The Dewar varsity basketball program earned a road sweep this past Monday at Drumright. The Lady Dragons began the road trip with a 39-31 victory over the host Drumright Lady Tornadoes. The Dragons co...

The Beggs Golden Demons walked off the floor at the Beggs Event Center Tuesday evening with a 68-45 home win. The double-digit victory came against the Demons’ Okmulgee County rivals, the Henryetta Go...

For the second time this season, a varsity basketball meeting between the Beggs Lady Demons and Henryetta Lady Knights came down to the final seconds before a winner was determined. On January 8, in t...

January is a time when many people make resolutions for the new year. I may be a little late with this column, but I thought I would tackle one that is fairly common. Making the new year for a new hea...

Okmulgee County Election Board (OCEB) recently announced regular scheduled meeting dates for 2022. All meetings are held at the Okmulgee County Election Board Office at 314 W. 7th Street in Room 102 i...

Okmulgee County Election Board Secretary Ashley Carnes recently announced the deadline to request absentee ballots by mail is quickly approaching. Applications must be received by the county election ...

A benefit fundraiser will be held on Saturday, Jan. 22, with the exception of an online auction, at Tulledega Hills Gospel Music Center at 3000 W. Main Street in Henryetta for Bryan Dodson, owner of D...

Though the Jan. 2022 jury term at the Okmulgee County Courthouse had to be cancelled due to pandemic-related issues, that does not mean the wheels of justice have stopped turning. A total of nine crim...

First Family Federal Credit Union (FFFCU) has again joined with AARP to provide free tax preparations services at The Briefcase in Henryetta. This year, assistance will be provided to only those who m...

Tammy Story took the pictures above and at left on Saturday when Henryetta received a light dusting of snowfall. She was out feeding and taking care of livestock in the Henryetta area when flurries be...

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

Oklahoma CareerTech is again accepting proposals from schools and technology centers serving rural populations for grant money to recruit students into STEM programs. Oklahoma is one of five states th...

Jan. 18, 1922 NO BUILDINGS GO UP WITHOUT CITY'S PERMIT The city now has a building ordinance, passed at an adjourned meeting of the city council last night and which will be in force and effect after ...

Peanut, our chihuahua, must always visit the backyard first thing in the morning, especially since his bladder surgery. So, when an apple landed next to him in the grass the other morning, he sniffed ...

This past weekend several cowboys and cowgirls from across the country converged on the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie for IFR 52 including four athletes from Okmulgee County. Steer wrestlers Austin Mason an...

The Muscogee Nation Okmulgee County Basketball Tournament will return after a 1-year hiatus this Thursday at the Mvskoke Dome, on the grounds of the Claude Cox Omniplex in Okmulgee. The annual basketb...

The Okmulgee varsity basketball team traveled to Haskell this past Friday for a showdown with the host Haskell Haymakers and Lady Haymakers. Friday’s road game was the Friday’s road game was the compl...

The Dewar Dragons traveled to Porter-Consolidated High School last Thursday evening to battle the host Porter Pirates in a boys varsity basketball contest. The road game at Porter was not on the origi...

After a one-year hiatus, the annual Muscogee Nation Okmulgee County Basketball Tournament will make its return this week. The annual tournament was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – If you are like me, it seems like you get at least one scam call or text daily, often multiple. These scammers seek to catch people unaware, asking them to submit private information o...