A nationwide blood shortage has reached Oklahoma, as blood donations have reached emergency low levels. The shortage has been worsened by consistently high hospital usage, leaving blood centers around...

Outgoing Henryetta Lions Club President Billie Been (left) passes the gavel to incoming 2021 President Amber Atoigue during last week’s awards and officer installation meeting. PHOTO BY SCOTT DELK | F...

Schulter Baptist Church will host a Community-Wide Picnic and Fireworks Show on Saturday, July 3. The event will be held on the campus at Schulter Public Schools at 6:30 p.m. Everyone in Okmulgee Coun...

Kick up your heels; it’s Henryetta Opry time! A second installment of the Henryetta Opry Music Show will be held this Saturday, July 3 with a live performance by Oklahoma’s own Rodeo Heart Band (RHB) ...

Chamber hails victories in state Legislature The Oklahoma State Chamber managed to get legislation passed addressing all of the organization’s stated legislative priorities this year, leaders said at ...

More than a decade after President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, low-income Oklahomans are about to benefit for the first time from one of the health-care reform’s signature pr...

Henryetta Football Team will host their annual Car Show Fundraiser on July 17 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Cameron Field. The fundraiser will include a baked good auction and silent auction. Fees for earl...

Henryetta Lions Club held their end-of-year awards assembly and officer installation meeting last week at The Briefcase in Henryetta. The meeting was well-attended by club members. Pictured, front row...

Applications are now open for Oklahoma’s new Back to Work Initiative. A $1,200 incentive will be available for the first 20,000 applicants who had an active unemployment claim between the dates of May...

Baylor University of Waco, Texas announced that Ashleigh M. Hines of Henryetta was among 4,700 students named to the Dean’s Academic Honor Roll for the Spring 2021 semester. Hines attends the Robbins ...

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) approved new toll rates for customers who will begin to receive PlatePay invoices for travel on the John Kilpatrick Turnpike beginning in late July. The rates were un...

An Okmulgee County attorney has been suspended from practice, according to a recent ruling. According to court documents, Attorney Andrew David Balint has been suspended from the practice of law. This...

The Gun Club parking lot at Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) will close to the public beginning July 2 through Sept. 1. The parking area will reopen in time for the 2021 hunting season. The Re...

Cory Suddarth of Suddarth Optical Repair in Henryetta gave a presentation on binoculars during a recent meeting of the Henryetta Lions Club. “Binoculars can scratch and fade inside over time,” Suddart...

Several resolutions were approved by the Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners during their weekly session Monday. One of the resolutions (#21- 97) was for the American Rescue Plan Act funds the coun...

An Oklahoma City man was injured in a single-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon near Henryetta. Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported the injury collision occurred on June 23 at 2:17 p.m. on Hwy. 75, under I...

Henryetta Public Schools Superintendent Dwayne Noble was the guest speaker at a recent meeting of the Henryetta Rotary Club. Noble announced the Henryetta Board of Education removed the mask and face ...

Henryetta Board of Education hired four staff members during a special meeting on Thursday morning. Amber Wetzel was hired for Elementary Special Education - Mild and Moderate for 2021- 2022. Lisa Har...

Henryetta Cub Scout Pack 118 recently announced their Rent-A-Scout Program will be offered all throughout the year. The program is offered to the community and businesses who need yard work, general c...

Administrators at Henryetta Middle School (HMS) recently announced students listed on Honor Rolls for the Second Semester. Students are listed below, by Honor Roll and grade: BOARD OF EDUCATION HONOR ...