Henryetta Board of Education member Jeanie Duncan gave her resignation to board members during the monthly meeting on May 13. Duncan has been a board member for the past four years. She was presented ...

Henryetta High School (HHS) will host a Basketball Camp on Tuesday, May 28 through Friday, May 30 for students in 1st through 6th grades. Camp will be held in the HHS gym from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. each d...

A Morris man is due in court May 30 after his arrest on assault charges last Thursday. According to Okmulgee Police Department (OPD) Chief Joe Prentice, just before 9:30 a.m. May 9, OPD received a rep...

Have you ever gotten home from grocery shopping, then realize you forgot the most important thing you went there to get? Most people either would get back in their car to make another trip, or try to ...

A 1981 graduate of Henryetta High School, Lori Lynn (Hold) Maijub recently opened up a new business in Henryetta, Lori Lynn’s Beauty Shop, at 208 E. Main Street. For the past 23 years, she has been st...

Last week, members of the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association Board of Director's approved a task force to consider the creation of a voluntary Oklahoma beef label. The idea was approved last week during...

Gov. Kevin Stitt on Monday signed a bill that will exempt the American Legion Department of Oklahoma from sales tax. House Majority Leader Mike Sanders, R-Kingfisher and Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah ...

Governor Stitt on Thursday signed into law a bill that will allow retired paid firefighters to return to service as volunteers without effecting their state pensions. House Bill 2051, authored by Hous...

Tail Twister Ashley Morris provided trivia questions about apples in observance of National Teacher Appreciation Day on May 7 during the Henryetta Lions Club meeting. It was announced during the Sunsh...

Henryetta Board of Education members approved various fundraisers for the middle school and high school that will benefit 6th grade student, Joslyn Stidman. Joslyn was recently diagosed with Leukemia ...

On May 8, Gov. Kevin Stitt amended an executive order declaring a State of Emergency to include 14 additional counties impacted by the latest round of severe weather that began April 30. Counties adde...

Henryetta Chip-In and Golf clubs will host a Junior Golf Summer Camp Monday, June 3 through Friday, June 7 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. daily at the Henryetta Golf Course. All area children ages 6 to 17 are...

Aftermath of early Monday morning severe storms left some Henryetta residents and businesses without power. Damages included uprooted and split trees, outbuildings carried away and destroyed, some sid...

Henryetta Rotary Club hosted their 21st Annual Little Olympics on May 2 at Cameron Field. Boys and girls in first through fifth grades participated in the events. Winners and participants are listed b...

During the Oklahoma State FFA Convention held recently, Henryetta and Wilson FFA Chapters received various awards. Henryetta FFA was awarded plaques for their support to the Oklahoma FFA Chapter Contr...

Two individuals wanted in connection with a rash of residential burglaries in Preston were arrested over the weekend. Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) arrested 29-year-old Katie Dawn Bowdler an...

Okmulgee County Commissioners proclaimed this week, May 5 through May 11, as Oklahoma Home and Community Education (OHCE) Week at their Monday meeting. Representatives from the county Home and Communi...

A Memphis woman arrested in Okmulgee County last year on drug charges has been sentenced to prison in federal court. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced ...

Approximately seven tornadoes or more were reported during a stormy last day of April. According to Okmulgee County Emergency Management Director Tim Craighton, one tornado touched down in the county....

Schulter High School Student of the Month for May is Zeth McGowin. The son of Johnnie McGowin, Zeth is class vice president and a member of the high school basketball team. High school teachers chose ...