ProtectOK available now through Apple, Google PlayAn app created to report safety threats is now available for download.The app, ProteckOK, created by the State of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma School Sec...

Tickets are available for the upcoming Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter Baked Potato & Bake Sale Fundraiser, which will take place Thursday from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. and 4:30-6 p.m. at the First Met...

The regular November meetings of the Oklahoma Broadband Governing Board and the Oklahoma Broadband Expansion Council have been moved from their usual locations.The Board will meet starting at 10:30 a....

• Monday: Attended BOCC meeting. Request by Nuyaka Fire Chief on a medical call where a landing zone was needed due to lack of volunteers available. Followed OCEMS with a firefighter on the truck to S...

Anyone familiar with the works of children’s author Bill Wallace knows that he set most of his stories in Oklahoma. He also incorporated quicksand into his plots, so much quicksand, in fact, that many...

With funding through the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program, students at Morris Public Schools will now receive a third meal during the last hour of each school day. The idea came to Nutrition ...

A recent drug take back event at OSUIT collected 64 pounds of prescription drugs.The OSUIT campus police department and counseling office partnered with the office of OSUCommunity Wellness and Prevent...

The 2023 Dripping Springs Living History Encampment and Mountain Man Rendezvous will open to the public on Friday and Saturday, with attendees getting a first-hand look at how life was in the 1800s. T...

A stabbing in the City of Morris Monday afternoon is being investigated by tribal authorities.According to Okmulgee County Sheriff Eddy Rice, the subject involved was identified as Native, and Muscoge...

Early voting begins Thursday for the Morris mayoral election for those who live within Morris city limits. Early voting continues Thursday through Friday from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. at the Okmulgee County Co...

Henryetta High School’s Brady Norman was named Henryetta Free-Lance Athlete of the Week, sponsored by Luv Ford. Pictured with Norman are Brad Nash of Luv Ford and Coach Weston McGill.

Andrea Smith, a member of Henryetta FFA, was awarded the Jerry Shoemake All-Around Champion Award at the Okmulgee County Fair Board meeting Monday night. Also pictured is Kristy Shoemake Huckabee, who...

Events planned to honor military Veterans Day is Nov. 11, and this date is set aside to honor the men and women who have served in the various branches of the United States Armed Forces. Many activiti...

Health department remodeling project approvedChief Lee Johnson of the Liberty Fire Department attended the Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners meeting on Monday with questions about the expenditure...

Dewar travels to Caddo for B-5 title showdownThe high school regular-season football schedule concludes this weekend with lots of teams still battling for a spot in the 2023 postseason.In Okmulgee Cou...

6:16 p.m. - 300 Block W Cummings - 911 Other Emergency - RP advised her dog bit someone they didn’t know in the face and they needed EMS.-Alarms advised of a commercial burglary alarm.--- 10/28/202310...

10/23/202310:09 a.m. - Bristlecone Rd/S 300 Rd - Animals RP advised of a herd of sheep in the roadway.2:58 p.m. - 600 Block S Kern - Suspicious Person - RP advised two black males were in a blue truck...

10/22/202312:50 p.m. - Smoke or Odor Removal ---10/23/20237:00 a.m. - Authorized Controlled Burning10:15 a.m. - Person in Distress7:05 p.m. - Lock Out --- 10/24/20232:55 a.m. - Medical Assist6:50 p.m....

MisdemeanorsCM-2023-00295 10/25/2023 State of Oklahoma vs. Crocker, Mckinnley Trespassing After Being Forbidden CM-2023-00296 10/26/2023 State of Oklahoma vs. Warren, Lyndsay Kalena Driving While Lice...

Now that Halloween is past us and Thanksgiving is right around the corner, I thought I would do a column I have refused to do for the last 7 years - pumpkin. I am not a fan of pumpkin myself and I don...