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 ...

The first time Terra Atkins came to help tenants at the derelict apartment complex, she stumbled and fell down several steps, ripping the sole of her shoe. As she landed in the grass, she looked up at...

EODD-Area Agency on Aging announced Caregiver Respite vouchers and Seniors Raising Children Respite vouchers are available. The agency serves seven counties that include Adair, Cherokee, McIntosh, Mus...

All employees of area schools are invited to attend Joy In Life Ministries Education Appreciation Night on Thursday, August 5 at 6 p.m. “We appreciate you and we value you. You have trudged right alon...

Two Okmulgee residents lost their lives in a two-vehicle accident that remains under investigation on Sunday evening in Glenpool. According to Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) Investigating Trooper Dusty...

Registration deadline for the 2021 Henryetta Labor Day and Baby pageants is Friday, August 20. The Baby Pageant will be held on Saturday, August 21 at 10 a.m. and the Eastern Oklahoma Henryetta Labor ...

Enrollment for Dewar Pre-Kindergarten students will be held tomorrow-July 29 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Dewar Elementary building. Forms required at time of enrollment include a birth certificate, s...

A federal jury has found a Henryetta man guilty of child sexual abuse. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced last week that Kendall Len Burgess, 22, was fo...

First Family Federal Credit Union (FFFCU) staff members Ashley Morris, far left, and Amber Pippin, far right, hosted sessions of Budget or Bust, a financial education program for students in 6th throu...

During Monday’s commissioners meeting, Okmulgee County Emergency Management Director Tim Craighton reported the agency is still working on recovery from the June 7 flooding. However, the efforts are b...