Okmulgee County Republicans will meet on Tuesday, Aug. 11 at 730 W. 6th Street in Okmulgee. The business meeting will be held at 6 p.m. with the regular public meeting set at 6:30 p.m. Shane Jemison, ...

First Family Federal Credit Union (FFFCU) President David Dykes was the special guest at the August 6 meeting of the Henryetta Lions Club. He announced that FFFCU will present a Smokin' Hot Annual Car...

Henryetta Lions Club will host a Cornhole Tournament fundraiser on Monday, Sept. 7 at 12 p.m. at First Family Federal Credit Union located at 402 E. Main in Henryetta. Event registration will begin at...

Henryetta Labor Day Committee met earlier this week to discuss events for this year’s celebration. Miss Labor Day Pageant will be held on Saturday, August 22 at 7 p.m. at The Briefcase at 313 W. Main ...

An Okmulgee man was injured on Aug. 3 at 8:19 a.m. on Gun Club Road, one mile north of Okmulgee, when his vehicle collided with a Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) train. According to investigating ...

An Okemah man was injured in a one-vehicle accident on Aug. 3 at 5:04 a.m. on McKeown, one mile west of 120 Road, 10 miles west and one-half a mile north of Okmulgee. Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OPH) inv...

An Okmulgee man has entered a guilty plea in a federal drug case. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Kenneth Roy Nester, 26, last week entered a gu...

The Bread House in Henryetta is nearing their oneyear anniversary of opening. On Labor Day last year, owners Kim and Mark Collins (above) started out featuring clothing, vintage items, some antiques a...

Okmulgee County Special District Judge Pandee Ramirez has reset a number of misdemeanor court appearances after many failed to show for their disposition last week. Ramirez has reset the cases for Sep...

A lease purchase agreement for a truck for the Dewar Fire Department was approved during the Monday Okmulgee County Commissioners meeting. The original agreement, approved June 30, was with Urban Comm...

Oklahoma’s annual sales tax holiday will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 7 and end at twelve midnight on Sunday, Aug. 9. The event will provide Okmulgee County residents and others the opportunity...

Centenarians of Oklahoma recently announced those over 100 years of age celebrating birthdays in August. Area honorees include 101- year-old Geneva Beckham of Okmulgee County and Marguerite French of ...

A patient at Hillcrest Hospital in Henryetta recently nominated Siemona Stevens, Hillcrest Emergency Room RN, for the DAISY award. The patient gave the following statement about the quality of care re...

Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) announced today a one-month extension for long-term care facilities and nursing homes to apply for a CARES Act grant from the State to mitigate the presence ...

Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kay Rabbitt-Brower says a third tea is being added to the Chamber’s celebration of the 19th Amendment ratification centennial on August 22. She said thi...

The exchange of lush, green woodlands for the dry, unwanted land of Indian Territory came with plot twists. Osage ancestral territory east of the Mississippi included the Ohio Valley region, taking in...

Excitement is building as the dates for the Roy LeBlanc Okmulgee Invitational Rodeo nears. This is the 65th year for the oldest and largest black rodeo event, which will be held Aug. 7-8 at the Bob Ar...

According to the Okmulgee County OSU Extension Office, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry has received numerous reports from Oklahoman’s stating they have received unsolicited seeds...

“And why have you come to this country?” The Kenyan interviewing the newly-arrived couple surveyed their passports. They could hear another passenger jet touching down beyond the terminal. “We have co...

Countians will be joining together for the Okmulgee County Prayer Walk on Aug. 8. This will be the fourth year for the event, which gives individuals the opportunity to travel to all county schools an...