Henryetta FFA and 4-H’s 1st annual Livestock Show will be held on Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Okmulgee County Fairgrounds at 12 noon. According to FFA Advisor Cody Dawson, there will be 18 students parti...

Volunteers are needed to aid the Henryetta Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 539, VFW Auxiliary and the American Legion with the Feed the Veterans food distribution event this Friday, Dec. 7 at New ...

A Morris couple has been jailed after they used a stolen credit card to make purchases. Brandon Stuard, 38 and Tracey Stuard, 34 were arrested Nov. 29 by Morris police on numerous complaints. On Nov. ...

Okmulgee County Treasurer Vonna Lampkins and her staff mailed out the 2018 Tax Statements on Monday, Nov. 26. Normally the ‘first half’ is due on Dec. 31, but Lampkins has extended that deadline to Ja...

The Office of the District Attorney, Carol Iski, is making preparations for the 11th annual Victim’s Tree for Okmulgee County. The project, coordinated by the Victim Witness Coordinator Debi Woodard, ...

Henryetta High School (HHS) is partnering with Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) to host a Blood Drive today-Dec. 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. OBI encourages healthy adul...

Two Okemah men entered guilty pleas in federal court last week in separate cases. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that Steven James McNinch, 35, ent...

Four years ago, Tom Crowley was asked to play Santa at Homeland in Henryetta and at a local school and later on as a part of a Relay for Life event. Happily he obliged and in a borrowed Santa costume ...

Two persons have been arrested in an extortion case in Okmulgee. Dominic Lynch Lee Waterdown, 24 of Okmulgee and Sandra Kathleen Howard, 22, were arrested Monday following an investigation between the...

Henryetta Chamber of Commerce would like to announce the winner of the first Christmas Bucks drawing held Nov. 27. The winner was Racheal Decker, a Henryetta Eye Center employee, who won $1,000 in Chr...

Nov. 13 10:12 a.m. – Good Intent Call, other 11:18 a.m. – Medical Assist, Assist EMS Crew 11:36 a.m. – Authorized Controlled Burning 1:17 p.m. – Person in Distress, other 3:28 p.m. – Accident, Potenti...

Civil Cases Exceeding $10,000 Nov. 26 Burton, Clinton vs. Ausbrooks, Dwayne – Damages Burton, Clinton vs. Ausbrooks, Dwayne (a Business Entity) – Damages Burton, Clinton vs. Ausbrooks, Dwayne (an Indi...

11/21/2018 2:20 a.m.-Other-300 block of E. Young. Reporting party heard noises outside, requesting office cos area. 2:44 a.m.-Other-200 block of E. Monroe. Reporting party heard someone bang on door. ...

What exciting news! Henryetta Free-Lance (HFL) is celebrating 116 years this month! In the late 1800’s, George Hall began the Free-Lance on Nov. 27, 1902 when he published the first issue in a small s...

Amy Hall has been formally charged in Okmulgee County district court with killing two of her children and shooting a third. Charges were filed Nov. 29 in CF-2018-299 against Hall for First Degree Murd...

A fun time is promised at “A Christmas to Remember” on Tuesday, plus a chance to win a portion of $1,000. The Okmulgee Times, in conjunction with Okmulgee Main Street, is hosting the community event f...

Henryetta Free-Lance (HFL) proudly announces the return of the Christmas Giving Tree this year! HFL will accept donations of mittens or gloves, hats, scarves and socks to our Giving Tree. Non-perishab...

’Tis the season full of festive events around Okmulgee County in December! The month will kick off with a Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Beggs this Saturday, Dec. 1. The ceremony begins at 3 p.m....

Candidates for Board of Education seats in 10 Okmulgee County school districts and for the Okmulgee City Councilmember at Large (Mayor) seat will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning Monday, Dec. ...

Muscogee (Creek) citizen Linda Kay Buchanan, pleaded guilty Nov. 26, in U.S. District Court to one Felony Count of embezzlement in excess of $1,000 from an Indian tribal organization, while serving as...