Dewar’s win streak reaches half-century mark with shutout of Webbers FallsThe regular-season win streak for the Dewar Dragon varsity football team reached the 50-game mark this past Friday night.The D...

Beggs-Okmulgee county battle to also highlight Week 7 slateWeek 7 of the 2023 varsity football season will see most of the teams in Oklahoma taking the field on Thursday instead of the usual Friday ni...

Earlier this year, on the first day of his second term of office, Gov. Kevin Stitt signed an executive order forming the Child Welfare Task Force.Former Human Services Cabinet Secretary Justin Brown l...

Wildfires - It’s no surprise that this is the topic that comes up again and again when you talk about adapting to the changing climate. After all, wildfires are pretty scary and unlike tornadoes, hurr...

“I think God will give me ‘Bubba’ as a new name,” says Andrew, age 11. “‘Bubba’ means like a good friend. I think everybody will have a good name in heaven because there is no evil there.”If there’s a...

May 5, 1946 - October 6, 2023Robert Maurice Whittaker, age 77, retired mechanical engineer and resident of Okmulgee, passed away October 6, 2023, in his home surrounded by family.Mr. Whittaker will be...

Sharyn Lee Gainor Dixon, 85, of Waverly, Ohio, died Tuesday October 3, 2023, peacefully in her daughter’s home in Broken Arrow. Services will be held at Catoosa First, 300 S. Cherokee St. in Catoosa, ...

June 6, 1939 - October 3, 2023Lee Roy Perkins, Sr. was born June 6, 1939, in Beggs. He passed away at home in Bixby on October 3, 2023.Viewing and visitation took place from 1-6 p.m. Sunday, October 8...

January 19, 1940 - October 7, 2023Roley Fry passed away at age 83 on October 7, 2023, in Dewar. Roley was born on January 19, 1940, in the Salem Community.Roley will be taken to the home (1202 W 8th S...

December 21, 1944 - October 6, 2023Richard Allen Nichols passed on Friday, October 6, 2023, at the age of 78 years. Richard was born on December 21, 1944, in Elkhorn, Wisc. to his parents Bernard and ...

Pamela Sue Mitchell was born to the late Raymond Lawrence Rommel and Grace Eleana Madden Bergman in Arkansas City, Kansas on Friday, December 5, 1952. She passed away Sunday, October 8, 2023, in Okmul...

April 22, 1942 - August 23, 2023Patricia Jane “Pat” Oswald, 81, of Eureka, Mo., formerly of Okmulgee, passed away August 23, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Born April 22, 1942, in Berkley, Cal...

February 17, 1937 - October 5, 2023A celebration of the life of E. Scott Rabbitt will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at Okmulgee Cemetery (Section D). Rabbitt, 86, passed away October...

Flora West (Riddlespurger), 83, of Henryetta, died on October 8, 2023, in Henryetta. She was born on May 6, 1940, in Henryetta. Flora was the beloved wife of the late James Riddlespurger and the late ...

October 10, 1939 - October 3, 2023Dora Mae Walker, age 83, a longtime resident of Beggs, died October 3, 2023, at OSU Medical Center in Tulsa surrounded by family. A Home Going Service will be conduct...

The Beggs Golden Demon varsity football team fell to 3-3 on the year this past Friday night with a 37-20 loss to the visiting Kansas Comets at Tate Field at Golden Demon Stadium in Beggs.The double-di...

The Morris Eagle varsity football team fell to 0-3 in district play following a 51-6 loss to the visiting Victory Christian Conquerors this past Friday at Larry Bookout Field in Morris.The setback put...

A second-half rally this past Friday night at home against the Kiefer Trojans was not enough for the Okmulgee Bulldog varsity football team to snap their 14-game losing skid.The Bulldogs trailed 52-0 ...

The Wilson Tiger varsity football team remained atop the District C-3 standings with a 50-30 road victory at Copan this past Friday night.The 20-point win puts the Tigers at 3-0 in district play and a...

The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity football team notched their first district win of 2023 this past Friday with a 43-8 win over the Warner Eagles.The lopsided victory took place on Homecoming Night a...