. in downtown Okmulgee. Admission is $7 and children 12 and under...

August 14-21• Monday: Attended BOCC meeting, worked at office on inventory. Met with Morris Police Chief and clerk dropped off interlocal agreements for City Council meeting.• Tuesday: Early start to ...