Past and present staff, students and community invitedStonebridge Academy is closing at the end of this school year, so as a final celebration, a reunion event is planned with a celebration to cherish...

Chamber event is Saturday at County FairgroundsThe highly anticipated Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce Spring Fling Craft Show is just around the corner, and excitement is brewing as artisans and crafters...

Alleging artificially inflated natural gas prices that preyed on Oklahomans in the wake of Winter Storm Uri, Attorney General Gentner Drummond today filed litigation against Enable entities (ET Gather...

Happy Spring from your local Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, located at Eastern Oklahoma Development District, Area Agency on Aging. This month is National Volunteer Month, and we would like to reco...

Henryetta High School hosted the Black Gold Relay April 5. Here are a few photos from the event, captured by Molly Gillespie Photography

Boys relay team takes firstThe Henryetta Boys 4x100 Meter Relay took first place at the tournament held at Henryetta High School on March 29. The boys squad of Talon Weaver, Nick Hudson, Talon Bennett...

The Henryetta Middle School teams had a strong showing this past week at the Shawnee MS JV tournament. The girls were tournament champs while the boys fared well and had a championship at 2 doubles.

April 8Henryetta Lady Knights 13, Eufaula Lady Ironheads 1 Dewar Lady Dragons 5, Indianola Warriorettes 4 Dewar Dragons 6, Allen 2 Holland Hall 13, Okmulgee Bulldogs 1 Preston Pirates 9, Ripley Warrio...

Preston squad traveled to Durant yesterdayThe Preston Pirates took down Ripley Warriors 9-5 on Tuesday.The Warriors opened the scoring in the first inning after Bryce Smith singled, scoring one run.Th...

The Morris Elementary Archery Team completed their season last week as they traveled to McLoud and participated in the Centershot Oklahoma State Bullseye Tournament. They placed 2nd as a team with a t...

The Beggs High School Track Team took home 22 medals, scored in 10 events and ended up with 102 points, and the boys team were overall champions at the Kellyville Track Meet. The Beggs boys placed 1st...

Soils and fertilizer was the topic of the recent Master Gardener class held Tuesday, April 9, at the Okmulgee County Fairgrounds, and was taught by Hailin Zhang.The class is sponsored by the College o...

The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners declared April as Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month during their regular meeting Monday. The proclamation cited some 165 substantiated victims of child ...

Oklahoma State University Extension has launched a curriculum to educate high school and 4-H students about the Farm Bill.“There are bits and pieces of policy curriculum taught in high schools,” said ...

We all hope to remain healthy and independent throughout our lives - but life can be unpredictable. If you were ever to need some type of long-term care, would you be financially prepared?Long-term ca...

Yes, you failed. It ended badly for you. Bankruptcy, nervous breakdown, divorce, the loss of any relationship with your kids, or maybe a physical adventure that went sideways and ended in you getting ...

The old saying that, “aging is not for the faint of heart” is correct. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of perks to aging. Yet, in my opinion, one of the richest blessings which comes with age are grand...

Gary Soto, American poet and novelist, celebrates his birth date on April 12, 1952, in Fresno, Calif. He was the second child of Manuel and Angie Soto, having two brothers and one sister.His parents h...

Miss Mace, Huckabay are guests of ClubThe Henryetta Lion’s Club convened at The Shack 2.0 for its latest meeting on April 4, as members and guest received updates for future community engagements.Memb...

Okmulgee County’s Rural Water District #5 has rescheduled its annual meeting to Monday, May 6, at 7 p.m. The meeting will take place at the RWD District Office, 10410 Loblolly Rd. in Henryetta.The mee...