Henryetta VFW Post 539 is seeking assistance from the community and organizations to place flags at Westlawn and seven other area cemeteries for Memorial Day. There are over 2,500 flags that need to b...

Henryetta Economic Development Authority (HEDA) trustees approved financial reports for March and April during their regular meeting on May 11 at the Henryetta Civic Center. Minutes of the regular mee...

Henryetta High School Spring Sports Seniors were honored on Friday night as they paraded through the school campus, along Main Street and finishing at the baseball field. Henryetta Fire and Police dep...

A Henryetta man will be spending nearly four years in prison on a federal weapons charge. Last week, 31-year-old Edward Douglas Jacome received a 46-month prison sentence in federal court. The United ...

As Oklahomans face a different environment and a new normal, the Oklahoma Beef Council is encouraging state beef lovers to savor tradition, taste and nutrition as it kicks off May Beef Month in Oklaho...

A Community Drive-Thru Parade for Lake Drive residents and staff will be held on Friday, May 15 at 2 p.m. Anyone who would like to attend and show support for the Lake Drive community is encouraged to...

Henryetta Church of the Nazarene will host a Mother’s Day Drive-In Church on Sunday, May 10 at 10:30 a.m. in front of the new gym on the Henryetta High School campus. “We are so excited to celebrate M...

Oklahoma FFA events including the state convention were canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a shock to not only Okmulgee County FFA chapters, but all chapters across the state. I...

Alarmed by warnings of hospital wards filling up as COVID-19 cases surged, Oklahoma officials last month agreed to contracts worth millions of dollars with hospitals in Oklahoma City and Tulsa to rese...

Okmulgee County’s jobless number went down during March, according to recent statistics from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. The rate dropped to 4.0 percent, down from 4.4 percent in Febr...

Passersby on the east end of Main Street in Henryetta have noticed city crews digging and producing large mounds of dirt this week. City crews are hard at work on rerouting storm drains for the Main S...

Measures for public safety at the Okmulgee County Courthouse are under consideration as the facility is due to reopen May 18. Judge Cynthia Pickering spoke to the Board of County Commissioners on Mond...

Henryetta Lions Club members Colleen Fowler, Bob Fowler, Donnie Smith, Judy Stidman, Amber Smith, Grant Jenson and Shannon Henry held a meeting at the Cowboy History Park adjacent to the Henryetta Cha...

Members of the Henryetta Lions Club held an outdoor meeting on Tuesday at the Cowboy History Park located next to the Henryetta Chamber of Commerce office on Main Street. While enjoying the sunny Whil...

Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) is in need of donors to help rebuild the state’s blood supply. OBI will host a Henryetta Community Blood Drive this Saturday, May 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. via their Bloo...

Some experiences are hard to shake when all seems lost. Tamara Francis, chairwoman of the Caddo nation, said the United States’ past decisions have shaped the tribe’s present and will potentially affe...

A Tulsa woman is facing numerous charges after her arrest last week of suspected shoplifting. On April 30, Okmulgee police were dispatched to Walmart in reference to a shoplifter in custody. Two women...

A benefit dinner to honor Officer Paul Brown of the Dewar Police Department will be held this Friday, May 8 at the Dewar Civic Center from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The menu will consist of meatloaf, cabbage, ...

Muscogee (Creek) Nation Behavioral Health Services has put together 650 care packages to support families during the COVID-19 pandemic. Packages include resources, therapeutic items that include putty...

Enrollment is under way for Dewar Pre-Kindergarten for the 2020-2021 school year. Packets for enrollment can be picked up through Thursday, May 7 (tomorrow) from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Completed packets ca...