The Descendants of Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes Association and the African Indians of the 5 Civilized Tribes Foundation will cohost a virtual zoom conference Saturday, Nov. 4, from 10 a.m. t...

Oklahoma State University Extension will host the 2023 Native Pecan Field Day on Oct. 12 in Okfuskee County. The free event welcomes commercial pecan growers, landowners with pecans or hobbyists.Oklah...

Green Country Technology Center (GCTC) is pleased to announce their Construction Trades program is actively applying for the SkillsUSA Classroom/ Lab Enhancements or Community Service Grant Program, i...

Citizen tipline addedAttorney General Gentner Drummond has created an Organized Crime Task Force to combat the scourge of illegal marijuana grow operations across Oklahoma and added a resource for cit...

The Eastern Oklahoma Development District Area Agency of Aging and The Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative (OHAI) Northeast Center of Healthy Aging will be providing the Tai Chi for Better Balance Progr...

Citizens urged to report damageOkmulgee County Emergency Management Director Jeffrey Moore gave an update this week on the severe weather and flooding event that occurred over the weekend, spanning fr...

Parks Board reorganizedThe Henryetta City Council moved forward with plans to reorganize their park board during their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday. The move comes after many discussions about r...

The Dewar Lady Dragon varsity fastpitch softball team closed out their regular-season schedule this past Monday evening at home against the Mason Lady Eagles.The Lady Dragons (ranked 7th in Class) ent...

Henryetta youth football facing tough opponentsThe Henryetta youth football program will enjoy a week off this Saturday, following a tough 3-week schedule to begin 2023.The Lil Knight gridiron squads ...

The Preston Pirate varsity fall baseball team closed out their regular-season schedule this past Monday evening with a 12-4 home victory over the Moss Pirates.The Preston diamond squad, who entered th...

Lady Pirates dominant at home in 11-1 victory over Lady Eagles diamond squadThe varsity fastpitch softball teams from Morris and Preston went to battle on the high school softball field at the Jim Wal...

Dewar, Wilson facing tough challenges in 8-man youth football leagueThe youth football teams at Dewar and Wilson are currently competing in the 2023 regular season of the Oklahoma 8-Man Youth Football...

Beggs, Morris youth football programs enjoying success in 2023The youth football programs at Beggs and Morris are enjoying successful 2023 campaigns after four weeks of action.The two Okmulgee County ...

Junior Bulldogs improve to 3-0 following road sweepThe Okmulgee Junior Bulldog youth football program will return home this Saturday for a showdown with the Seminole Chieftains.Saturday’s home battle ...

Okmulgee County Republican Party Chair Marsheila Prior and Okmulgee County Democratic Party Chair Roslyn Lynch were at Green Country Technology Center Wednesday, registering people to vote and answeri...

Officers of the Henryetta FFA chapter participated in the 2023 Oklahoma FFA Chapter Officer Leadership Training Conference Sept. 12 at the Glenpool Conference.The eight state FFA officers planned and ...

Wilson Rawls, American author best known for his two books, “Where the Red Fern Grows” and “Summer of the Monkeys,” was born Sept. 24, 1913, in Scraper.His mother was Cherokee and he grew up on the fa...

Leave it to me. God Almighty, if I can step right into something ... I will.During part of our trip, leaving Yellowstone, we drove nine hours to get to Estes Park. By the time we pulled into the inn a...

Generation Z. Young adults that older generations have a difficult time understanding. And a generation that, in turn, holds a lot of contempt for the lifestyles of generations before them.Boomers, as...

If you have grandchildren, you probably enjoy spending time with them and watching them grow. And to help them achieve a bright future, you might like to make some financial gifts - but which ones?You...