September 10, 1937 - February 12, 2025Sue Ann Colvin, 86, passed away on February12, 2025, in Owasso. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, February 17, 2025, at First Baptist Church Okmulg...

March 11, 1974 - February 11, 2025Rebekah was born March 11, 1974, to Dr. Rev. Walter Everett Smith and Martha Frances (Spears) Smith in Ardmore. She passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2025, in Shawnee...

February 12, 2025Services are pending for Joyce Williams, 73, of Hitchita, with Integrity Funearl Service. She passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2025, in Hitchita.

June 27, 1955 - February 12, 2025Carol McKinney, of Okmulgee, passed away with her husband James by her side on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at the age of 69. Carol was born on June 27, 1955, in Fres...

January 26, 1980 - February 10, 2025Services are pending with Rogers Funeral Home for Sarah Yancey, a resident of Henryetta, who died February 10, 2025, at the age of 45.

In the 1989 film, “When Harry Met Sally,” Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan discuss their love lives over sandwiches at Katz’s Delicatessen in New York City. At that time, Harry’s pastrami sandwich and Sally...

Recently sidelined, I know how a hobbled old milk cow looks at life, or what a horse tethered to the fence feels. Imprisoned, caged, confined. Stuck in one place with absolutely no say in the matter. ...

Congratulations to all who ran for office and are running for office. It is a big deal to run for office, taking a bit of courage to put yourself “out there” publicly. Yet with all the celebrations, l...

For the second consecutive year, the Dewar Dragons have solidified their dominance in the world of high school powerlifting, securing the title of 2025 Oklahoma 8-Man Football Coaches Association Stat...

Morris High School would like to congratulate Fire Clark on furthering her academic and basketball career at Southern Nazarene University. A signing was held earlier this week with her family and frie...

Area schools are preparing for the upcoming Boys Regional Wrestling Tournament, scheduled for Feb. 21-22. Assignments have been released, and several local teams will be competing in hopes of advancin...

The Henryetta Chamber of Commerce held its first forum of 2025 on Friday. There was a big crowd, with Senator David Bullard from Durant and Representative Scott Fetgatter answering questions. Hot topi...

The deadline to request absentee ballots by mail is approaching. Applications must be received by the County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17.According to Okmulgee County Election B...

There was not a dry eye in the house following the dramatic production of the Henryetta’s H–Town Theatre last week, with the final performance Sunday afternoon. On Saturday evening, the students, stag...

Congratulations to the Morris High School Academic Team and Coach Jeremy Avery for winning the 2025 Oklahoma State Championship 3A Academic Bowl.This is the third time in a row for the outstanding tea...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from December business. The monies they reported this period represent sale...

With the Special State Senate March 4 election right around the corner, Okmulgee County Election Board Secretary Ashley Carnes is encouraging all registered voters to verify their voting information u...

Mark your calendars and join members of the Landmark For All Generations, Inc. board on Monday, Feb. 17, at the Elks Lodge for a Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser. Get your advanced tickets for $8 from any ...

Inclement weather limited the turnout of athletes during the Special Olympics Winter Games in Edmond and Norman earlier this month, but this did not limit the performance of the Okmulgee County Sharks...

As the first full week of session has ended, the lawmakers at the Oklahoma State Capitol are hard at work with shepherding their legislation through the committee process.The Legislature has implement...