First Family Federal Credit Union (FFFCU) in Henryetta hosted their annual Christmas Party and Open House on Dec. 3. Guests enjoyed refreshments and giveaways during the event. FFFCU staff members Ash...

Friends of the (Henryetta) Library continue to host a Book Sale through 5 p.m. today-Dec. 7 at the Henryetta Civic Center. Hundreds of paperback and hardback books are available for purchase at an ext...

Okmulgee’s Dennis Taylor, left, is pictured with Dr. Bill Pierce, president of Baptist Village Communities. Taylor was named chairperson of the Board for 2018-2019. The 22-member Board oversees the op...

OSU Institute of Technology’s upcoming commencement ceremony will be a full circle moment for many of the graduates. Nate C. Todd, director of Prospective Student Services, will serve as the keynote s...

Dorthy Tierney is the second $1,000 Christmas Bucks winner. She received the ticket after making a purchase a Burnett's Furniture! The next drawing will be Tuesday, December 11th - shop at the followi...

Okmulgee County Election Board announced candidates who filed their Declarations of Candidacy for school districts and also the City of Okmulgee Councilmember at Large (Mayor) seat. Candidates who fil...

On Wednesday, social media posts flared with the announcement by Henryetta Public Schools of a possible threat posed to the school. According to various social media posts, the original threat had bee...

An Annual School Drop-Out Report and Annual School College Remediation Plan were approved by Schulter Board of Education members at their Dec. 3 meeting. Warrants and claims for the General Fund and B...

Henryetta FFA Chapter was recently honored with the Great American Cleanup Best Overall Award by Keep Oklahoma Beautiful (KOB) during their 28th annual Environmental Excellence Celebration on Nov. 30....

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) encourages the public to take safety precautions for the upcoming winter weather. Proper planning can reduce the risk of injury and illness while also en...

Weather updates are still being made as Okmulgee County and the state prepare for a predicted winter storm this weekend. Due to the possibility of bad weather this weekend, the Henryetta Chamber of Co...

American Exchange Bank (AEB) in Henryetta will host a holiday celebration on Friday, Dec. 21 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Free pictures with Santa will be offered and refreshments of cookies and punch will b...

The unemployment rate for all counties in Oklahoma dropped during the month of Octoboer, according to the latest numbers from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. In Okmulgee County, the unemp...

Henryetta Walmart Assistant Store Manager Mary Smiley (above) announced the Angel Tree is now up in the front of the store. Angels from Henryetta, Dewar and Schulter Schools are available on the tree....

Donations and school staff volunteers are needed for the School Trauma Kit Project in Henryetta. Organizer of the project and Henryetta resident, Alan Kerby, continues to assemble kits and provide Sto...

Midway Convenience Store in Dewar was recently named “Best Hot Food Box” in Okmulgee County during a month-long poll in November by the Okmulgee County Restaurant Review (OCRR). April Taber and Dave C...

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...