Santa was on hand at the annual Christmas Parade to give out 400 bags of candy to the kids and take pictures.The Henryetta Chamber of Commerce held their annual drawing for $4,000 in Henryetta Christm...

May 23, 1929 - December 12, 2023Maxine D. Morris passed away peacefully on December 12, 2023, in Okmulgee following a brief illness. She was 94. Maxine was born in Welty on May 23, 1929, to James and ...

The Okmulgee varsity basketball program closed out the first-half portion of their regular-season schedule this past Friday evening at Tulsa McLain High School.The Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs found the...

The Henryetta varsity basketball program traveled to Tulsa this past Friday for a pair of roundball battles with the Lincoln Christian Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs.The road trip to Tulsa was the final c...

Roundball battle extra special for MHS coaches Coplin & ThomasThe Wilson varsity basketball program earned a home sweep last Friday night at the Tiger Den against the visiting Mason Eagles and Lady Ea...

The Dewar varsity basketball program closed out their 3-game homestand last week with back-to-back games against Oklahoma schools with a Chieftain as a mascot.The first ‘Chieftain’ school to come to t...

American Exchange Bank recently acknowledged several of its employees for their years of dedicated service to the bank. AEB President Keith Hare recognized the following employees (from left): Angie T...

“I think a baby is a sign of love,” says Casey, age 9. “God sent our Savior as a baby because when babies are born, everybody thinks they are special,” says Buck, age unknown.Yes, babies are special s...

“When I look at thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars which thou hast established; what is man that thou art mindful of him, and the son of man that thou dost care for him? Yet ...

Utility Assistance is available at EODD Area Agency on Aging to seniors ages 55+. If you live in Adair, Cherokee, McIntosh, Okmulgee, Sequoyah or Wagoner County, call 918682-7891 and ask for the Mason...

State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax announced that he has been notified by the Oklahoma Democratic Party that it will allow Independents to vote in its primaries and runoff primaries during the...

OSU Extension announced that registration is open for the 2023 Oklahoma Pecan Management Course.This course is to provide an in-depth experience in the classroom and orchard for current and prospectiv...

January 15, 1947 - December 13, 2023Mary Janice (Vance) Haggard was born Wednesday, January 15, 1947, in Henryetta. She was the only child of the late Everett W. and Helen (Martin) Vance. On Wednesday...

January 19, 1959 - December 14, 2023Georganna Marie Cunningham was born on January 19, 1959, in Boston, Mass. to George An and Mary Lois (McElhannon) Harding.A memorial service will be held at Calvary...

July 28, 1986 - December 7, 2023On July 28, 1986, Mark and Connie Thompson gave birth to their first child Stephanie Necole Thompson. At 13 years old, she began working at Okmulgee Terrace as a kitche...

July 9, 1958 - December 15, 2023Mickey Ray Robertson was born July 9, 1958, in Dustin. He passed away on December 15, 2023, in Henryetta.A graveside memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, D...

Evac to St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, where she was admitted in stable condition with head, arm, leg, trunk internal and trunk external injuries.The passenger, identified as Courtney M. Lee, 25, of H...

July 9, 1958 - December 15, 2023Mickey Ray Robertson was born July 9, 1958, in Dustin. He passed away on December 15, 2023, in Henryetta.A graveside memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, D...

MN Principal Chief Hill issues statementMuscogee Nation Principal Chief David Hill issued a statement Friday after a federal judge dismissed the Hooper v. Tulsa case without prejudice.Choctaw citizen ...

Rates to drop by $15.53Okmulgee area residents will see a substantial reduction on their electric bills beginning in January.Customers of Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) will see a “substanti...