Wilson Board of Education accepted the resignations of Casandra Blair, Georgia Harjo and Vernie Thomas during the regular meeting on July 9. Board members hired a paraprofessional for elementary, an e...

Okmulgee Masonic Lodge #199 AF & AM announced that Worshipful Duaine Janzen (left) received his 50 Year Masonic Lodge Service award on Tuesday night. Janzen was presented with the award by District De...

Dewar Public Schools Superintendent Todd Been recently announced in a letter to parents, students and staff that school will begin, virtually and traditionally, on August 24 Ȧll schools in Okmulgee Co...

Joy in Life Ministries drivethru food distribution will be held this morning, Friday, July 31 at 10 a.m. at 611 E. Trudgeon in Henryetta. Distribution is not income-based and is open to everyone in th...

Sirens rang out Friday evening in Henryetta as the family home of Anthony and Courtney Wright became engulfed in flames. First responders received calls just before 8 p.m. on July 24 regarding the hou...

An Okmulgee man, accused of stealing a truck and trailer belonging to a local business which suffered extensive damage in an ensuing crash, is in jail. Jimmy D. Robinson, 26, was arrested by Okmulgee ...

A Henryetta man was killed in a two-vehicle accident 10 miles south of Henryetta on the Indian Nation Turnpike on July 23 at 10:33 p.m., investigating Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) Trooper Tyler James...

Okmulgee Area Development Corporation Director Court Newkirk was at the Okmulgee County Commissioners meeting on Monday to deliver a letter from a local business seeking to expand. The letter, from Cu...

American Exchange Bank (AEB) of Henryetta recently awarded the 2020 Donald Wells Education Scholarship to Luke McGowin. A 2020 graduate of Dewar High School, Luke is the son of Gary and Bertha McGowin...

Henryetta Police Department (HPD) officers arrested three persons after they were found in a stolen vehicle. On Monday, around 12 a.m., an officer was patrolling in the area of 11th and Cummings when ...

Henryetta Board of Education announced during a special meeting on Monday morning that school will officially begin on August 24 with the first nine-week period being virtual. All board members were i...

An Aug. 20 court date has been set for two men arrested on various complaints, including a stolen vehicle and drugs. On July 23, a deputy with the Okmulgee County Sheriff ’s Office was assisting Okmul...

The Modoc are few in numbers but not in might. Well into the 19th century, home for the Modoc meant 5,000 square miles of northern California and southern Oregon in the vicinity of Tule Lake, between ...

Henryetta Lions Club announced they will host an Environmental Photo Contest starting Monday, July 27 through Monday, August 10. The contest is open to everyone of all ages. Prizes will be awarded for...

This stunning image was captured by Henryetta resident and artist Eddy Thomas at her home on Wednesday. The full rainbow was a magnificent sight to see across the sky on a sunny day. Thomas has been b...

A firearm was discovered during a traffic stop by the Henryetta Police Department (HPD) last week. On July 19 at 12:58 a.m., a Henryetta police officer was patrolling when he observed a white vehicle ...

Henryetta Lions Club is currently holding a Membership Drive. Motivated individuals with giving hearts who enjoy having fun are encouraged to apply. An active civic organization, Henryetta Lions Club ...

A search for a missing Kansas man was conducted Monday. Okmulgee County Sheriff ’s Office (OCSO) joined forces with McIntosh County Sheriff ’s Office, Okmulgee County and Wagoner County Emergency Mana...

Seven people were injured, four from Henryetta, in a two-vehicle accident on Tuesday morning at 9:50 a.m. at the Hwy. 48 and Hwy. 56 junction west of Okemah. According to investigating Oklahoma Highwa...

Friday, July 31 is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the August 25 Okmulgee County Democratic Runoff Primary Election and the Town of Dewar Special Propos...