Okmulgee County’s 52nd Annual Spring Livestock Show will be held Thursday, Feb. 14 through Saturday, Feb. 16 with Premium Sale to be held on Sunday, Feb. 17 at the county fairgrounds. The swine show b...

Henryetta FFA and 4-H Booster Clubs will host a Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday, March 2 at the Henryetta Masonic Lodge from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The menu will include spaghetti, garlic bread, dessert and a...

Smoking cigarettes on school property has been banned for years now and many school institutions have included vape pens in the ban language. However, Senator J.J. Dossett of Owasso has proposed Senat...

A total of 12 candidates have filed Declarations of Candidacy for the City of Beggs, Town of Dewar Dewar and Henryetta City Council seats. Voters will head to the polls and make their choices at the O...

After being unemployed for nearly a year, Kimberly Perkins joined Workforce Tulsa. Born in McAlester, Perkins lived in Texas and moved to Henryetta in 2007. She is the daughter of the late Ann Slaybac...

Henryetta Public Schools held their Book Fair earlier this week at the Kindergarten building with much success. The Book Fair was well-attendend by many excited students in various grades during schoo...

A traffic stop on Interstate 40 resulted in two arrests after marijuana and paraphernalia were discovered in the vehicle. The arrest happened Feb. 4 at approximately 4:54 p.m. after an Oklahoma Highwa...

Henryetta Board of Education met Tuesday evening during a Special Meeting to discuss hiring a high school head football coach for the 2019-2020 school year. After convening into executive session for ...

On January 30th 2019, Schulter held its annual Spelling Bee competition, and in the middle school division, the winner was Aiden Gifford and runner up was Kera Starr. In the high school division, the ...

Oklahoma City University (OCU) recently announced that Henryettan Makayla Baxter was named to the Dean’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2018 Semester. Students who successfully complete 12 hours minimum of c...

The Legislative session began this week with newly elected Gov. J. Kevin Stitt delivering his first State of the State address. Stitt outlined some of his main goals as the state’s top executive: • Mo...

Muscogee (Creek) Nation Principal Chief James R. Floyd delivered the State of the Nation Address during the National Council Quarterly Session Jan. 26, 2019. Principal Chief Floyd began the address by...

Election for representatives for Okmulgee County Fair Board was held Saturday for District 1 and District 3. District 2 Fair Board representative Jim Hall had no challenger and has retained his seat. ...

Okmulgee County Registered Republicans will host precinct meetings and a County Convention on Tuesday, Feb. 12. The meetings and the convention will be held in the Student Union Conference Room on the...

A delayed fatality collision occurred on Feb. 1 at 10:41 p.m. on Hwy. 62 west of Henryetta, one-tenth of a mile west of County Road N3850, 5.9 miles east of Okemah in Okfuskee County. According to Okl...

As of Tuesday, there have been six candidates who have filed their Declarations of Candidacy for municipalities in Okmulgee County. Filings include: City of Beggs Treasurer - Emma Hill. City of Beggs ...

Wilson FFA chapter Spring meat sales are under way with delicious Blue & Gold items available. The last day to order meat will be Wednesday, Feb. 13. Items available include Blue & Gold sausage (2.5-p...

Henryetta Chamber of Commerce will sponsor three upcoming Legislative Forums. The forums will be held on the first Friday for the months of March, April and May at Shoney’s Restaurant located at 610 E...

Congratulations to Coach Jon Robertson and the Preston High School Academic Team as they were named Class 3A State Runner-Up. Team members include Ryn Finch, Chaz Lujan, Dawson Barnes, Skyler Price, J...

Henryetta Middle School (HMS) Students of the Month were announced earlier this week. Pictured above include (left to right): Mersadie Woods, 6th Grade; Emma Cunningham, 7th Grade and Nathan Logan, 8t...