The Henryetta Middle School teams had a strong showing this past week at the Shawnee MS JV tournament. The girls were tournament champs while the boys fared well and had a championship at 2 doubles.

April 8Henryetta Lady Knights 13, Eufaula Lady Ironheads 1 Dewar Lady Dragons 5, Indianola Warriorettes 4 Dewar Dragons 6, Allen 2 Holland Hall 13, Okmulgee Bulldogs 1 Preston Pirates 9, Ripley Warrio...

Preston squad traveled to Durant yesterdayThe Preston Pirates took down Ripley Warriors 9-5 on Tuesday.The Warriors opened the scoring in the first inning after Bryce Smith singled, scoring one run.Th...

The Morris Elementary Archery Team completed their season last week as they traveled to McLoud and participated in the Centershot Oklahoma State Bullseye Tournament. They placed 2nd as a team with a t...

The Beggs High School Track Team took home 22 medals, scored in 10 events and ended up with 102 points, and the boys team were overall champions at the Kellyville Track Meet. The Beggs boys placed 1st...

Soils and fertilizer was the topic of the recent Master Gardener class held Tuesday, April 9, at the Okmulgee County Fairgrounds, and was taught by Hailin Zhang.The class is sponsored by the College o...

The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners declared April as Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month during their regular meeting Monday. The proclamation cited some 165 substantiated victims of child ...

Oklahoma State University Extension has launched a curriculum to educate high school and 4-H students about the Farm Bill.“There are bits and pieces of policy curriculum taught in high schools,” said ...

We all hope to remain healthy and independent throughout our lives - but life can be unpredictable. If you were ever to need some type of long-term care, would you be financially prepared?Long-term ca...

Yes, you failed. It ended badly for you. Bankruptcy, nervous breakdown, divorce, the loss of any relationship with your kids, or maybe a physical adventure that went sideways and ended in you getting ...

The old saying that, “aging is not for the faint of heart” is correct. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of perks to aging. Yet, in my opinion, one of the richest blessings which comes with age are grand...

Gary Soto, American poet and novelist, celebrates his birth date on April 12, 1952, in Fresno, Calif. He was the second child of Manuel and Angie Soto, having two brothers and one sister.His parents h...

Miss Mace, Huckabay are guests of ClubThe Henryetta Lion’s Club convened at The Shack 2.0 for its latest meeting on April 4, as members and guest received updates for future community engagements.Memb...

Okmulgee County’s Rural Water District #5 has rescheduled its annual meeting to Monday, May 6, at 7 p.m. The meeting will take place at the RWD District Office, 10410 Loblolly Rd. in Henryetta.The mee...

A Morris Cleanup event will take place Saturday, April 13, through Sunday, April 21.Just a few reminders for citizens:• Must have a water bill from the City of Morris (a water bill from one of the rur...

Henryetta Head Start/Early Head Start held a balloon release to celebrate “The Week of the Child.” The children and staff all released blue balloons with tags asking to make a child’s day special.Grah...

Two school districts within Okmulgee County were recently recognized by the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) for making significant improvements, enabling them to shed their Comprehensive...

The Wilson Tigers boys basketball team, under Coach Grant Proctor, had the very exciting privilege and honor of being recognized on the House floor at the State Capitol Wednesday for their historic se...

The Cases of Mayetta Mack and Ruby F. BiggsIn Okmulgee County, where the rhythms of rural life beat in harmony with the passing seasons, two chilling tales of unsolved murders have lingered in the col...

A ribbon cutting was held April 4 for the new playground at Preston Public Schools, thanks to fundraising efforts and grants from various donors.Preston Public School, Fitness 4 Kids Organizers, Kelli...