Henryetta Lions Club members Colleen Fowler, Bob Fowler, Donnie Smith, Judy Stidman, Amber Smith, Grant Jenson and Shannon Henry held a meeting at the Cowboy History Park adjacent to the Henryetta Cha...

Members of the Henryetta Lions Club held an outdoor meeting on Tuesday at the Cowboy History Park located next to the Henryetta Chamber of Commerce office on Main Street. While enjoying the sunny Whil...

Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) is in need of donors to help rebuild the state’s blood supply. OBI will host a Henryetta Community Blood Drive this Saturday, May 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. via their Bloo...

Some experiences are hard to shake when all seems lost. Tamara Francis, chairwoman of the Caddo nation, said the United States’ past decisions have shaped the tribe’s present and will potentially affe...

A Tulsa woman is facing numerous charges after her arrest last week of suspected shoplifting. On April 30, Okmulgee police were dispatched to Walmart in reference to a shoplifter in custody. Two women...

A benefit dinner to honor Officer Paul Brown of the Dewar Police Department will be held this Friday, May 8 at the Dewar Civic Center from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The menu will consist of meatloaf, cabbage, ...

Muscogee (Creek) Nation Behavioral Health Services has put together 650 care packages to support families during the COVID-19 pandemic. Packages include resources, therapeutic items that include putty...

Enrollment is under way for Dewar Pre-Kindergarten for the 2020-2021 school year. Packets for enrollment can be picked up through Thursday, May 7 (tomorrow) from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Completed packets ca...

United States Air Force 125th Fighter Squadron out of Tulsa performed flyovers on Thursday in order to support Operation America Strong. Operation America Strong is an initiative put together by the A...

Henryetta Community Skilled Healthcare Rehab residents and staff enjoyed a support parade early Friday afternoon. Family, friends, community members and businesses, area students from Wilson and Henry...

Henryetta Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 539 are seeking help from the community and organizations to place flags at Westlawn and seven other area cemeteries for Memorial Day. “There are around 2...

Henryetta native John Greiner has completed a book about Medal of Honor recipients with ties to Oklahoma. The book, “Oklahoma’s Medal of Honor Recipients: Stories of Outstanding Courage Through the Ye...

A picture is worth a thousand words as 2020 high school graduates across Okmulgee County, the state and nation had their senior year cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eighteen-year-old Joshua Sa...

Candy Thompson was given her oath of office at the April 6 regular meeting of the Schulter Board of Education. Thompson assumes the role as new school board member for office number two. Minutes of th...

Muscogee (Creek) Nation has made changes to its Food Distribution Program due to the Coronavirus pandemic. All food distribution sites will be accepting new and recertification applications on a first...

Okmulgee County Courthouse will remain closed to the public until at least May 15. That decision was made on Monday morning during the regular meeting of the Okmulgee County commissioners. The public ...

Showing their support of first responders, Henryetta Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) crew members put together and delivered over 70 free meals to Henryetta Police Department, Henryetta Fire Department, ...

Wilson Board of Education hired Casandra Blair and Theresa Long for the 2020-2021 school year during their regular monthly meeting on April 9. Contracts were signed with Blair as speech pathologist an...

Dewar High School (DHS) officials announced on Tuesday, a 2020 Virtual Graduation will be held on Facebook live on May 14 at 6 p.m. on the Dewar High School virtual graduation page. After the graduati...

Henryetta Lions Club President Colleen Fowler announced Tuesday that plans are being worked out for a faceto-face Lions Club meeting next week. “Social distancing guidelines will be followed,” Fowler ...