Members of the Beggs Golden Demon football team made use of their time this week to assist at two area agencies. The team and coaches assisted at the Tulsa Dream Center Humane Society and Okmulgee Cou...

The Henryetta Lions Club and Rotary Club were honored to present the Henryetta Historical Society a check last week, a result of a successful fundraiser held July 6.The meeting Thursday at The Briefca...

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections announced today the on-duty death of Corporal Robert Sumner, who worked at John Lilley Correctional Center in Boley. His untimely death occurred after an early m...

The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners met for their regular meeting on Monday. The session began with the approval of the previous meeting minutes and a blanket purchase order for District One fr...

The Okmulgee Times and Henryetta Free-Lance are excited to announce a revamp of the previous Comics page, which debuted in last Friday’s B section.The new Puzzle Page (B2), which has a completely diff...

Will you get the winning key? The Okmulgee Times Treasure Hunt kicks off this Friday and you could be the winner of a trove of prizes from local merchants, and $500 in cash provided by First Family Fe...

Okmulgee/Okfuskee County Youth Services (OOCYS) was joined by members of the community as they celebrated the opening of their new office in Okemah with a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday. OOCYS’s ne...

Midway High School Senior Hayden Burdick of Henryetta is the recipient of the 2024 Leah Collins Memorial Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship is named in honor of Leah (Neumeyer) Collins, a 1996 alumna...

The jobless rate for the majority of counties in Oklahoma saw an increase in May, according to the latest numbers from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission.Okmulgee County’s unemployment rate j...

Mark your calendars for a fantastic community event that’s just around the corner. On Saturday, Aug. 17, the Okmulgee YMCA will host a Free School Supplies Drive for students Pre-K through High School...

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

“God waits until he gets his turn,” says Savannah, age 5.His turn? Yikes! This sounds like something my elementary school principal might have said when I was called to his office.God has patience wit...

“Then the king will say to those on his left, ‘Get away from me! You are under God’s curse. Go into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels! I was hungry, but you did not give me an...

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has announced awardees for Certified Healthy Oklahoma, a public health initiative recognizing organizations that implement best practices and policies th...

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Secrets that have been troubling you may come to a head this week, Aries. Try not to let your emotions get the best of you right now; otherwise, relationships could be damaged.TA...

Housing shortages and rising rents go hand-inhand with supply-demand economics. When supply is low and demand is high, one can reasonably assume costs will rise.Rising rents in Oklahoma have led to a ...

Marco Ernesto Heras, age 26, of Tulsa, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for one count of Possessing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime.The charges arose from an investigation by ...

Devin Nakedhead, age 31, of Stilwell, was sentenced to 51 months in prison for one count of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.The charges arose from an investigation by the Stilwell Polic...

August 15, 1968 - July 15, 2024Dietrick Hayley, age 55, retired medical billing & coding, a resident of Okmulgee, died July 15,2024, in his home surrounded by family.Arrangements are pending with Hous...

January 10, 1947 - July 11, 2024Donald Sheppard, a resident of Henryetta, died July 11, 2024, at the age of 77. He was born January 10, 1947, in Shawnee.Service will take place at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Ju...