American author James Brendan Patterson celebrates March 22, 1947, as his birthdate in Newburgh, N.Y. James, known as one of the world’s bestselling and most prolific authors, was born to parents of I...

Spring is almost here, which means it’s time for some spring cleaning. This year, in addition to tidying your home and surroundings, you might want to consider sprucing up your financial environment, ...

New Life Assembly of God will host its annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 30, at 11 a.m. at the church, located at 1201 C St. in Henryetta. The event will feature hot dogs, chips, drink, a chalk o...

The second deadline for the Oklahoma Legislature was reached on Thursday, March 14 and many bills have fallen by the wayside. For the bills being tracked by the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (...

During the month of March, we are waiving adoption fees to qualifying applicants. This week, we want to draw your attention to five dogs in foster care who need a forever home through adoption. Feast ...

The Henryetta Knights kicked off their baseball season with an 8-2 win over Eufaula.The Henryetta Knights basketball season came to a close with a 67-53 loss to the Sperry Pirates at the State tournam...

American children’s book author Ruth White was born March 15, 1942, in Whitewood, Va. to her dad, a coal miner, and her mom, a hospital food server.Her mother read to her as a little girl and Ruth kne...

Enjoy feeling anxious and blue? Concentrate on what is happening in the world now, that’ll do it for you. The impossible price of food and housing. Crooked politics. Illegal drugs. Riots. Disease. Mur...

If you have student loans, you likely received a “payment vacation” over the past few years, due to legislation related to COVID-19. But if you’re like millions of other borrowers, you may have recent...

The Legislature is in its second deadline week, when bills must pass out of the “house of origin,” meaning House bills must pass out of the House of Representatives, and Senate bills must pass out of ...

A Call to Action and ReflectionToday is National Good Samaritan Day, and our community has a unique opportunity to delve deep into the essence of one of the most powerful stories ever told - a narrati...

How do you navigate in this scary world?The way I see it, for most of us it is a matter of one of three possibilities. You either walk by sight - looking at what is in front of you and making a decisi...

Henryetta First Baptist Church will hold an inside yard sale fundraiser this weekend from 2-8 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to 12 noon tomorrow. The event will take place at the FBC Gym, located at 420 W. Tru...

The Henryetta Golden Knights survived the season with a 70-58 win over Adair.Henryetta Middle School was one of nine county schools that participated in Preston School’s Inaugural Middle School Schola...

March 9, 1928, is the birth date celebrated by American novelist, short story writer, teacher and children’s book author Lore Segal. Born in Vienna, Austria the only child of her Jewish parents, her d...

Stories of Courage and ProgressOnce upon a time, in a world where women’s voices were often silenced and their contributions overlooked, there arose a movement to shine a light on the remarkable achie...

“Save for a rainy day” is an old piece of advice - and a good one. But is it possible to save too much?To begin with, what defines a “rainy day” in terms of financial needs? It could be any number of ...

Each year, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) holds an Advocacy Day at the State Capitol to promote awareness of children’s issues before the Legislature.These ideas come from the ideas ...

Our volunteer board member received a distress call about puppies who were dumped by the side of the road in Okmulgee County. When she and her husband arrived at the scene, they found four puppies dum...

The Henryetta Animal Aid Rescue Team held a low income spay/neuter clinic, with only 15 applicants accepted.HES 3rd grader Emily Stockholm won the Spelling Bee and represented Henryetta at the Eastern...