The Okmulgee County Health Department and the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) are investigating a confirmed case of measles in Okmulgee County. This is the first confirmed case of measles i...

Okmulgee County Family YMCA will host a Summer Youth Weightlifting Classes on Tuesdays and Thursday starting Tuesday, June 4 through Thursday, Aug. 8. Classes will be held from 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. f...

District 16 State Representative Scott Fetgatter spoke with the Okmulgee Times to address the controversy surrounding remarks caught on a hot mic earlier this week at the State Capitol. On Monday, whi...

A Proclamation declaring the month of May as National Campaign of Buddy Poppies by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 539 was signed by Henryetta Mayor Jennifer Munholland and City Clerk Donna Wh...

Air Evac Lifeteam 135 of Henryetta grilled burgers on May 10 for Hillcrest Hospital-Henryetta nurses as a thank you for their service to the community in honor of Nurses Week. Derrick Francis and Jess...

EPIC Charter School announced two Okmulgee County EPIC students were among 438 across the state to be inducted into the National Honor Society (NHS) and National Junior Honor Society (NJHS). Samantha ...

Henryetta Elementary School (HES) announced Employees of the Month recently. Elementary Principal Jayme Matlock presented awards to honorees Laurie King, above, Pre-K teacher’s assistant and Krystle W...

Preparations are underway for the 23rd year of the Okmulgee Summer Multi-Cultural Enrichment Program (OSMCEP), to be held at Eastside Elementary, 1614 E. 9th Street. OSMCEP is a free community benefit...

Some local members of the Oklahoma Home and Community Education (OHCE) groups were in attendance at Monday’s Okmulgee County Board of County Commissioners meeting addressing issues they have with the ...

Henryetta Economic Development Authority (HEDA) hosted their regular monthly meeting on May 13 at the Henryetta Civic Center. Minutes of the regular April 8 meeting as well as the financial report for...

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 ...