Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) announced earlier this week they are encouraging unemployment claimants to use the internet to file in order to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. ...

Oklahoma State Election Board (OSEB) Secretary Paul Ziriax declared an election emergency on Thursday for local elections being held in 74 counties on April 7, 2020. The election emergency declaration...

Okmulgee County Emergency Management (OCEM) announced as of March 17, the Board of County Commissioners for Okmulgee County declared a State of Emergency within the county. Commissioners said this is ...

Henryetta Public Schools recently announced there will be five Valedictorians and two Salutatorians for the Henryetta High School Class of 2020. Valedictorians include Emma Kranz, Keaton Lollis, Isaac...

As schools across Oklahoma remain closed until April 6, there are many resources available to keep children learning and active during the extended break. All kinds of archives across the internet pro...

Henryetta Public Schools announced buses will be delivering lunches to all students who normally ride bus routes starting Monday, March 23. School officials said bus drivers and an additional school s...

First Family Federal Credit Union (FFFCU) recently celebrated groundbreaking for their new branch that will be located in McAlester. Board members Steve Story and Tony Gustin, along with Chief Executi...

A 24-year-old Henryetta woman was injured in a one-vehicle accident on Hwy. 66 east of Bristow on March 14 at 3 a.m., Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) Trooper Paige Dowell of the Creek County Detachment ...

Henryetta Education Foundation (HEF) recently announced their Big Cedar Lodge Get Away Fundraiser. Tickets are currently being offered for a chance to win a three-night getaway at Big Cedar Lodge in M...

Seven Wilson FFA members are set to receive their Agriculture Education Career Passports at the Oklahoma State FFA Convention on Tuesday, April 28 at 1:30 p.m. at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma...

Henryetta Feed the Vet volunteers braved the cold and rainy weather to make sure our area veterans received food baskets on Friday. Among the volunteers were Henryetta Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) P...

As the Nation (and the world) has gone into panic mode over fears of contracting the Coronavirus (COVID-19), schools and businesses across Okmulgee County are taking extra precautions. What is dubbed ...

A Henryetta resident is behind bars after going on a crime spree of convenience in Okmulgee last Friday. The offender, identified as Jeffery Churchill, 45, racked up eight separate complaints in one v...

Muscogee (Creek) Nation has taken steps to protect employees and citizens due to the potential spread of the coronavirus. On Wednesday, Principal Chief David Hill issued a notice suspending all non-es...

Crystal Craig with Deep Fork Community Action Foundation, Inc. was the guest speaker for the March 10 meeting of the Henryetta Rotary Club. Craig discussed all of the available assistance in which Dee...

Kennedy Sullivan, a first grade student of Henryetta, was among 28 students who participated in the 18th annual Oklahoma Regional Braille Challenge in Oklahoma City on March 4. The competition, hosted...

Lisa Roddy is no stranger to Henryetta or the community, having been a life-long resident. Working at various restaurants throughout the years, she became a familiar face at Classic Diner for over sev...

Online applications are now available for the Sam Viersen Family Foundation 2020 Scholarship for high school graduates in Okmulgee County. Students who apply are required to have an overall grade poin...

A Diabetes Self-Management Program will be held on Mondays at 10 a.m. starting April 6 through May 11 at the Okmulgee Public Library. Hosted by the EODD Area Agency on Aging, SAC Nutrition Services an...

Due to a recent resignation, a state agency is looking to fill an Okmulgee County judge post. The Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) announced a vacancy for the position of District Judge for Okmulg...