Most people do not think twice about keeping themselves hydrated during the hot summer months. However, keeping your body hydrated is important all year long, even in the winter. Janice Hermann, Oklah...

Two Oregon men are facing marijuana trafficking complaints following their arrest Sunday. According to the court affidavit, on Feb. 24 at 8:55 a.m., an OHP trooper was on patrol on Interstate 40 near ...

Lottie Johnson is a ninth grade member of the Henryetta FFA Chapter. She has been actively involved in FFA for the past two years and has already built a resume from her FFA activities. Lottie says sh...

Wilson Public School Board of Education hired two adjunct teachers during their Feb. 11 regular board meeting. Maegan Manns was hired for Yearbook and Donavan Goodno was hired for Health. Approval of ...

Henryetta R/C Aviators will host regular club meetings on the first Saturday of every month at Shoney’s Restaurant at 7 p.m. The club plans to meet this Saturday, March 2. After roll call and introduc...

The College of Muscogee Nation is hosting a free College Preview Day on Wednesday, February 27, with the American Indian College Fund. Prospective students of any age are invited to attend the event f...

The Okmulgee County Family YMCA will soon kick off its annual Support Campaign with the goal of raising $60,000. The theme for the campaign is “Together, We Can Create a Better US.” “This annual campa...

Henryetta Chamber of Commerce will host Legislative Forums on the first Friday for the months of March, April and May for 2019. All forums will be held at Shoney’s Restaurant at 12 p.m. The nearest fo...

Two bids were awarded during Monday’s meeting of the Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners. Bid #11 was awarded to James Cole for $500. This was for a 1991 GMC one-ton truck with no bed. Eddie Ross w...

Oklahoma Farm Bureau members recently honored members of the Oklahoma Legislature with its 100 Percent Club Award for a 100-percent voting record with the organization during the 2018 legislative sess...

Legislation designed to better protect children in the custody of the Department Human Services passed off the House Floor on Tuesday, Feb. 19. House Bill 1036, authored by Rep. Collin Walke (D-OKC), ...

Oklahomans receiving SNAP food benefits will automatically receive their benefits March 1, the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) announced this week. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progra...

Green Country Technology Center is planning an open house for the new Business & Industry Services Building (BIS) on Wednesday, March 6. Superintendent Roger King and staff are excited to showcase the...

Four properties were added to an abatement list by Henryetta City Council members at their Feb. 19 regular meeting. Council members approved abating two properties owned by Harrison Albert Brace at 20...

Several sentencings and pleas were announced this week in federal court, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Stacey Becker Lawson, 41, of Henryetta, ...

The Town of Grayson will hold their annual Pancake Breakfast Benefit on Saturday, March 2 from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Grayson Community Center, 24160 Martin Luther King. The menu includes pancakes or bis...

In celebration of National FFA Week, Wilson Future Farmers of America (FFA) Chapter hosted a Petting Zoo for Wilson students. FFA students, parents and volunteers all helped to make the event a succes...

A global research and consulting firm, Great Place to Work and Fortune magazine proudly announced financial services firm Edward Jones Investments ranks number 7 on the 2019 Fortune “100 Best Companie...

Through With Chew Week is Feb. 18-22 and the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline is offering help to smokeless tobacco users who wish to quit. Nearly 10 percent of high school students and more than seven perce...

Henryetta FFA members did a great job at the Okmulgee County Spring Livestock Show held last week, according to their advisor, Cody Dawson. Show team members attending the show were Mylei Brinkley, Ry...