Two people are in custody, after a child welfare check revealed abused children.Okmulgee County Sheriff Eddy Rice stated on Monday, June 12, around 6 p.m., deputies responded to the 1300 block of Sout...

Benefits of animals discussed at board meetingIt was an exciting evening during the Henryetta School board as a new program was approved for the upcoming school year.HPS will implement a therapy dog p...

The Okmulgee County Commissioners approved a contract between the Okmulgee County Health Department (OCHD) and the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA) during Monday’s meeting at the courthouse. ...

The rain moved out in time for the Henryetta Cruise Knight event along Main Street Saturday night. The Henryetta Chamber thanks all the citizens, visitors, and car owners for helping to make this year...

The Henryetta Board of Education will meet for their regular board meeting on June 12, at 6:30 p.m at the Board of Education office. Here are the agenda items: Discussion with possible action on:•Work...

The autopsies of six victims slain near Henryetta were released this week, giving added details about the horrible events that took place May 1.The report from the State Medical Examiner confirmed all...

Alexander creates postcards; looks to begin teaching classesIf you happen to visit the Henryetta Senior Nutrition Center on Wednesday morning, perhaps you’ve noticed a person sitting at a table with b...

Downtown event is Saturday; Education Foundation to Announce Winners of FundraiserHenryetta Cruise Knight is on for Saturday, with lots of great cars, music and fun for the whole family.The event begi...

American Exchange Bank awarded the 2023 Donald Wells Education Scholarship to Robert Hutchins II. Robert is a 2023 graduate of Weleetka High School. He is the son of Robert and Carmen Hutchins. The Sc...

Christopher Harris charged with shooting with intent to killA tip from an alert citizen Monday afternoon led to the arrest of the man wanted in connection with the shooting of an Okmulgee police offic...

Coach Dustin Mosco gives some tips to campers on Monday as the Summer Tennis Lessons are underway at the Henryetta City Tennis Courts. There were over 60 young people at the session Monday, with about...

The Okmulgee County Treasurer’s office will hold the annual June Resale on Monday, June 12, at the Okmulgee County Fairgrounds located at 1901 N Oklahoma. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. and the res...

A new requirement for tax exemption for veterans goes into effect July 1.According to Senate Bill 415, effective Nov. 1, 2021, all new applicants for sales tax exemption based on a veteran’s 100 perce...

The Oklahoma Tennis Association thanks everyone who volunteered and either coached or helped them have such a well run clinic last Thursday in Henryetta.A big thanks goes to James & Connie McCullough ...

Wesley George has been named to fill a vacant seat on the Henryetta Public Schools board.The action came during a special meeting held Wednesday morning.The board went into executive session at 7:31 a...

The Okmulgee County Criminal Justice Authority (OCCJA), in partnership with multiple agencies within the Okmulgee County Consortium (a group of individuals and service providers dedicated to preventin...

The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners met for their regular session on Wednesday, during which they discussed the miscalculation of fire department funds.Commissioner Erik Zoellner opened the dis...

Input sought on high-speed internet planThe Oklahoma Broadband Office is hosting an 18-stop listening tour across the state to hear from communities about their highspeed internet priorities.The “Let’...

Multiple agencies looking for suspect Christopher HarrisEditor’s Note: As of press time, the search was still underway. As updates are received, see our Facebook page and website at henryettafree- lan...

Drawing inspiration from women of the 1940s and ’50s, volunteers for the Battlin’ Betties, a nationwide nonprofit, are dedicated to doing their part to help and support veterans, military, first respo...