During the first week of distance learning, Henryetta students Traber and Greenlie Jones created paper airplanes. They launched the planes, measuring distance of flight and converted inches into feet....

United States Postal Service (USPS) reports that though COVID-19 has changed a large part of staff routines, delivering mail and packages are not among the changes. In order to keep you and postal emp...

“Our language and ways are from where our strength comes,” said Dana Tiger, an artist and registered Muscogee tribal member. The Muscogee (Creek) have kept their languages alive since the period of A....

An amended proclamation concerning COVID-19 was approved during Monday’s meeting of the Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners. The proclamation extends the emergency for the The proclamation extends ...

State Rep. Monroe Nichols (D-Tulsa) released the following statement in response to at least one Oklahoma hospital furloughing employees during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Hillcrest Medical Center,...

Henryetta students and brothers, Lucas Lone and Jacob Lone were busy on the official first day of distance learning education. They are the children of Josh and Jennifer Lone. “They did artwork togeth...

Oklahoma’s statewide candidate filing period begins today–April 8 at 8 a.m., Okmulgee County Election Board Secretary Ashley Carnes said. Filing will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, Thursday and Frida...

Early Monday morning, Hillcrest HealthCare System announced there will be a temporary furlough of 600 employees for up to 90 days due to the significant decline in routine and elective procedures. “Tw...

Okmulgee County Health Department (OCHD) in partnership with the Okmulgee County Emergency Management and other community partners will provide COVID-19 testing at the OCHD today–April 8 from 9 a.m. t...

Henryetta Church of the Nazarene (HCN) lined up along the roadway at the Henryetta Early Childhood Center on Monday as they showed support for students, parents and teachers from a safe distance with ...

Ryan’s Delivery (RD) joined Henryetta Public Schools on March 24 in providing sack lunches to community children ages one to 18. The service was provided to assist families that weren’t able to pick u...

Henryetta Middle School (HMS) Principal Brad Wion and school staff announced yesterday a daily distance learning schedule that will begin Monday, April 6 and continue through May 8 for the remainder o...

A Henryetta woman is facing multiple drug charges following her arrest Monday. Henryetta Police Department officers were dispatched to 4th and Main Street at 5:17 a.m. in reference to a female at a tr...

The international fight against the coronavirus is being waged in Henryetta. Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta staff are in compliance with all federal and state guidelines in their effort to protect the c...

A stray hair found at a crime scene and matched by microscope to hair from a suspect may be a good plot turn in a TV crime show. But in real life that forensic science hasn’t been used in decades – it...

Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter provides a much-needed service for the community. The shelter continues to operate 24 hours a day, according to Executive Director Brenda Brewer. “If you know someone ...

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and Oklahoma public school students not returning to school this year, the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety is waiving certain driver license requirements for tho...

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program has implemented an online application for new and existing clients in order to minimize exposure to the COVID-...

STILLWATER, Okla. – A strong immune system is important anytime, but this is especially true in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic. A person’s immune system is the central defense against germs be...

OK Kids Baseball Association has rescheduled important dates for the 2020 little league season. After suspending practices and any games until April 6, OK Kids released new deadlines for registration ...