In late June, Oklahoma received the bad news that the state now ranks 44th in the nation for measures related to overall child well-being, down from 36th the year before. The ranking comes as part of ...

The Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association (OCA) will be hosting a forum featuring the two candidates in the GOP Governor Runoff election, Mick Cornett and Kevin Stitt. The forum will be held during the Gen...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from April business. Companies that remit more than $2,500 monthly in sales...

Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) will launch its third annual EngageOK on the Road summer education conference Monday with stops in seven communities across the state. More than 7,000 edu...

Henryetta Quarterback Club announced this week that Henryetta Knights fans can now purchase hats. All the hats will feature a Knight on the back and player numbers in memoriam to Avery Moore and Nate ...

Seventh-day Adventist Churches Okmulgee SDA Church, on Hwy. 62 between Morris and Okmulgee Maranatha SDA Church, 1213 East Chicago, Okmulgee For the next two weeks, July 13-21, There will be no servic...

Henryetta Quarterback Club announced that the “Knights Strong” t-shirts are now available. T-shirts will be available for purchase at the Henryetta Police Department as well as for those who pre-order...

Okmulgee County’s unemployment rate for the month of May posted at 5.7 percent, experiencing a slight increase from April. According to the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, Okmulgee County rep...

Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) will host two area blood drives in Okmulgee County on Wednesday, July 11. Henryetta High School football team will host the first blood drive at Walmart in Henryetta fro...

Marcus Whitworth did a wonderful job entertaining youth on July 2 at the Henryetta Public Library Summer Reading Program. The kids enjoyed listening to him talk about how he loved to listen to his dad...

Okemah’s 21st Annual Woody Guthrie Folk Festival will be held on Wednesday, July 11 through Sunday, July 15. Join as the life, legacy and music of Woody Guthrie will be celebrated. This festival began...

The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is excited to release this week the nominees for the Anne Roberts People’s Choice Awards. The awards are given annually to an individual and a group th...

An arrest has been made in connection with the murder of a Henryetta man, Addison ‘Add’Waddell. On Tuesday, the Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office leveled charges of Homicide-Murder in the First Degree ...

Henryetta Board of Education held a Special Board Meeting on July 3 in which they hired three staff members for the 2018-2019 school year. Kelly Furer was hired as High School Principal. Jayme Matlock...

First Family Federal Credit Union (FFFCU) celebrates Youth Appreciation Month in July by focusing on helping youth develop good saving habits. FFFCU will host a savings challenge for the entire month,...

The Okmulgee Republicans monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 10, will feature more candidates. Senator Roger Thompson is running for reelection in Senate District 8. District 8 covers Okmulgee and McInto...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The trade group for Oklahoma’s medical cannabis industry, New Health Solutions Oklahoma (NHSO), is calling on Governor Mary Fallin to reverse her decision and convene a special legisla...

Dewar Public Schools will hold pee wee football and cheerleading sign-ups on Monday, July 9 at 6 p.m. in the Dewar School Cafeteria. Sign-up fee is $50 per entrant. Children in ages first through sixt...

Oklahoma Veterans Commission (OVC) is now accepting proposals from interested parties in Southeastern Oklahoma as the commission begins its search for the right location for Oklahoma’s newest Veterans...

Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office seeks assistance in locating an area man, 56-year-old Addison “Add” Waddell. Waddell is 5-feet 11-inches tall, weighs 165 pounds and has white hair and blue eyes. Acco...