Green Country Technology Center had the privilege of hosting the annual Okmulgee County Teacher and Support Staff Awards banquet. Award recipients for this year are:Beggs• Elem. Teacher of the Year: M...

“The Scriptures say, ‘Our lives are like the grass of spring, and any glory we enjoy is like the beauty of a wildflower. The grass dries up and dies, and the flower falls to the ground. But the word o...

I was recently talking with a priest friend of mine about the priesthood and our experiences of it - the joys and the struggles, the disappointments and the surprises. And one of the struggles and dis...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from December business. The monies they reported this period represent sale...

Last summer, Wilson Public Schools teacher, Meagan Williams, crocheted 28 bears for her 2nd grade class.Each student adopted and named their bears at the beginning of the school year, and as they read...

The Okmulgee County Democratic Party meets the third Thursday each month from 6-7:30 p.m. The next meeting will take place Thursday, May 18, at the OSUIT Student Union. Everyone is welcome.May 22Lori ...

Okmulgee County stands at 4.0 percentOkmulgee County’s jobless rate declined slightly during the month of March, according to the latest report from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission.The cou...

The seniors of Henryetta and Dewar Public Schools celebrated the end of one chapter and the beginning of many more, as commencement ceremonies were held last weekend. Pictured are the happy group of s...

Memorial Day prep, events announcedThe Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 539 will be distributing red buddy poppies at Walmart and Homeland on May 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.The Buddy Poppy was desig...

The Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners heard a presentation regarding the authorization and use of Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) on commercial buildings in the city.Nancy Grah...

New organization seeking membersHYPE will hold a launch event tomorrow as the new organization seeks members, along with new and fresh ideas to help the city grow in all aspects.Executive Director Apr...

Members updated on busy year A new director has been named for the Henryetta Chamber of Commerce. Genevieve (Genny) Mooney was introduced as the executive director by President Jeremy Roberts at the c...

My husband was a huge fan of buying a large piece of meat and eating it in different forms every night of the week. It provided a way for us to buy less meat and still give us a different meal every n...

HHS net squad finishes as champions in 3 of 4 divisionsThe Henryetta Golden Knight varsity tennis team will send its entire 6-member team to this weekend’s Class 4A state tennis championships followin...

Henryetta sophomore Brady Norman closed out his first state golf tournament appearance this past Tuesday at Lakeview Golf Course in Ardmore.Norman finished the 2-day, 54-hole, event with a total of 26...

2:00 a.m. – 400 Block S 18th – Disturbance Call – RP advised of loud music coming from a neighbor’s residence and would like an officer to make contact with them.7:42 a.m. – 800 Block E Genivie – Runa...

1:22 a.m. 13000 block Holly Road. RP advised 14year-old daughter missing, has not come home from spending the night with her friend.5:25 a.m. 14000 block Holly Road. Attempt to locate - deputy went by...

Pictured on this page are action shots from the Dewar Dragon varsity baseball team’s come-from-behind win over fifth-ranked Wright City last Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Class A state baseball...

Pictured on this page are action shots from the Preston Lady Pirate varsity slowpitch softball team’s battle with third-ranked Oktaha last Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the Class 4A state slowpitc...

Okmulgee’s No. 1 Doubles team named first alternate with 5th place finishThe Okmulgee Bulldog varsity tennis team earned an 8th-place finish this past Monday at the Class 4A regional tennis championsh...