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...

Oklahoma 4-H Foundation announces the first annual Oklahoma 4-H Foundation Dr. Ron and Linda Sholar Essay Contest. The couple will sponsor this annual writing contest for Oklahoma 4-H members ages 13 ...

The Okmulgee County Commissioners covered a brief agenda on Tuesday, due to the court house being closed on Monday for Presidents Day. Agenda items approved were: • Blanket Purchase Orders - District ...

Chrystal Springs Retirement Village in Henryetta held a 94th birthday reception for resident Bill Conatser on Feb. 16. During the reception, an author-signed book “Tin Cans & Greyhounds - The Destroye...

Time is running out for efforts to have a bipartisan, citizen-led commission redraw Oklahoma’s legislative and congressional boundaries – a move that would take the process out of the hands of the Leg...

Henryetta Knight Brigade rocked out during their performance medley at the BOK Center in Tulsa on Sunday during the Tulsa Oilers versus Worcester Railers hockey game. Courtesy of the Tulsa Oilers, the...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from December business. The monies they reported this period represent sale...

The second week of session has been incredibly fast-paced and I’ve hit the ground running. On Tuesday, I was able to visit with several students and faculty members from our state’s public college and...