Members of the McIntosh Tumbling Competition Team traveled to Houston this past week to compete in the Junior AAU Olympics at the George R Brown Convention Center. McIntosh Head Coach Katie Thompson, ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy held our annual Heroes Ball on Friday, July 30. The event was special this year. We held the first (that we know) simulcast nonprofit event in...

Now Folks, I am here to tell you, old age ain’t for sissies! A few years back, I had a key chain with that quote on it. I found it amusing, then. Now, Honey – it is reality! One has to be a Philadelph...

St. Michael Church (1 Kings 19:4-8/Eph. 4:30, 5:2/Jn. 6:41-51) 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) Living on earth, some people’s lives at times become so full of failure and disappointment that they jus...

Okmulgee County Commissioners approved a renewal agreement with OSU Cooperative Extension Services during their Monday session. The agreement, between the agency, the USDA, and the county board, is fo...

July 19 12:07 p.m. – Burglary Occurred – 300 block of N. 6th – Male caller advised he just came back from vacation and he went to check on his sister’s residence and someone has broken into it. Advise...

Civil Cases Exceeding $10,000 July 22 Adams, Linda vs. Reynolds, Dominick Elijah Ehmke – Automobile Negligence Adams, Linda (Adams, Richard) vs. Reynolds, Dominick Elijah Ehmke – Automobile Negligence...

July 19 11:37 a.m. – Welfare Check – 251st/Elwood – RP requesting welfare check on a malnourished looking horse. 12:49 p.m. – Burglary – 1600 block of N. 240 Rd. – RP advised vacant home broken into. ...

Dewar Indian Community Center will host a Back-to-School Giveaway on Sunday, Aug. 8 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Free backpacks and school supplies will be offered to all Muscogee (Creek) Nation students age...

Schulter Public Schools recently announced Chester Pittman has been named Superintendent for the 2021-2022 school year. He will assume the post vacated by Vernie Thomas. Faculty and staff are looking ...

Okmulgee County’s unemployment rate, along with the rest of the state, rose slightly during June, according to statistics released this week by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. The county’...

Henryetta Chamber of Commerce will host Candidate Forums for Okmulgee County Commissioner District 3 candidates on Tuesday, Aug. 24 and Thursday, Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. each night at The Briefcase at 313 W...

Matt Page, firefighter with the Plainview Fire Department, recently passed a state test to become an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) for the department. “We are very proud of him,” Plainview FD Chie...

Henryetta Lions Club will host their 2nd annual Cornhole Tournament on Monday, Sept. 6 at 12 p.m. at the Henryetta Public Schools new gym as teams vie for top placings and a share of $4,000 in cash an...

The Morris Lady Eagle fastpitch softball team is currently preparing for the upcoming 2021 campaign. One of the ways the Lady Eagles are preparing for their August 9 opener at Holdenville is conductin...

McIntosh Tumblers have made the trip to Houston, Texas to compete in the Junior Olympics. “We have ten athletes competing this week including Memphis Black, Lanie Guynes, Kaden Hayes, Konner Hayes, Jo...

History is continuing to be made in Waco this week as Green Country Little League Team Oklahoma has officially clinched a spot in the Little League World Series in Greenville, North Carolina set to be...

The 2021 high school football season is just four weeks away with lots of teams opening their regular-season schedules August 27 as part of Zero Week. All six Okmulgee County varsity gridiron squads w...

Friday, 7-30, is National Cheesecake Day!! Yum! Cheesecake is a rich cake-like dessert layered atop a crust of graham cracker or cookie crumb or a pastry crust. It is often topped with a fruit sauce o...

Funeral services for William Lance Sampson, 46, resident of Okmulgee, will be Friday, July 30 at 10 a.m. at Integrity Chapel under the direction of Integrity Funeral Service. Service. Mr. Sampson was ...