A total of 11 people have died in Oklahoma due to the flu, according to the latest reports from the Oklahoma State Department of Health. The latest fatality was reported from Tulsa County. Out of the ...

Judge Pandee Ramirez administers the Oath of Office to District 1 Commissioner Ron Ballard, County Assessor Ed Johnson, and District 3 Commissioner James Connors on Wednesday. Johnson, who has worked ...

Having access to GPS and Smart Phone apps are great and help many people. But in an emergency, first responders do not have time to circle the block trying to guess which unmarked house needs help. Th...

Two large donations were recently made in Henryetta courtesy of the W.R. “Dick” and Hazel Stubbs Living Trust. One donation was made to the Church of the Nazarene and the other was to Henryetta High S...

Two representatives from the Home and Community Education Group were at the Okmulgee County Commissioners Meeting for the last meeting of 2018 to discuss issues they were having with the Okmulgee Coun...

Dec. 24 2:20 p.m. – Lock-out 4:09 p.m. – Lock-out Dec. 25 1:03 p.m. – Person in Distress 1:52 p.m. – Outside Rubbish Fire, other 7:34 p.m. – Vehicle Accident, General Clean-up 8:59 p.m. – Natural Vege...

Civil Cases Exceeding $10,000 Dec. 28 Security Bank vs. Superior Testing – Foreclosure Security Bank vs. Superior Testing (Busby, Michael) – Foreclosure Jan. 2 Employees Federal Credit Union vs. Demer...

12/26/2018 9:06 a.m.-Welfare Check-1200 block of N. 237 Rd. Reporting party advised his father is acting strange, he has barricaded himself in his bedroom. Neighbors have told daughter he's possibly s...

Four Georgia residents are in the Okmulgee County Jail following their arrest on drug and weapons complaints. Around 9 p.m. Dec. 30, 2018, an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper observed a Maserati SUV tr...

Formal charges have been filed against a Henryetta man for two separate burglaries in 2018. Charges were filed Dec. 27, 2018 against Zachery Bussey, 38. He has been charged in CF-18-334 for First Degr...

A Booster Club meeting will be held for Henryetta FFA and 4-H Clubs on Monday, Jan. 7 at 6 p.m. in the Ag Classroom. A calendar of events will be handed out that includes upcoming dates for both FFA a...

Four precinct polling places in Okmulgee County will be closed for the Feb. 12 Board of Education Primary Elections/Special Elections, Ashley Carnes, Okmulgee County Election Board Secretary said earl...

Last Wednesday, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 539 member Donnie McKay spent all day calling 140 veterans who are on the Feed the Vets distribution list. McKay is the Feed the Vets coordinator fo...

Okmulgee County Treasurer Vonna Lampkins reminds citizens that the deadline for the first half of 2018 taxes is next Friday, Jan. 11. The treasurer's office, located on the second floor of the Okmulge...

American Exchange Bank (AEB) of Henryetta recently awarded scholarships to Logan McGowin, Skyla Notley and Johnathon Mahan. “Each of them receive $1,000 per semester,” AEB staff member Stacey Blanchet...

As the new year gets underway, many residents are thinking about kicking the tobacco habit. For those needing help, the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline offers free resources for those seeking to quit. The O...

January Residents of Henryetta vote Eddy Thomas as the 2017 Henryettan of the Year during the annual Henryetta Chamber Banquet on Jan. 13. Thomas is the 74th person to receive the award from the Henry...

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources staff attended the annual membership meeting of the Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC). The meeting was held Dec. 10 – 13, ...

American Exchange Bank (AEB) of Henryetta announces the retirement of Loan Officer and Vice President, Kenny Tyler. In 1981, Tyler began his career at AEB, working in the collections and repossessions...

A Henryetta man is being held on a $50,000 bond after his arrest for inappropriate conduct with a child. Michael Brandon Olazabal, 38, was arrested by the Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Department on Wedne...