For Preston senior Abbie Long, basketball was always a family affair. Her grandfather was a successful coach that had won three state championships during his career and had inspired Long to take up t...

The Okmulgee City Council and Henryetta City Council both held special meetings Tuesday, voting to approve an ordinances that would close certain commercial businesses in both cities. One of those bei...

Mental health is just as important in times like these and one Okmulgee resident is helping others achieve a calm mindset through working out. Katie McElhaney, who is known as healthy living director ...

Jandebeur’s Motor Sports Park hosted its 9th Annual Youth Spring Break MX camp last week. The four-day camp allowed aspiring motocross riders to learn the intricacies of the sport with supervised coac...

It doesn’t matter if a college athlete puts all their effort out on a golf course, track, or swings a bat in front of a field full of opponents - their season has been canceled indefinitely. Several c...

An abundance of energy led Jeremy Stoudemire into the world of sports at an early age. Stoudemire started his journey into baseball playing in tee ball and never put a bat down again. “I actually star...

Henryetta senior Autumn Blackbear was first introduced to basketball when her dad would corral her to the gym. Creating a memory with the sport, Blackbear eventually found herself on the court during ...

Henryetta seniors Quinton Story, left, and Joey Watson, right, hold up their wins from the American Bass Anglers Ft. Gibson tournament. Competing as co-anglers, Story placed 5th and Watson took 6th in...

The Okmulgee County YMCA will close its doors temporarily to protect the health and well-being of members, YMCA staff, volunteers and program participants. The closure is set to begin at 9 p.m. today ...

Dewar High School’s varsity slow pitch saw their long standing win streak end last Thursday in a doubleheader with the Preston Lady Pirates and the Mounds Golden Lady Eagles. The Lady Dragons routed P...

Three county schools opened the 2020 track season at the Glenpool Invitational Track Meet last Friday, including Okmulgee High School, Henryetta High School and Morris High School. Each one excelled t...

McIntosh Tumbling will reopen to the public after spring break and will resume normal hours on Monday, March 23. Offering classes to a variety of ages, Katie Thompson and her coaching staff are trying...

Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association is determined to exhaust all possibilities in regard to completing the 2020 spring sports and hosting the Class 2A, 3A, 5A and 6A state basketball tour...

PRESTON — Henryetta High School’s varsity baseball squad couldn’t land a hit against Preston pitcher Jaxson McCullah during a cold Friday game. The Knights had earned their first win just a day earlie...

Dewar High School’s varsity team added two more wins to its record Thursday in a doubleheader with Canadian and Henryetta. The Dragons were a force to be reckoned with from the pitcher’s mound with Sh...

DEWAR — The Henryetta Knights broke through a five-game losing streak Thursday night in Dewar with a 9-0 takedown of Class A Canadian. Henryetta senior Jean Pixler led the Knights to their first victo...

BEGGS — Henryetta High School’s varsity slow pitch squad started the Beggs Slow Pitch Tournament with a bang Thursday. The Lady Knights earned their second shutout victory, defeating Barnsdall 12-0 in...

COVID-19 has paused the 2020 spring season for all eight Okmulgee County Schools until Monday, April 6. After an emergency Oklahoma State School Board meeting, county schools followed a statewide mand...

Henryetta High School’s varsity boys’ and girls’ tennis teams swept through Pauls Valley Tuesday. The Knights took the championship win, rallying behind Jordan Osterdock and Ethan Lovell in the single...

The Lady Dragons pulled off another big victory Monday against Graham-Dustin, rallying for a 28-7 win that improved their record to 4-1. After defeating Davenport in a 16-run game, Dewar earned big hi...