Yesterday was the first day of school for Henryetta students. As students arrived, they were welcomed with smiling and friendly faces as teachers and faculty greeted them. At Henryetta Elementary Scho...

Voters in Okmulgee County who want to have absentee ballots mailed to them for the Aug. 28 State and Federal Runoff Primary Election and for the Morris Public School and City of Morris Special Electio...

An agent with Oklahoma’s Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commission is conducting a forum this month to address the state’s changing alcoholic beverage laws. New alcohol laws take effect Oc...

Henryetta Rotary Club held their weekly meeting on Aug. 15 at The Shack on Main Street. Rotarian of the Day was Dr. Flannery, who, though absent from the meeting, scheduled a guest speaker, Linda Gers...

About 300 men and women will go from being students at OSU Institute of Technology to alumni of the university following two graduation ceremonies on Friday, Aug. 24 in Covelle Hall on the Okmulgee ca...

This year will mark the 25th anniversary of the Jim Shoulders Living Legends Rodeo, according to the Henryetta Chamber of Commerce Rodeo Committee. Planned for Saturday, Sept. 1 and Sunday, Sept. 2 at...

Henryetta-area peach lovers have had the chance to enjoy McCracken peaches. “We bring out those big, juicy peaches from western Colorado! Every year around mid-August or early September, we bring out ...

Henryetta Economic Development Authority (HEDA) approved a payment of $10,000 to the Henryetta Chamber of Commerce at their regular meeting on Aug. 13. The payment is for support of the Jim Shoulders ...

A lengthy discussion was held by the Henryetta Board of Education regarding changing Homecoming from football and basketball to an all-activity Homecoming to increase student involvement which would i...

Schulter Public Schools Board of Education held their regular meeting on Aug. 6 in the administration building. Board members approved the superintendent’s recommendations to employ Christie Heaslet a...

Okmulgee County continues to follow a downward trend with a decrease of 0.1 percent in unemployment reported by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. With an unemployment rate of 5.6 percent, O...

University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) Foundation recently awarded Henryetta High School graduate Cameron Pak with a Julian and Irene Rothbaum Student Achievement Award at its annual Presidental Partner...

An Okmulgee doctor is facing license revocation after being arrested in July by Oklahoma Highway Patrol for a suspected DUI. ZachariahAnderson, 46, was pulled over July 21, 2018, around 6:30 p.m. by a...

When the new school year begins this fall, there is bound to be lots of excitement, but also some nerves for both students and their parents. Whether children and young people are returning to the sam...

Books and lectures are not the only ways students pick up important lessons and skills during the school year. Extracurricular activities provide a range of benefits to participants almost as limitles...

The monster genre takes another leap into the spotlight with Jon Turteltaub’s The Meg. Set in an underwater research base, The Meg dives into an action packed plot centered around a 75-foot prehistori...

As we at the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) work to help reform and improve public policy, one of the most frustrating things we hear is the mistaken assumption that children cannot or s...

The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) today released Strengthening Reading Instruction through Better Preparation of Elementary and Special Education Teachers, a report that examines all 50 s...

Henryetta Public Library’s Summer Reading Program, “Libraries Rock,” was a success with six programs presented. Featured guests at the programs were Lyle Stogner, Kathy Crosby, David Jobes, Kent Pharo...

(StatePoint) Fast food coupons used as prizes, candy sale fundraisers, vending machine exteriors -- these are just a few examples of the kinds of junk food marketing that regularly takes place in U.S....