Education Appreciation Night, hosted by Joy In Life Ministries, will be tomorrow, Thursday Aug. 5 at 6 p.m. for all employees of area schools. An evening of food, fun activities, appreciation and spec...

First Family Federal Credit Union (FFFCU) awarded Yard of the Month for July to Mark and Lana LeMieux. Ashley Morris, left and Staci Horton, right presented the award to Mark, center, last week along ...

Due to a continued rise in COVID-19 cases in Okmulgee County, District Judge Pandee Ramirez issued an Administrative Order that went into effect July 30 requiring masks inside the courtrooms. The orde...

Linda Holden of Henryetta was the Diagonal BINGO winner! She received a $25 cash prize Remaining prizes available: Letters H, F and L, Straight Line and Blackout. PHOTO BY REBEKAH BAILEY | FREE-LANCE

Henryetta Public Schools Transportation Director Rick Enis announced due to a bus driver shortage, two bus routes will be combined for the 2021- 2022 school year. Batman and Charlie Brown will be comb...

Four new staff members were hired for the 2021-2022 school year by the Henryetta Board of Education during a special meeting on Monday evening. Stephan Morgan was hired as elementary 2nd grade teacher...

The Root of America’s Rising Division The Scripture says, “For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, as it is written: ‘None is righteous, no, not one . . .” (Romans 3...

BATMAN ROUTE #1 NOTE: BATMAN #1 WILL BE THE OLD CHARLIE BROWN ROUTE IN THE MORNING. BATMAN #1 WILL BE THE REGULAR BATMAN ROUTE IN THE AFTERNOON (SAME AS LAST YEAR). BATMAN ROUTE #2 NOTE: BATMAN #2 WIL...

Okmulgee County Commissioners approved a renewal agreement with OSU Cooperative Extension Services during their Monday session. The agreement, between the agency, the USDA, and the county board, is fo...

July 19 12:07 p.m. – Burglary Occurred – 300 block of N. 6th – Male caller advised he just came back from vacation and he went to check on his sister’s residence and someone has broken into it. Advise...

Civil Cases Exceeding $10,000 July 22 Adams, Linda vs. Reynolds, Dominick Elijah Ehmke – Automobile Negligence Adams, Linda (Adams, Richard) vs. Reynolds, Dominick Elijah Ehmke – Automobile Negligence...

July 19 11:37 a.m. – Welfare Check – 251st/Elwood – RP requesting welfare check on a malnourished looking horse. 12:49 p.m. – Burglary – 1600 block of N. 240 Rd. – RP advised vacant home broken into. ...

Dewar Indian Community Center will host a Back-to-School Giveaway on Sunday, Aug. 8 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Free backpacks and school supplies will be offered to all Muscogee (Creek) Nation students age...

Schulter Public Schools recently announced Chester Pittman has been named Superintendent for the 2021-2022 school year. He will assume the post vacated by Vernie Thomas. Faculty and staff are looking ...

Okmulgee County’s unemployment rate, along with the rest of the state, rose slightly during June, according to statistics released this week by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. The county’...

Henryetta Chamber of Commerce will host Candidate Forums for Okmulgee County Commissioner District 3 candidates on Tuesday, Aug. 24 and Thursday, Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. each night at The Briefcase at 313 W...

Matt Page, firefighter with the Plainview Fire Department, recently passed a state test to become an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) for the department. “We are very proud of him,” Plainview FD Chie...

Henryetta Lions Club will host their 2nd annual Cornhole Tournament on Monday, Sept. 6 at 12 p.m. at the Henryetta Public Schools new gym as teams vie for top placings and a share of $4,000 in cash an...

Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are spiking again in Oklahoma, just weeks before the start of a school year that was supposed to be a return to normal. The midsummer surge began in the past mon...

Tinker expanding to allow for security, growth Tinker Air Force Base will expand to the east to encompass 220 acres of land acquired by the Oklahoma Industries Authority, officials announced, stating ...