OSU Institute of Technology’s 224th Commencement will be held Friday. The spring ceremony celebrates the accomplishments of nearly 300 workforce-ready students. The Oklahoma State System of Higher Edu...

St. Michael Catholic Church will hold their spaghetti dinner fundraiser Saturday, April 22, from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Adults will cost $10, children under 6 will cost $3 and additional meatballs can be pu...

Congratulations to Dewar seniors Tryton Mack and Maikya Carter, who were crowned Prom Queen and King during the 2023 Dewar High School Prom earlier this week.

The Wilson Public Schools Johnson O’Malley special meeting will be held Tuesday, April 25, at 6 p.m. at the elementary school in Superitendent Andrea James’ office.Agenda items for consideration are:•...

Brenda Miller was announced as the interim director for the Okmulgee County OSU Extension during Monday’s meeting of the board of commissioners.She, who is the Northeast Area Family and Consumer Scien...

Dickey elected as new mayorA special meeting to swear in the new Henryetta City Council members was held Monday at noon.Steve Sanford and Vernon Vanmeter received the Oaths of Office from Judge Luke G...

The Okmulgee Bulldog varsity baseball team ran into a pair of buzzsaws this past Monday afternoon in Tulsa.The Bulldogs were held hitless in a pair of District 3A-5 battles with the Cascia Hall Comman...

The Preston Pirate varsity spring baseball team improved to 14-1 on the year Monday evening with a decisive 16-0 win over the Liberty (Mounds) Tigers.The run-rule victory was the second-straight shuto...

The Dewar Lady Dragon varsity slowpitch softball team earned their 15th win of the 2023 campaign Monday evening with a 12-4 victory over the Okemah Lady Panthers.The Lady Dragons, ranked 13th in Class...

The Morris Lady Eagle varsity slowpitch softball team is currently on a 4-game losing streak after four-straight losses earlier this week.The Lady Eagles, ranked 12th in Class 4A, entered this week wi...

The Henryetta Lady Knight varsity slowpitch softball team came away with a 16-6 home win Monday evening over their arch rivals, the Morris Lady Eagles.The Lady Knights began Monday with a thrilling 13...

The Henryetta Lady Knight varsity slowpitch softball team took 2 of 3 earlier this week to sit at 9-8 on the year.The two Lady Knight wins came at home Monday with a narrow 13-12 victory over the Tahl...

9:57 a.m. - Other - 14000 block of N. 244 Rd. RP advising that a 10 foot U-Haul/truck needing to know if it’s at this location. Was rented and not returned and now they are advising that it is stuck.1...

6:55 a.m. - Other miscellaneous - 200 block of N. 5th - RP advised he works for the post office and they have a female subject in there. RP would like an officer to come and ask her to leave because s...

There isn’t much better than fresh fruits. I love spring for all the fresh everywhere! Blueberries are just coming in season now. Depending on where they come from, the season for blueberries is long,...

You and I hear them, the stories of people who insist they are totally innocent of any wrongdoing. Yet they are definitely identified as being at the scene of the crime, in the company of the criminal...

American author Jane Kurtz was born April 17, 1952, in Portland, Ore. to missionary parents and moved to Ethiopia when she was two years old. While living in Ethiopia with her parents and three siblin...

This past week, I added several new poultry breed’s to my mini farm. My garage is now filled with four extra large, modified watering tanks turned into homes for baby chicks. Several of my new breeds ...

By definition, business owners put a lot of their financial resources into their enterprises. But as an owner, you may need to invest in more than inventories and payroll to help achieve the future yo...