An initiative petition to legalize recreational marijuana use was filed Dec. 12 with the Oklahoma Secretary of State. The 14-page petition seeks to amend Oklahoma’s constitution to legalize recreation...

Tickets for the annual Henryetta Chamber of Commerce Banquet on Monday, Jan. 13. should be available for purchase at the end of the week or the first part of next week, Executive Director Roy Madden s...

A Resolution for Fair Board Election was approved during the Monday meeting of the Okmulgee County Commissioners. The filing period will start Monday, Jan. 6 and will go through the end of day Friday,...

American Exchange Bank (AEB) in Henryetta will provide free pictures with Santa this Friday, Dec. 20 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the lobby. Refreshments of cookies and punch will also be available. “Joi...

Plans are under way for the 4th annual Henryetta Community-Wide Christmas Dinner. Doors open Christmas Day at 5:30 p.m. at the Henryetta Civic Center with food served at 6:30 p.m. According to dinner ...

David Hill will be the next Principal Chief of the Muscogee Creek Nation following Saturday’s election, according to unofficial returns. Hill defeated Bim Steven Bruner for the top post. Unofficial nu...

Two nurses at Hillcrest Hospital in Henryetta were honored with inaugural awards this past week. Tiffany Ishmael received the DAISY award and Amber Martin received the Power of One award. The DAISY aw...

Henryetta Chamber of Commerce held a Ribbon Cutting ceremony for new Henryetta business, The Desert Sunset, on Wednesday morning. Chamber directors Shawn Okerson, Tammy Hiatt and Keith Estes are pictu...

Remembering violent crime victims Office of District Attorney Carol Iski is making preparations for the 12th annual Victims Tree for Okmulgee County. The project, coordinated by Victim Witness Coordin...

Henryetta Booster Club announced Treat Day at Henryetta Elementary, originally set to be held today–Friday, Dec. 13, has been cancelled. The next Treat Day will be held during Frosty Fest next Thursda...

Results of the 2019 Henryetta Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade were announced earlier this week. Ongoing theme for the parade is “Hometown Christmas.” Parade winners are as follows: • First Place ...

Henryetta First Baptist Church (FBC) Youth Choir will perform at the Baptist Village Christmas Open House on Monday, Dec. 16 at 6 p.m. The Open House will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. At 2 p.m., the...

Henryetta Chamber of Commerce announced the final Chamber Christmas Bucks drawing will be held on Monday, Dec. 16. Because no one came forward on Dec. 9 to claim this week’s $1,000 winning ticket, the...

On Tuesday, Henryetta Public Schools Superintendent (left) accepted an award of $8,631.02 from Public Service of Oklahoma (PSO) staff member Lyle Stogner (right). The award was presented to the school...

Fourteen centenarians in Oklahoma will be celebrating their birthdays in December. They range in age from 101 to 105-years-old. Gladys Micheel, Henry Seidner, Betty Jo Kaufman, Ruth Vandell and Jeanet...

Creek citizens will go to the polls this Saturday, Dec. 14 to decide on a new Principal Chief. Five National Council seats are also on the ballot. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Candidates David...

Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology (OSUIT) will hold the fall commencement ceremony today-Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. Keynote speaker will be Jamie Diggins MS, RN, a faculty member for the School...

Oklahoma Highway Safety Office (OHSO) is teaming up with more than 60 law enforcement agencies across the state to make sure everyone has a safe holiday. The annual enforcement campaign begins today–D...

Schulter High School Speech and Drama students took third place overall in the Mounds Speech Tournament held Nov. 23. Speech and Drama team members pictured above (left to right) include: Tysie Harjo,...