The Henryetta High School Competition Cheer Squad performed in the Sugar Bowl halftime show.The Henryetta Police Department partnered with an NRA-Certified Weapons Instruction Course. The partnership ...

Gaslighting has been identified as one of the most misunderstood words of 2023, and after some internet research, I do not understand it, either. So rather than defining it, I will rely on the 1944 mo...

FNB is proud to announce a series of promotions within their team, recognizing the dedication and outstanding contributions of staff. This year, they also celebrate the achievements of two exceptional...

The fourth quarter of 2023 showed us though tragedy may still happen, we can regain that strength through each other. October through December saw many residents coming together for several community ...

The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners kicked off the week with their first meeting of the new year. They first heard from resident Vivian Leblanc who took time during public comments to thank Com...

Okmulgee County Treasurer Lindsay Bunch reminds area residents they have until this Friday, Jan. 5, to pay 2023 taxes without penalty. To make it easier for taxpayers, there is the Payment Drop Box ou...

Muscogee Nation Principal Chief David Hill and Second Chief Del Beaver were administered the oath of office from Supreme Court Justice Mekko George Thompson at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 and officially sworn i...

OSSAA announces new football district alignment for 2024, 2025 seasonsWith the 2023 high school football season in the rearview, it is now time to release the new district alignments for the next two ...

December is National Tomato Month. (It’s also Watermelon Month. Why two fruits in season in the dead of summer are celebrated in the dead of winter is beyond me.) We all know tomato is a hotly debated...

Grandma lay in the hospital bed, a shadow of the vital, energetic woman she had been just a year ago. Her strong hands that were endlessly involved in her family’s life, providing, comforting, and dis...

Molly Bang, American author and illustrator of children’s books, was born Dec. 29, 1943, in Princeton, N.J. the second of three children in her family. She grew up in Baltimore, and her mom was an ill...

Who knows where the time goes? We’ve reached the end of another year, so it’s appropriate to reflect on the nature of time and how it affects us. And time certainly is a key element in the pursuit of ...

3:00 a.m. - Motor Vehicle Accident w/No Injuries9:41 a.m. - Good Intent Call, Other12:05 p.m. - Dispatched & Canceled En Route1:20 p.m. - Prescribed Fire1:47 p.m. - Good Intent Call, Other2:30 p.m. - ...

Endangering Others While Eluding/Attempting to Elude Officer, DUI Alcohol ---MisdemeanorsCM-2023-00346 12/21/2023 State of Oklahoma vs. Brown, Samantha Denise Poss. of CDS CM-2023-00347 12/27/2023 Sta...

9:50 a.m. - 400 Block E Gum - Animal - RP advised the neighbor’s dog kept getting out and tried to bite him.3:39 p.m. - 4th/5th - Miscellaneous - RP advised of a young boy walking down the road in his...

12:53 a.m. - 1300 Block E Martin Luther King Overdose - RP advised of a 16-year-old female possibly overdosing. RP stated she was passed out and twitching.1:59 p.m. - 14500 Block Stewart Rd - Harassme...

November 19, 1968 - December 19, 2023Services are pending for Robert Cremeans, 55, of Henryetta, with Integrity Funeral Service. He passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023.

November 9, 1977 - December 23, 2023Michael Jack Owen, age 46, passed away on December 23, 2023, in Okmulgee. He was born on November 9, 1977, in Muskogee to Frances Elaine Owen. Viewing for Michael w...

December 22, 2023Services are pending for Terry Troglin, of Weleetka, with Integrity Funeral Service. He passed away Friday, December 22, 2023.

September 26, 2000 - December 24, 2023Edward Lee Grant II, 23, died Sunday, December 24, 2023, in Tulsa. The Hour of Remembrance for Edward II, will take place Thursday, January 4, 2023, at 11 a.m. at...