Congratulations to Henryetta High School Senior Shelby Kilhoffer on being selected as a slowpitch All-Stater, making her a two-time recipient of the honor this year! Shelby is signed to play at UCO an...

Congratulations to Dewar senior Marti Yaerger, who was selected to the Oklahoma Slowpitch Softball All-State squad. Yaerger, a prominent member of the Dewar Lady Dragons, receives the honor after a gr...

Beggs High School Senior Lewton Reed has signed to play golf at Providence Christian College in Pasadena, Calif. The signing took place Monday at BHS with family and fellow ball players. Congratulatio...

The Henryetta Lady Knights tennis team battled their way to a 6th place finish at the Oklahoma High School Tennis State Championships last week after two long days of competing against some of the top...

Preston baseball headed to 2A tourney TuesdayThe field is set for the State 2A Baseball Tournament Thursday as the Preston Pirates under Coach Ryan Hudson join seven other teams in Shawnee.Coach Hudso...

May 25, 1960 - May 1, 2024Bill Gordon Bailey, 63, of Okmulgee, passed away on May 1, 2024, in Okmulgee. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at Mc-Clendon-Winters Funeral Home in O...

September 26, 1953 - May 4, 2024Jessie Cook Givens, 70, of Okemah passed away on May 4, 2024, in Tulsa. Jessie was born September 26, 1953, in Oklahoma City to the late George and Ella (Gray) Cook.Fun...

September 28, 1959 - April 30, 2024Debbie Sue West, a beloved wife, and mother, of Okmulgee, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Tulsa. She was 64 years old.Born on September 28, 1959, in Riversid...

February 8, 1945 - May 4, 2024Wanda Lue Goudeau, age 79, receptionist and longtime resident of Okmulgee, died May 4, 2024, in her home surrounded by family. A Celebration of Life is scheduled for Satu...

Denny Hold, affectionately known as Denny, a longtime resident of Henryetta, left this world peacefully on April 28, 2024, in Tulsa. Born on July 31, 1941, in Tulsa to Frankie S. and Juanita Marilyn (...

June 4, 1962 - April 30, 2024William Randall Dollar, Jr., 61, of Okmulgee, passed away on April 30, 2024, in Okmulgee. Cremation services have been entrusted to McClendon-Winters Funeral Home of Okmul...

September 28, 1966 - May 6, 2024Services are pending with Integrity Funeral Service for Craig Churchill, a lifetime resident of Dewar, who died Monday, May 6, 2024, in Dewar at the age of 57. He was b...

March 2, 1940 - May 3, 2024Services are pending with McClendon-Winters Funeral Home for Larry D. Steinman, who died May 3, 2024.

December 8, 1938 - May 3, 2024Robert Lee Pinkston, Sr. was born December 8, 1938, in Okmulgee, and passed away at his home in Natura on May 3, 2024.Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, M...

Okmulgee County high school athletes came home with medals following the State Track Meet held last weekend in Catoosa.--- Morris High SchoolLillian Giddens placed 3rd in preliminaries with a time of ...

Local events, fundraisers planned by organizationOklahoma Home and Community Education, Inc. (OHCE) is a statewide, county-based organization that has a unique partnership with Oklahoma State Universi...

Hosea 10:12 - “Sow for yourselves righteousness, reap the fruit of steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain salvation upon you.”(Beca...

“I love my mom because she is cool. She works in the library, so I do not have any fines,” says Katherine, 12.Having no fines on library books could be important. Recently, I found a library book due ...

Detention officer receives commendationA new trustee was sworn in on May 2 to serve on the board of the Okmulgee County Criminal Justice Authority (OCCJA).The OCCJA board bylaws was amended recently t...

We are excited to announce after Friday, May 17, the Okmulgee County Humane Society will move offices from the Okmulgee City Animal Shelter to 115 S. Muskogee Ave. in downtown Okmulgee. Our new phone ...