Three Mounds residents were injured in an accident last week in northern Okmulgee County.The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported the incident on July 20 at 2:27 p.m. on Hwy. 75 northbound at Hectorville ...

The Okmulgee County Criminal Justice Authority suffered a tragic loss last Thursday, July 20.Sgt. Azlan, a threeyear- old German Shepherd, Belgian Malinois mix, succumbed to an unknown medical conditi...

“For we never used either words of flattery, as you know, or a cloak for greed, as God is witness; nor did we seek glory from men, whether from you or from others, though we might have made demands as...

On August 18-19, Gospel Music legends Bill & Gloria Gaither will present the Oklahoma Homecoming at the Mabee Center in Tulsa. Over the course of two days, more than two dozen Homecoming friends will ...

On July 21, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation filed the first brief in their appeal to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals seeking to proceed with their case holding several federal agencies and a tribal ...

Filing period ends for Muscogee Nation electionThe Muscogee Nation held their filing period July 17-19, with several citizens filing for office.Pending a final review of candidate qualifications, and ...

Overall state numbers are downOklahoma’s jobless rate is down overall for most counties according to the latest report from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission.However, Okmulgee County saw the...

With the temperatures at high levels this week, several organizations and churches have put themselves forward to provide a safe place to cool off and get some water.A special thank you to everyone wh...

Vanessa VanCleave, a teacher at Schulter Schools, is happy to announce the release this week of her new memoir.The book, “Hearing Aids - How A Deaf Child with AIDS Taught Me to Hear God’s Voice,” tell...

Dr. Bill R. Path served 38 years in higher educationAfter an illustrious career spanning 38 years in higher education, Dr. Bill R. Path, President of OSU Institute of Technology (OSUIT) in Okmulgee, h...

Allocation of Alcoholic Tax funds tabledA representative from the EODD was at Monday’s meeting to remind the commissioners to submit their Rural Economic Action Plan for the year.REAP grants fund a va...

Final Summer Reading Program heldOn Monday, July 24, Amber Mordecai came to the Henryetta Public Library Summer Reading Program and talked to the kids about “What is a Sasquatch?”She asked them all ki...

The Henryetta Knights Wrestling Club held its 3rd Annual Skills and Drills Youth Wrestling Camp last Friday and Saturday at the Henryetta Event Center. The 2-day camp featured kids from Morris, Dewar,...

Demons earn 15th-straight postseason berth in 2022The Beggs Golden Demon varsity football team increased its playoff appearance streak to 15 in 2022.For the first time since 2016, the Demons failed to...

After spending decades in the workforce, you might look forward to the day you retire. But if you decide, for one reason or another, that you’d like to redefine “retirement” to include part-time work ...

Cheating - taking what you didn’t earn. Yeah, that’s a real self-esteem builder. “I’m not brainy enough or strong enough to do it myself, I have to ‘borrow’ from someone else.”Stealing - So, you are t...

Canadian author Paulette Bourgeois celebrates her birth date July 20, 1951, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.In 1974, Paulette received her B.S. in Occupational Therapy from the University of Western Ont...

Henryetta considered repairing the million gallon water tank. The repairs cost between $300,000 and $400,000 but were expected to cost almost $1 million.The Henryetta Free-Lance had price changes for ...

The older I get, the more aware I become of just how precious our “time” really is. When Steve died, that particular lesson came down on my head like thunder and lightning. Losing someone precious dri...