The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the Oklahoma Tribal Conservation Advisory Council (OTCAC) and Farm Service Agency (FSA) will partner together for a free conservation workshop on Tue...

The Okmulgee County Genealogical Society will meet Tuesday, May 30, at 1 p.m. at the Okmulgee Public Library. A short video will be shown regarding Grouping DNA Cousin Matches on Ancestry.com. Please ...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced Monday that Joseph Anthony Paxton, age 31, of Wetumka, was sentenced to 58 months in prison for Possession with Inten...

First National Bank & Trust of Okmulgee announces the retirement of Debbie Moudy, the Vice President of Loan Administration.After dedicating an impressive 43 years to the bank, Moudy officially retire...

Limited number of tickets available for on-hands experienceIf you need a fun date night or are interested in experiencing the excellence of G&H Decoy, a longtime fixture in the community, the company ...

Event is June 3 at Nichols ParkEntries are now being taken for a volleyball tournament sponsored by The Shack 2.0 on June 3.The tournament will be held at Nichols Park beginning at 3 p.m. There is a $...

911 dispatchers request transfer of employee benefitsThe county commissioners met for their regular scheduled meeting Monday, during which they heard from OCCJA Executive Director Shannon Clark about ...

Memorial Day Ceremony is Monday at Westlawn CemeteryThe Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 539 will be distributing red buddy poppy boards May 25-26 at 9 a.m. to local area businesses to inform all t...

Members of the Oklahoma Tennis Foundation and Oklahoma Tennis Hall of Fame are excited about the clinic being held Thursday at the courts. This free clinic is open to children in grades 2-8 from all o...

Roy Madden Spring event is June 2-3The annual Henryetta Chamber of Commerce Roy Madden Spring Round Up Rodeo returns next weekend, June 2-3 at the Jim Shoulders Living Legends Arena sponsored by First...

The Okmulgee High School athletics program held its annual All-Sports Awards Banquet Thursday, May 11. Pictured are members of the OHS track team at the event. See additional photos on page B2.The Okm...

The Henryetta Main Street Tennis Courts, located at 12th and Main, will be the site of a free tennis clinic next Thursday.The free clinic, which will be for children from Henryetta and surrounding are...

Rikki Wolfe named new Wilson girls basketball coachWhen the Wilson Lady Tigers step onto the basketball court in 2023-24, they will be led by a new head coach.The new Lady Tiger sideline general for t...

The Henryetta Golf Club will be the site of the annual Henryetta Junior Golf Summer Camp.The annual 3-day event, which will be for area youth, ages 6-17, will take place May 30June 1.The camp will be ...

Mary Pope Osborne, American author of children’s books, was born May 20, 1949, in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Her father was military and as a child she lived in Oklahoma, Virginia and Austria before his ret...

There has been a lot of talk about a “cashless” society, but it’s not here yet. In fact, cash can still be a valuable element of your overall financial picture if you employ it wisely. But how?Conside...

*&^%+%7*&(ijokjr^%rgyj!!For anyone, reading and understanding the title of this column is pretty impossible. The reason is plain - I just closed my eyes and pressed random keys, so it makes absolutely...

I’ve been enjoying our May weather, especially after last year’s drought. Last year, I lost over half of everything I planted. Thankfully, it doesn’t seem to have stopped my enthusiasm for trying agai...

Please join me in recognizing and honoring May as National Foster Care Awareness Month.God has blessed Christie and me with six wonderful children who are the pride and joy of our lives. We often say ...

6:54 a.m. - 600 Block N 1st - Suspicious Vehicle RP advised he received a call to a pickup parked in his driveway. The pickup was running with a gun in it and the vehicle is not the RP’s. The RP state...