In light of concerns about COVID-19, various health organizations have issued specific instructions on how to maintain personal safety and cleanliness. These recommendations involve using common house...

Dewar Public Schools student Hadley Peoples sits on a porch swing outside at his home while continuing his education through distance learning earlier this week. Hadley is the son of Spanky and Laura ...

An alleged scheme to smuggle contraband into the Okmulgee County Jail has landed a Tulsa man in jail. On Tuesday, investigators at the Okmulgee County Jail learned of plans between several individuals...

A tribal sovereignty issue that has been wending its way through the courts for two decades may be finally heading toward a final decision before a home-bound U.S. Supreme Court. McGirt v. Oklahoma or...

Okmulgee County’s jobless rate dropped during February, according to recent statistics from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC). The number dropped to 4.4 percent, down from 4.8 percent...

Like many other teachers across Okmulgee County and the nation, Henryetta Elementary School (HES) Music teacher Rachael Bourn misses interacting with her students. “I miss seeing their smiling faces e...

Oklahoma Blood Institute continues mobile blood drives in Okmulgee County and across the state during April. In order to avoid a blood supply crisis, OBI officials encourage local, healthy adults to g...

A routine traffic stop by the Henryetta Police Department (HPD) resulted in a late night arrest earlier this week. According to court documents, on Tuesday at approximately 8:20 p.m., an HPD officer w...

STILLWATER – As part of the COVID-19 financial relief efforts, some creditors are offering forbearance on some loan payments for a few months. That could be a good deal for some consumers, but they mu...

According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, roughly 40 million American adults suffer from anxiety disorders. Of these, only 37% are actively receiving treatment. These numbers ref...

The story of the Seminole Nation's migration to Oklahoma from the Everglades of south Florida begins after the Second Seminole War of 1835, Band Chief Wayne Shaw said. “But one thing to note is that t...

The candidate filing period for both county and state offices ended last Friday. In Okmulgee County, three offices did not draw an opponent. Charly Criner will retain her post as County Court Clerk, a...

Project H.E.A.R.T. Nutrition Center staff partnered with the Easter Bunny on Saturday as they drove through Henryetta, spreading holiday well wishes and cheer to all of the homebound senior citizens. ...

In order to comply with Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines for social distancing, Henryetta Board of Education moved their April 13 meeting to the Henryetta High School Cafeteria. Four lette...

Okmulgee County C o m m i s s i o n e r s announced the week of April 12-18 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. This week, sponsored by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Of...

Forty-one percent of households in Oklahoma have completed the nation’s first primarily digital census with one-third of surveys completed online since the count began last week. As good as it may app...

Northwestern Oklahoma State University undergraduate and graduate students in the teacher education area are encouraged to submit their application for the Future Teachers Scholarship before May 22. H...

Farmers, ranchers and other USDA customers in Oklahoma can work remotely with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) through Conservation Client Gateway (CCG), a secure web portal. To pr...

OKLAHOMA CITY (April 7, 2020) -The U.S. Department of Education (USDE) has granted preliminary approval of Oklahoma waivers allowing public school districts greater flexibility in the spending of exis...

Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) announced they will begin issuing emergency relief payments to foster parents in early April. These payments, which will be paid monthly, per child, are m...