When Deb Marshall, the new Executive Director of the Okmulgee Area Development Corporation (OADC), talks about her journey, it feels like you’re listening to an adventurer’s tale. Her career, spanning...

Senator Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, submitted his letter of resignation last Friday. He was first elected in 2014, and has two years left in a third and final term that would have expired in 2026. “I am...

Arvest Bank recently announced that Chris Benge, vice president of operations at OSU Institute of Technology, has been named to the advisory board of the Arvest Opportunity Fund. The board was recentl...

A single vehicle crash last Wednesday near Henryetta claimed the life of a Tulsa man. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported the accident on June 5, at 8:37 a.m. on OK-375 southbound mile marker 101, ar...

Preparations for Memorial Day are underway locally as the community and Nation prepares for events on Monday. Members of the Okmulgee American Legion Post 10 and VFW Post 1189 and other organizations ...

New programs added; pool open for summer swimming Discover the Okmulgee YMCA of Greater Tulsa: a community hub for healthy living. --- The YMCA Promise The Okmulgee YMCA of Greater Tulsa is dedicated ...

The Henryetta Lions and Rotary Clubs are excited about an upcoming fundraiser. It promises to be an epic showdown as the two clubs will face each other in a kickball game. Approval for the event was g...

The Henryetta Municipal Authority (Authority) received approval for a $4,750,000 Financial Assistance Program (FAP) loan Tuesday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve its water inf...

Congratulations to Dewar Public Schools Employees of the Year, including Elementary Teacher of the Year Debbie Wion, Secondary Teacher of the Year Brenda Joe Brewer, Support Staff of the Year Brooklyn...

Special artwork installed at Cowboy Park A special dedication was held Monday evening at the Cowboy Pocket Park next to the Henryetta Chamber of Commerce office. The Love Lock, a piece of artwork crea...

Last Friday, New Life Assembly of God church in Henryetta, played host to the soul-warming event known as the Feed the Vets program. Started six years ago by Donnie and Joyce McKay, the event brings t...

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District  of Oklahoma announced that Zion Alexander Canard, age 24, of Henryetta, Oklahoma, was found  guilty of one count of C...

AG Drummond addresses major issuesOklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond visited Okmulgee County on a listening tour Monday to discuss issues facing the state. Drummond was in Henryetta Monday mor...

After the tremendous success of the Henryetta Chamber of Commerce Hallmark Christmas event on Saturday, bigger plans and better improvements are already being discussed for next year’s event. During a...