Funeral services for Gerald “Jerry†Lee Roberts, 89, resident of Weleetka, will be Friday, Sept. 3 at 3 p.m. at Integrity Chapel with Rev. Brayden Buss officiating. Interment will follow at New Son...

Funeral services for Richard Barclay Walker, 89, resident of Dewar, will be Thursday, Sept. 2 at 2 p.m. at Integrity Chapel with Ken Bacon and Wesley VanMeter officiating. Interment will follow in Wes...

James Kaler, former resident of Henryetta, passed away Sunday, Aug. 29 in Sulpher at the age of 70. Services are pending with Rogers Funeral Home.

James Kaler, former resident of Henryetta, passed away Sunday, Aug. 29 in Sulpher at the age of 70. Services are pending with Rogers Funeral Home.

Funeral services for Gerald “Jerry” Lee Roberts, 89, resident of Weleetka, will be Friday, Sept. 3 at 3 p.m. at Integrity Chapel with Rev. Brayden Buss officiating. Interment will follow at New Sonora...

Okmulgee County Health Department (OCHD) recently announced an updated schedule for COVID-19 testing and vaccines. “Please note this will be the schedule until further notice or due to closure on nati...

Henryetta Education Foundation (HEF) recently announced Teacher Grant Program applications are open for certified teachers within Henryetta Public Schools. “We sincerely hope you consider your needs f...

Three-year-old JennyLynn Pevehouse was the 6 Years and Under winner of the Free-Lance Back-to-School Coloring Contest. She received a backpack filled with paper, stickers, Play-Doh and several other i...

Henryetta Chamber of Commerce hosted political party forums for candidates on the Sept. 14 Special Primary Election ballot for Okmulgee County Commissioner District 3 last week at The Briefcase. All t...

Steve Sanford, organizer of the Nichols Park Caretaker’s House Restoration Project, received some exciting news over the weekend from Keep Oklahoma Beautiful (KOB). In a letter dated Aug. 26, addresse...

Henryetta’s annual Labor Day Celebration kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 2 with a carnival near the entrance of Cameron Field from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. nightly. Wristbands will be available Thursday through...

Oklahoma public school districts and school sites can soon apply for TSET Healthy Incentive Grants. The application period opens today–Wednesday, Sept. 1 and end at 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 1. “Schools ...

A unique event is coming to Henryetta throughout September. Jason and Brandi Page are hosting a month-long tent revival. The event will be held starting today–Wednesday, Sept. 1 and continue through T...

Okmulgee County Fair will open on Tuesday, Sept. 7 with all indoor exhibits from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Okmulgee County Fairgrounds at 1901 N. Oklahoma. Schedule of events through the final day of th...

Applications are being accepted for grants to help communities across the state improve their forests. Oklahoma Forestry Services, in conjunction with the US Forest Service and the Oklahoma Community ...

Armed with the news that booster shot guidelines are on the horizon, tribal nations in Oklahoma continue their fight against COVID-19 in a state with a low vaccination rate as another surge pushes hea...

The deadline to receive a ballot for the upcoming Sept. 14 Special Election for Okmulgee County is Tuesday, Sept. 7. Voters in the Dewar, Grayson, Henryetta, Morris, Schulter, and Wilson area will be ...

Wilson head football coach Matt LeGrand will have to wait at least one more week before celebrating his first-ever gridiron win after the Tigers found themselves on the losing end of a 46-0 outcome la...

The Morris Eagle varsity football team was unable to reach the end zone in last Friday’s season opener at home against the Locust Grove Pirates, coming up on the short end of an 18-0 outcome. The Eagl...

The Okmulgee Bulldog varsity football team came up on the short end of a 49-22 outcome in last Friday’s 2021 season opener against the Tulsa Rogers Ropers. The Bulldogs were unable to overcome three t...