Oklahoma to decide on recreational marijuana March 7Oklahoma voters will head to the polls on March 7 to decide on the fate of State Question 820, the legalization of recreational cannabis (marijuana)...

Celebrated on the fourth Friday in February, Skip the Straw day is a yearly campaign that was conceived in the minds of a group of middle school students from Whitehall, Michigan called The Coral Keep...

Okmulgee County Farm Bureau members attended the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Legislative Leadership Conference this week to learn more about upcoming policies and bills that are directly related to agricultu...

Commissioners approve Use Tax to pay for fencingOkmulgee County Board of Commissioners met in session on Tuesday morning due to the Presidents’ Day Holiday Monday.During the meeting, the board approve...

The Henryetta City Council met in their regular session Tuesday and approved several requests for use and awarded bids for city park mowing and weed abatement.Among the items discussed, the board okay...

Events planned for March 6, 9The Henryetta Chamber of Commerce will hold two candidate forums, featuring residents listed on the April 7 Municipal Election ballot.During the recent candidate filing pe...

The Okmulgee County Election Board announced this week that the Municipal General Election and Board of Education General Election will be held Tuesday, April 4.Nine entities are having an election in...

Caylor Thomas, Weston Wincle and Kirstin Espinosa, members of Henryetta FFA, had the opportunity to take a photo Wednesday with Gov. Kevin Stitt during State FFA Day at the Capitol. The students joine...

halftime.Holdenville extended its lead to 11 (39-28), heading to the final eight minutes of action, after outscoring the Henryetta squad 17-9 in the third period.The Knights began the final frame with...

The Dewar girls varsity basketball team’s season came to a close last Thursday afternoon with a 5536 loss to the Stonewall Lady Longhorns.The season-ending setback came in the consolation quarterfinal...

The Wilson varsity basketball program had its 2022-2023 season come to an abrupt end this past Saturday afternoon at Buffalo Valley High School in Talihina.The Tigers and Lady Tigers had their seasons...

The Okmulgee varsity basketball program began postseason play in front of their home fans last Friday evening.The Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs welcomed the Bethel Wildcats and Lady Wildcats to historic ...

The Henryetta Lady Knight varsity basketball team suffered a 61-31 loss to the 13thranked Holdenville Lady Wolverines Saturday evening in the Class 3A, Area II, District 2 championship game at the Hen...

Demons, Lady Demons face ‘must win’ situation following lossesThe Beggs varsity basketball program will need five-straight wins over the next two weekends if they are to punch their tickets to State i...

Greenhaw comes up clutch again for Henryetta with game-winning basketFor the second time this season, Skylar Greenhaw guided the Henryetta Golden Knight varsity basketball team to a narrow victory.On ...

The Morris Eagle varsity basketball team began their 2023 postseason journey on a winning note this past Friday evening.The Eagles led wire-to-wire in their decisive 84-14 win over the Dove Science Ra...

The Schulter Bulldogs are on their way to the area tournament. They play Thursday, February 26, at 6:30 p.m. at Muskogee Civic Center against Oilton.The boys have been putting on quite a show lately w...

The hardest lesson for me is acceptance of things I can’t control.This past week... the family has been hit with a harsh stomach virus, the transmission is going out in the Jeep, my roof is leaking, m...

Legislative committees begin workThe 1st Session of the 59th Oklahoma Legislature is in full swing! Lawmakers have been working at the Oklahoma State Capitol for over two weeks now, and bills are movi...

Folks, here we are well into the New Year, and my determination has not kicked in very much. I call it determination, not resolution. I am determined I am going to talk less and listen more. Boy howdy...