Justin Been moves on to national competitionHenryetta High School teacher Justin Been was voted as VFW Teacher of the Year 2024 for the State of Oklahoma recently.VFW Post 539 in Henryetta nominated B...

Six Okmulgee County varsity basketball programs competed at last weekend’s Muscogee Nation Invitational basketball tournament, which took place at the Mvskoke Dome on the Claude Cox Omniplex in Okmulg...

Six Okmulgee County varsity basketball programs competed at last weekend’s Muscogee Nation Invitational basketball tournament, which took place at the Mvskoke Dome on the Claude Cox Omniplex in Okmulg...

Knights hold off late rally to take season seriesThe Henryetta varsity basketball program returned home Tuesday evening to host conference foe Eufaula in the final game of the home-andhome regular-sea...

The Henryetta High School wrestling program came away with a pair of Top 10 finishes last Saturday at the Ray Murphy Jr. Memorial Tournament at Tulsa’s Nathan Hale.The Lady Knights finished ninth out ...

Take a good look. It’s always there, part of a healthy, whole hand. Hold up your hand and you’ll see it. The one digit that is pointing the opposite of the other four fingers, every time. Oh yeah, you...

A fundraiser auction benefit was organized for longtime horse trainer Gary Johnson of Henryetta, who was injured after being bucked off a horse. The benefit took place at Marvin’s Place and all procee...

You may have read reports about an impending “debt crisis” in the U.S. Should you be worried about investing in Treasury securities?Part of the concern over debt has been driven by the cost of governm...

Shannon Hale, American author writing young adult fantasy, was born Jan. 26, 1974, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is the middle child of five in her family with two older sisters, one younger sister and...

Okmulgee County Farm Bureau Committee recognizedThe Okmulgee County Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee recently returned from the American Farm Bureau Federation Convention in Salt Lake Ci...

Evangelical fitness group to host Power Sunday Jan. 28On Sunday, Evangelist John Jacobs, the founder of the Strength Evangelist Concept and Power Team, now called the Next Generation Power Force will ...

Oklahomans who want to change their party affiliation must submit their change no later than March 31. Voters may change their party affiliation online using the OK Voter Portal at oklahoma. gov/elect...

• Monday: Off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.• Tuesday: Attended BOCC meeting. Worked on Floodplain complaint in District 1. Contacted by Town of Dewar regarding water break and water line break at co...

Students in Mr. Kindell’s Journalism Class of Dewar High School paid a visit to News on 6 TV station this week, and visited with anchor Craig Day. They were able to get a first-hand look at how the st...

The Okmulgee varsity basketball program walked away from last weekend’s 77th Annual NEO A&M High School Invitational with a pair of consolation championship trophies.The Lady Bulldogs overcame last Th...

Dewar boys rout Prue for seventhThe Dewar varsity basketball program came away with two pieces of hardware this past Saturday at the Paden Invitational tournament.The Lady Dragons outdueled the Prue L...

Michael David Patton, age 31, of Holdenville, was sentenced to 210 months in prison for one count of Murder in Indian Country - Second Degree.The charges arose from investigations by the Federal Burea...

Hello, I’m Babs Martin, Director of the Okmulgee County Humane Society, and I’d like to hear from you. We are trying something new with an Ask Babs article. We would like to know what you would like t...

“On the day I called, thou didst answer me, my strength of soul thou didst increase ... For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly; but the haughty he knows from afar. Though I walk in the mids...

“Never give up; for even rivers someday wash dams away,” wrote Arthur Golden.Isn’t this the story of Christianity and the mighty Roman Empire? Rivers of living water flowing out of the lives of Christ...