Okmulgee County Commissioners approved the recommendation of a replacement member for the Okmulgee County Fair Board. Commissioners appointed Paton Callahan to fill the open District 1 seat. Callahan ...

Several Wilson FFA members recently attended the Morris Regional Leadership Conference held in Kiefer. During the conference, students learned about effective communication. Those attending are pictur...

Hi everyone! This story will be a little different from my regular ones. To be honest I’ve been putting it off because I couldn’t find the right words to say. I don’t usually write about the same pers...

Henryetta City Council approved Disc Golf Tournaments scheduled on Feb. 6, April 24, April 25, May 8 and May 9 at Nichols Park during their regular monthly meeting on Jan. 19. Camping will be availabl...

A rollover accident occurred around 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday on I-40 eastbound near Henryetta exit 237. Henryetta Fire Department (HFD) Chief David Bullard reported Robert Wells Ribe was driving a utili...

Wade Lackey, Green Country Technology Center (GCTC) BIS Director, was the featured guest of the Henryetta Lions Club meeting on Jan. 14 at Shoney’s Restaurant. Part of the Oklahoma Career Tech system,...

Henryetta High School (HHS) recently announced students listed on the Board of Education, Superintendent’s and Principal’s Honor Rolls for the First Semester. Students are listed below, by Honor Roll....

Okmulgee County Republicans will host Precinct Meetings on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at the Okmulgee American Legion building at 730 W. 6th Street. Meetings are scheduled to be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. All...

United States Attorney Brian J. Kuester last week announced the results of the January 2021 Federal Grand Jury. The grand jury returned three unsealed and five sealed indictments on crimes ranging fro...

Henryetta Church of Christ hosted a Food Bank on Jan. 14, providing a variety of perishable and nonperishable food items to the community. Food distribution was held throughout the morning and finishe...

Several county residents were named in the results of the October, November, and December 2020 Federal Grand Juries. United States Attorney Brian J. Kuester announced the combined grand jury sessions ...

Dewar High School Senior Joey Fowler was recently accepted into Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo. for the fall 2021 semester. He was also awarded the Trustee Scholarship, a $14,500-per-year schol...

Okmulgee County’s jobless rate decreased slight according to figures released this week by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC). The county’s unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent in Nov...

Three Henryetta students proudly represented the school during the Oklahoma Choral Director’s Association Junior High All-State Honor Choir last weekend. Henryetta High School Freshmen Caveryn Foster ...

Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) is partnering with area schools as well as Muscogee Creek Nation (MCN) for upcoming blood drives. All donors will receive a t-shirt and will be tested for COVID-19 antib...

For just over two hours, Henryetta Board of Education discussed Superintendent Dwayne Noble’s evaluation during executive session at their regular monthly meeting on Jan. 11. There was discussion only...

Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners held it’s first session of the new year on Monday. Joining Chairman and District 1 Commissioner Ron Ballard and James Connors of District 2 was new member David ...

Wilson Public Schools adult coaches and mentors inspire students in the Robotics program by engaging them in teamwork, problem solving and accountability while building their science and technology sk...

AARP and First Family Federal Credit Union (FFFCU) are once again partnering to offer free tax preparation assistance. “We will be ready to open our tax aide site on Feb. 3,” Shirley McCowan, of AARP,...

Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta announced last week the opening of their COVID Vaccine Clinic to the public. According to Hillcrest Henryetta staff, due to the state vaccine supply being extremely limite...