In preparation for the June 1 Cruise Knight in Henryetta, First Family Federal Credit Union (FFFCU) staff spent Friday cleaning up shrubbery and weeds on the corners of Main Street near their corporat...

Okmulgee ‘native son’ author Jerry Lout brings his memoir narratives to The Lokal Okmulgee during the city’s Pecan Festival. Book sales, complete with author-signings will highlight his visit to his o...

Craving a funnel cake, huge corn dog and a ferris wheel ride? Okmulgee’s Pecan Festival will have plenty of those things to entertain visitors during the three day event, June 6-8. Great Plains Amusem...

Henryetta Board of Education hired Stacy Been and Justin Been as support staff and faculty at a May 21 special board meeting. Stacy will serve as an Activity Clerk and Justin will serve as a Drama/U.S...

Henryetta Chamber of Commerce board member Donnie Smith (right) presented a $200 check to Henryetta Public Schools Band Director Alan Montgomery at the May 20 regular chamber meeting. The check is to ...

Ashton Been, Wilson High School (WHS) Senior and 2019 Valedictorian, recently signed a Letter of Intent to attend Northeastern Oklahoma (NEO) A&M College and major in Agriculture. She plans to emphasi...

As the Memorial Day holiday approaches, the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office (OHSO) and Oklahoma law enforcement want to remind all drivers of the importance of seat belt use. The annual 'Click It or Ti...

Henryetta Elementary School announced 1st through 5th grade students listed on the Board of Education Honor Roll, Superintendent’s Honor Roll, Principal’s Honor Roll and Perfect Attendance for the 1st...

Hillcrest Hospital in Henryetta was recently named one of Modern Healthcare’s 150 Best Places to Work in Healthcare for 2019. The hospital is one of seven Oklahoma health care organizations on the 201...

Oklahoma House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year-2020 general appropriations bill May 17, approving an $8.1 billion state budget that includes historic savings, pay raises for teachers and sta...

Okmulgee District Representative Del Beaver has formally announced his candidacy for Second Chief of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in the upcoming election. Rep. Beaver made his announcement on his fami...

Two Georgia men are facing drug complaints following their arrest Friday evening on Interstate 40 near Henryetta. Dusty Ryan Brooks, 25, and Colby Tyler Brooks, 28, both of Cedartown, Georgia, are bei...

Okmulgee native Thomas “Tom” Payne spoke at the Okmulgee County Commissioners meeting Monday about a possible Okmulgee County memorial which would honor the area men killed in action. “Some years ago,...

Henryetta Chamber of Commerce announces the 13th Annual Jim Shoulders Roundup Rodeo will be held on Friday, June 7 and Saturday, June 8 at the Jim Shoulders Living Legends Rodeo Arena at Nichols Park....

For well over a year, Alan Kerby of Henryetta has been meeting with groups, organizations, schools and others to receive support for the School Trauma Kit Project. A community-based project, the Schoo...

Hillcrest, OSU Medical Center, St. John’s, Cancer Treatment Centers of America and Ascension are sponsoring a Salute to Nurses Contest for 2019. Among the nurses in the contest is Hillcrest Hospital H...

Henryetta First United Methodist Church hosted the Senior Boys BBQ on Wednesday. Guest speaker was church member James Williams. All those attending enjoyed great food and good fellowship.

Beta Sigma Phi sorority sponsored the Senior Girls Tea for the Henryetta High School Class of 2019 on Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church. Featured guest speaker was Jenny Belcher Row, an emp...

Henryetta Band Boosters and Knight Brigade want to recognize everyone who contributed to fundraising efforts over the past year for the upcoming trip to the Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C. “We...