Henryetta Feed the Vet was recently announced to be held on Sept. 11. This was an incorrect date. The food distribution program will in fact be held on Friday, Sept. 3, Donnie McKay, organizer said, a...

First Family Federal Credit Union’s (FFFCU) 9th Annual Smokin’ Hot Car & Bike Show will be held on Saturday, Sept. 4 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Nichols Park in Henryetta. Registration will be from 8 a.m...

Dewar’s 7th Annual Harvest Festival Pageant will be held on Saturday, Oct. 2 at the Dewar Community Center at 10 a.m. Entry deadline is Monday, Sept. 27 and is open to contestants from Dewar and the s...

Henryetta’s annual Labor Day pageants were held on Saturday in the Henryetta High School Auditorium. Judges for the baby pageant were Mrs. Okmulgee County Amanda Flatt and Mrs. Bixby Spring Gray. Judg...

Oklahoma Oil & Natural Gas is sponsoring four energy education workshops this fall that provide teachers with up to $1,100 in classroom supplies. The free workshops coordinated by the Oklahoma Energy ...

Pictured on pages B4-5 are action shots from preseason football scrimmages at Henryetta, Wilson, Okmulgee, Dewar and Morris. LARRY OWEN | SPORTS EDITOR

Detroit Tiger first baseman/designated hitter Miguel Cabrera became the 28th Major League Baseball player to reach the 500 Home Run milestone Sunday afternoon in Toronto. Cabrera’s historical blast ca...

The six Okmulgee County high school football teams continued their preparations for the upcoming 2021 season last weekend with preseason scrimmages. Five of the six county teams conducted their scrimm...

The Henryetta Lady Knight fastpitch softball team came away with a split decision at last weekend’s Oktaha Softball Tournament. After suffering back-to-back 3-run decisions to Tahlequah Sequoyah (3-0)...

The Beggs Lady Demon fastpitch softball snapped their 6-game losing streak Friday afternoon with a 9-2 win over the Tulsa Edison Lady Eagles. The victory was the first win of the 2021 campaign for the...

The Morris Lady Eagle fastpitch softball team took 2 of 3 games this past weekend at the annual Kellyville Festival. The Lady Eagles’ two wins at the 2-day event came against Vinita (7-3) on Friday an...

The Okmulgee cross country program competed at the Earlsboro Invitational this past Friday. Nicardio Hunt was the top finisher for Okmulgee at the meet, finishing fifth in the high school boys 1.5-mil...

The Preston Pirate fall baseball team took a pair of close contests this past weekend to improve to 5-1 on the year. Waylon Cope delivered the Pirates’ fifth win of 2021 with a bases-loaded, 2-out, RB...

The Okmulgee Lady Bulldog varsity fastpitch softball team found RayLin Morgan of Haskell to be a formidable opponent Monday evening in Okmulgee. The Lady Bulldogs failed to produce any baserunners in ...

The Preston Lady Pirate fastpitch softball team finished with a 2-1 record at last weekend’s Okmulgee Fastpitch Softball Tournament. The Lady Pirates capped off their tournament participation this pas...

OKLAHOMA CITY – With the beginning of the school year, there has been much anticipation and similar levels of dread for students returning to the classroom. The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy h...

Well, folks, I have been on a journey. It was a major journey down memory lane. I went for an overnight trip to visit my only sister. We decided to make a short trip to the little village where we wer...

(Deut. 4:1-2, 6-6/James 1:17-18, 21-27/Mk. 7:1-8, 14- 15, 22-27) 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) The Pharisees were mainly concerned with external, so that their worship of God became a matter of out...

HENRYETTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS BREAKFAST Wednesday, Aug. 25 – Waffles, Juice, Orange and Milk Thursday, Aug. 26 – Sausage Biscuit, Apple Juice and Thursday, Aug. 26 – Sausage Biscuit, Apple Juice and Milk F...

Henryetta City Councilman Michael Dickey inquired what could be done about the entire back wall of a building that has collapsed along the alleyway between 1st and 2nd Streets during the Tuesday eveni...