Folks, here we go again. Yup, more stories about when I had that General Store. There was an older fella that came by on a regular bases. I had known him all my life. Sat in class with his son in elem...

A crucial base running mistake in the top of the seventh-inning and controversial call at first base on the final out of the game ended a thrilling comeback bid by the Henryetta Knights here Tuesday d...

The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is pleased to be working this year on a project with Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma that will raise awareness about access to children’s health insuran...

“God does almost everything,” says Caleb, 10. “He watches us while we’re asleep, and he watches us in the day, too. He never sleeps, and he never gets hurt. But the most important thing is he never le...

Dewar begins 2-day event with loss to Class A No. 6 SterlingThe Dewar Dragon varsity baseball team came away with an even 1-1 record at last weekend’s Wright City Baseball Festival at Wright City High...

2-day event begins Thursday at 10 a.m.Eleven talented slowpitch softball teams, including six from Okmulgee County, will converge on the Okmulgee high school softball field this Thursday and Friday fo...

The Preston Lady Pirate slowpitch softball team earned a 2-1 record this past Friday at the Okemah Slowpitch Softball Festival.The 1-day festival was played at the Preston high school softball field a...

I write this with great sorrow for a community that has given me 110% support over the last ten years. Due to my health and inability to function at full capacity, along with the inability to trust th...

We are now just three weeks from the celebration of the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. That means just three weeks from when some who have been diligently praying and studying about...

Henryetta Public Library will host a book signing this Saturday, welcoming alumni Joley Vance.Vance, a 2014 graduate of Henryetta High, currently lives in Edmond. Her parents are Shannon and Steve Van...

Henryetta Public Library will host a book signing Saturday, March 25, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. by author Joley Vance for her children’s picture book, “My Cat Lou.” Vance is a 2014 graduate of Henryetta ...

Victim, subject identified in Sunday shootingAuthorities arrested a man connected to a shooting Sunday evening that left one person dead.According to Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice, around 8:30 p....

April 25, 1959 - March 14, 2023Nell Hollis, a resident of Tulsa, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at her home. Nell was born Saturday, April 5, 1959, in Sapulpa to the late Tom and Willa Hobens. S...

The Oklahoma State University Extension Rancher’s Thursday Lunchtime Series will begin a spring session on March 23 to focus on navigating dry conditions and high prices.The series features timely inf...

Sheriff Eddy Rice and the Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office recently started their 2023 campaign to raise money for the National Child Safety Council for educational materials for the children and comm...

Burial costs at Doyle Cemetery have increased. The Doyle Cemetery Association has been reactivated and association memberships are available to offer the lowest burial cost. For more information, plea...

A nonpartisan Town of Grayson general election will be held at a Special Town Meeting Wednesday, April 5. Meeting/registration will begin at 6 p.m. Those wishing to be a candidate must present a legal...

Okmulgee County stands at 4.4 percentOklahoma’s jobless rate rose as the new year began in January, according to the recent figures from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission.In December, Okmulg...

Eight Henryetta High School students immersed themselves in the sights and sounds and a history lesson during their recent Spring Break. HHS History teacher Patrick Turner and his wife accompanied the...

The Henryetta Chamber of Commerce Events Committee, composed of Lyle Stogner, Valarie Mosco and Kelly Dobson, recently shared with Interim Director Bruce Jones news about upcoming events planned and s...