Henryetta Church of the Nazarene encourages the community to attend a special service to honor Pat Clifford Leach on Sunday, Jan. 22 at 10:35 a.m. She will be presented with a plaque for 29 years of d...

A short agenda was approved by Henryetta Municipal Authority (HMA) during their regular meeting held on Tuesday evening. Consent Agenda items including financial reports, minutes of the meeting and cl...

Okmulgee County Republicans will host their monthly precinct meeting and County Convention on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at the American Legion located at 730 W. 6th Street in Okmulgee from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. ...

It’s that time of year when we do our taxes — but it’s also the same time that tax scammers go to work. What scams should you watch for — and how can you avoid being victimized? Sadly, the list of sca...

District 1 County Commissioner Erik Zoellner will serve as a new board member for the Okmulgee County Ambulance Authority. The action came during Tuesday’s meeting of the county commissioners. The boa...

The filing period for the Okmulgee County Fair Board ended last week, with one election set for February. Those filing were: • Office 1 representing District 1 Leon Watson Langford.   • Office 2 repre...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from November business. The monies they reported this period represent sale...

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) is conducting a special emphasis on distracted driving Jan. 16 through Jan. 31. The mobilization is dedicated and inspired by Trooper Nicholas Dees who was killed by ...

A 16-year-old juvenile from Weleetka was killed in a one-vehicle accident on Sunday night around 9:47 p.m., one-tenth of a mile north of Weleetka near North Choctaw Avenue. According to the accident r...

After a combined 75 years of dedicated service to First National Bank & Trust (FNB), Judy Stidman and Sharla Stephenson announced their retirement, effective Dec. 30, 2022. Stidman celebrated 40 years...

Muscogee (Creek) Nation will host the State of the Nation Address on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 10 a.m. at the Mound Building Auditorium located at Hwy. 75 and Loop 56 in Okmulgee. The Honorable Principal C...

An Okmulgee man was critically injured in a twovehicle accident that occurred on Saturday at 2:39 p.m. on Hwy. 138 at North 2220 Road, four miles southwest of Cordell in Washita County. Vehicles invol...

McIntosh Tumbling (MT) in Henryetta recently announced their annual Valentine’s Day fundraiser is under way. Once again, chocolatecovered strawberries are being offered for $15 per dozen. Six strawber...

There is something special about a hobby that allows you to look to the skies with focus and concentration. Just over fifty years ago, at the age of 10, Henryetta resident Wes Arnett first experienced...

Two new Henryetta businesses, 3 Bears Sales & Rental and Native Arms & Trading Company, officially opened at the end of summer. For the past few years, Phillip Agee, the business owner and Henryetta r...

Dutch VanDenBorn, Henryetta High School Golf Coach, was the guest speaker during the Wednesday regular meeting of the Henryetta Rotary Club. VanDenBorn discussed the newest addition to the Henryetta P...

Henryetta Labor Day Committee hosted their first meeting of the new year on Wednesday evening at Shoney’s. Linda Gerster, Labor Day Committee Chair, directed the meeting. It was announced by Co-Chair ...

Henryetta High School Alumni, Felicia Andrews and Makayla Baxter, are part of the cast of a musical, 1776, directed and choreographed by Henryetta’s own Liz Bealko. Performances of 1776 begin tonight,...

Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners recently approved moving forward with an operational study of the county’s 911 Communication Center. “We keep spending more and more money at the 911 Center out ...

British author, Michael Bond, was born Jan. 13, 1926 in Newbury, U.K. His father was a post office manager and his mother told him a bedtime story every night. He had a love of trains from a very youn...