It is less than a month away from the 8th annual Okmulgee County Prayer Walk.The event will take place Saturday, Aug. 3, beginning at 9 a.m.Once again, the Prayer Walk will begin at Okmulgee High Scho...

Punishing people experiencing homelessness for sleeping outdoors is not cruel and unusual punishment, even if too few shelter beds are available, the United States Supreme Court said Friday after revi...

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20Aries, you may be full of more energy than you have had in a while, helping you to sail through all of your tasks this week at a record pace. Enjoy this wave while you ride it.TAU...

2:53 p.m. - Welfare Check - 19000 S 250 Rd. - RP requested a welfare check done on her 70-year-old husband. The house at the address had burned down and he had left the previous morning to check the m...

CF-2024-00088A 07/03/2024 State of Oklahoma vs. Valentine, Leah Marie Neely Burglary, Second Degree CF-2024-00088B 07/03/2024 State of Oklahoma vs. Waring, Ronald Lee Burglary, Second Degree CF-2024-0...

1:53 a.m. - Miscellaneous - 800 Block W. Gentry - RP advised of suspicious activity at a property no one had lived at for a while and the city had been mowing the lawn. RP requested an officer due to ...

Clive Cussler, American author and underwater explorer, was born July 15, 1931, in Aurora, Ill. His father was an accountant of German descent and his mother from England. He grew up in Alhambra, Cali...

As a business owner, you’ve always got a lot to think about today - but what about tomorrow? Have you thought about whom you would like to see as your successor?If you haven’t, you’re not alone. Of th...

Oh yeah, Brenna was furious! No doubt about that. Absolutely amazing how the very air around her sizzled, and at the same time, made everyone nearby feel like they had just stepped into a sub-Arctic m...

The Okmulgee County Family YMCA is excited to announce it will introduce volleyball as a sport this summer.Build skills on the basics of volleyball by attending the summer skills camp, which will focu...

Editor’s Note: As preparation for the 2025 high school football season begins, we take a look back at some of the previous football seasons and memories at historic Harmon Field. The following feature...

The Rotary and Lions Clubs joined forces and put together a kickball fundraiser last Saturday at Nichols Park. The Lions topped the Rotarians 13-9 in a close matchup. The funds raised will be donated ...

A tragic collision on Thursday morning, July 6, resulted in the deaths of two individuals on OK124, just south of EW1130 Road, approximately 4.5 miles south of Henryetta in Okfuskee County. The incide...

The Henryetta Economic Development Authority met for their regular monthly meeting on Monday, with the board approving several requests in addition to hearing updates on city projects and visits.Keith...

VFW Post 539 celebrated some very special young people, along with honoring the Auxiliary for 103 years of existence at their meeting held last week.The members recognized Breanna Campbell- Bevenue fr...

ANTHONY NIETOGCTC MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATORGreen Country Technology Center (GCTC) is proud to announce the successful graduation of its Summer 2024 Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) cohort.T...

February 25, 1961 - July 2, 2024Angela Lewis, age 63, a resident of Okmulgee, died July 2, 2024, in Tulsa.Funeral service is scheduled for Saturday July13, 2024, at 11 a.m. at St. Matthew Missionary B...

August 15, 1988 - July 6, 2024Services are pending for Kylie Renee Puckett,35, of Dustin, with Integrity Funeral Service. She passed away Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Henryetta.

August 14, 1944 - July 2, 2024Charles H. “Bud” Carper, a resident of Broken Arrow, died July 2, 2024, in Broken Arrow at the age of 79. He was born August 14, 1944, in Okemah to Charles H. Carper, Sr....

November 19, 1937 - July 5, 2024Jo Ella Carson, a resident of Tulsa, died July 5,2024, at the age of 86. Services are pending with Rogers Funeral Home.