Slips and falls can happen so fast, especially outside in snowy or icy conditions. Of course, there are no guarantees against the occasional accident, but taking a few simple precautions could cut the...

The Stigler Act Amendments of 2018, H.R. 2606, is on its way back to the U.S. House of Representatives for Swift Action consideration, following the U.S. Senate’s Dec. 13 passage of H.R. 2606 with an ...

Voting rights advocates are praising important progress in registering low-income people to vote through Oklahoma public assistance agencies in the wake of a settlement agreement that came to a formal...

Who will win the grand prize of $2000 this Thursday? That’s when one lucky Okmulgee shopper will have the chance to take home the Okmulgee Sparkle Spree Grand Prize. Bring your tickets and join Okmulg...

The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution for the Fair Board Election during Monday’s session. The filing period for interested candidates will take place from Jan. 7-11, 2019 a...

Formal charges have been filed in Okmulgee County district court against a Morris man for his role in a car crash that killed an Okmulgee woman. Matthew West Nix, 31, has been charged in CF-2018-323 w...

Okmulgee First Assembly 301 North Seminole. “Come check us out! We are more than a church...we are growing an amazing “Family” where everyone is welcome and everyone feels important,” Pastors Jonathan...

Belvin Baptist Church Belvin Baptist Church, 320 North Mission, will be celebrating the "Birth of Christ "by presenting a musical titled "Good News from Home* sung by the Adult Choir on Sunday, Decemb...

Many Henryetta residents and businesses have been without water since mid-morning today due to a main 14-inch water line break on Trudgeon near Kennedy Lumber. According to Henryetta Mayor Jennifer Mu...

Henryetta FFA members who are interested in attending the third annual OSU’s chapter of Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow AGCM CDE Workshop that will be held on Saturday, Jan. 26 are encouraged t...

A new scam has gotten residents’ attention in the last few weeks. Reports are coming in of calls from the ATT/ Verizon billing support number which claims that your account is being suspended unless y...

It won't be long before Santa loads his sleigh and heads toward Okmulgee with lots of Christmas presents for all the good boys and girls. The Salvation Army is very busy preparing for this event. The ...

A county officer involved in a shooting in September has been cleared by the Okmulgee County District Attorney’s Office. In October, then-acting District Attorney Carol Iski submitted a letter to Sher...

A 17-year-old male has been arrested following a shooting Wednesday evening. According to Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice, the department responded to a report of a shooting in the 1700 block of Gl...

Henryetta Chamber of Commerce announced that the third and final Christmas Bucks winner was Sondra Barnett, a life-long Henryetta resident. Barnett received the winning ticket from Sizzor’s Salon. The...

Destiny Crosby was honored this week as she celebrates 10 years of employment at First Family Federal Credit Union (FFFCU). On Dec. 8, 2008, she began her career at FFFCU as a teller. She now serves a...

Henryetta Headstart is selling tickets to win a large family Christmas basket to help raise funds for their Butterfly Project. Tickets are available for $2.00 per ticket or three tickets for $5.00. Th...

Guest speaker at the Dec. 12 meeting of the Henryetta Rotary Club was Dee Renshaw, Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta CEO. Renshaw discussed the five phases of construction, noting that phases one and two a...

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund announced Thursday that Oklahoma State University-Stillwater will be a stop on The Wall That Heals national tour in 2019. The Wall That Heals exhibit includes a thre...

A local man was scheduled to appear in Okmulgee County district court Thursday afternoon for an initial appearance following his arrest for a robbery earlier this year. Damien Lee Hage, 20, was arrest...