City of Nowata

10/03/2026

Congratulations to Coach Martin and the Nowata Ironmen on their 56-21 homecoming victory 🏈.

The homecoming parade before the game was the prime example of our community’s hometown pride.

Our city staff had a blast at the parade and saw so many of our friends and partners working together for the future of our community, including Kendra McGeady Cherokee Nation D11 Tribal Councilor, Mayor Garry Gibson, City Commissioner Cary Robinson, and former Mayor, Dana Robinson.

We also got to see our amazing high school intern, Adyson Freeman, who is a senior at NHS and was part of this year’s homecoming court.

The name Nowata means “welcome” and yesterday our community lived up to our namesake.

It ain’t just a tourism tagline, it’s the facts - welcome is our name.

10/02/2026

The homecoming schedule of events for today!

We will see you downtown this afternoon for the parade.

Remember, City Hall closes at 3:30 pm today for the parade and will reopen for normal operations on Monday morning.

Go Ironmen!

Schedule of Events for Homecoming!

10/01/2026

🔔 MyNowata Community Alert 🔔
ℹ City Hall to Close at 3:30 pm on Friday, October 2nd for Nowata Ironmen Homecoming Parade
🔗 Full City News Article: https://nowataok.gov/city-hall-closing-early-friday-october-2nd-2026/
💵 Online Bill Pay: https://nowataok.gov/bill-pay/

The City of Nowata is closing City Hall early at 3:30 pm CST tomorrow on Friday, October 2nd, 2026.

Online bill pay for City utility bills and fines is still available via our City Bill Payment Center on our City website - https://nowataok.gov/bill-pay/ .

The City is closing City Hall early to support the 2026 Nowata Ironmen Homecoming Parade that will be hosted in downtown Nowata at 4:00 pm CST.

We hope to see you downtown to support our hometown Nowata Ironmen! Go Ironmen!

09/26/2026

We are externally grateful for the countless partners who continuously help secure and propel the future prosperity of our hometown community.

From planning for the future to mitigating the immediate needs from unforeseen circumstances, community development takes a team that humbly seeks the guidance from partners and peer communities.

Our city team, including Mayor Garry Gibson and City Manager Marie Gorley, have been busy telling the story of the City of Nowata while networking and gaining invaluable education on growing a rural community for the future.

We've been out and about at the following events:
1⃣ Oklahoma Municipal League Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
2️⃣The State of the City hosted by our friends at the Nowata Area Chamber of Commerce.
3️⃣ The Grand Gateway EDA Banquet with our friends Kendra McGeady Cherokee Nation D11 Tribal Councilor and Nowata County Commissioner for District 3, Troy Fiddle.
4️⃣ Learning from the 2026 Mayors Council of Oklahoma Mayor of the Year winner, Mayor Debra Wimpee, of the City of Broken Arrow - Municipality and the Mayor of the City of Glenpool, Mayor Joyce Calvert.

We've included a few photos from their recent travels. Each photo contains a full description of the event and those pictured.

The waves of positive change are happening throughout our hometown community.

09/24/2026

09/19/2026

This is a MyNowata Community Alert from the City of Nowata.

City crews have successfully repaired the water line break that was reported earlier in the day.

Full water pressure should be restored.

Thank you for your patience and commitment to our hometown community.

09/19/2026

The City Crew is hard at work repairing the water line break. Huge shoutout to these folks braving the heat to make this repair for our hometown community.

It takes all of us to bring waves of positive change to our community.

Updates will be posted on the repair as they become available.

We appreciate your patience.