The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from November business. The monies they reported this period represent sale...

Cookson Hills Publishers, Inc., owner of Henryetta Free-Lance launched a new promotional product sales business on Friday using the trade name Cookson Hills Marketing. “We are very excited to offer ou...

Since Lester Sullivan was young, he has dreamt of going on a mission trip to India. Lester, his wife April and son Nathan now have the opportunity to travel across the seas to share their faith and up...

Henryetta Cub Scouts Pack 118 hosted their annual Blue & Gold Banquet on Saturday at the First Baptist Church (FBC) in Henryetta. Scouts in attendance made their choice of cheese, pepperoni, sausage a...

Schulter School will host a JOM Parent meeting on Thursday, Feb. 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the high school library. Following opening remarks and introductions of parents and IEC, there will be a discussion o...

Jim Beard has been elected as the new member of the Okmulgee County Fair Board. Beard, representing District 1, won the post 55 to 11 over Brad Nichols in Saturday’s election in Beggs. Beard was in at...

The Morris News has ceased publication according to owner and publisher Barry Thompson. Thompson made the announcement on social media last week, attributing the closure to the loss of advertising rev...

Oklahoma Senate Appropriations Chair Roger Thompson has filed a bill to reform the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act. Thompson, R-Okemah, said the legislation will create government efficiencies while m...

Kindergarten and first-grade classes across Oklahoma likely will be required to meet the state’s class-size limit for the first time in a decade when the 2021-22 school year begins. Research on class ...

WASHINGTON -- Legislation enacting a new trade agreement between three North American countries supported by the entire Oklahoma delegation who viewed it as a win for Oklahoma was signed by President ...

I had never known a housing edition named by alphabet. A short hop from Nairobi’s airport we rolled up to Maxwell’s South C home. The house sat hidden behind a stonework wall, like a shy maiden partly...

State Rep. Scott Fetgatter (R- Okmulgee) was named assistant majority floor leader earlier this week for the Oklahoma House of Representatives. “Representative Fetgatter has proven to be a spokesman t...

Roger King with Green Country Technology Center (GCTC) in Okmulgee was the guest speaker at the Tuesday meeting of the Henryetta Lions Club. King presented a program on programs offered at GCTC, labor...

Earlier this month, the Sullivan family, Lester, April and Nathan, were presented with an opportunity to travel to India in February for a Mission Trip. Several fundraisers have been held throughout t...

A Henryetta woman is behind bars, facing drug charges after her arrest on Tuesday. Thirty-six-year-old Brandis N. Fish was arrested by the Okmulgee County Sheriff ’s Office (OCSO) at her home in Henry...

Okmulgee Police Department (OPD) arrested a man after a stolen gun was discovered during a traffic stop Saturday. Around 3:30 a.m. on Jan. 25, an OPD officer was patrolling at 20th and Oklahoma and in...

First National Bank & Trust recently held their annual employee meeting and announced the following awards and congratulated the FNB employees for providing great FNB customer care. Chairman Award – C...

Oklahoma Prevention Needs Assessment Survey (OPNA) is a questionnaire given to sixth, eighth, tenth, and twelfth grade students to measure risk and protective factors for substance abuse and mental he...

WASHINGTON -- Thousands gathered on the National Mall to participate in the March for Life, which for the first time in history was attended by a U.S. President. President Trump kicked off the march w...

The Okmulgee County Fair Board Election will be held this Saturday, Feb. 1, according to county commissioners at their regular meeting this week. The only race will be in District 1 between Jimmy Bear...