More than a decade after President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, low-income Oklahomans are about to benefit for the first time from one of the health-care reform’s signature pr...

Henryetta Football Team will host their annual Car Show Fundraiser on July 17 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Cameron Field. The fundraiser will include a baked good auction and silent auction. Fees for earl...

Henryetta Lions Club held their end-of-year awards assembly and officer installation meeting last week at The Briefcase in Henryetta. The meeting was well-attended by club members. Pictured, front row...

Applications are now open for Oklahoma’s new Back to Work Initiative. A $1,200 incentive will be available for the first 20,000 applicants who had an active unemployment claim between the dates of May...

Baylor University of Waco, Texas announced that Ashleigh M. Hines of Henryetta was among 4,700 students named to the Dean’s Academic Honor Roll for the Spring 2021 semester. Hines attends the Robbins ...

Pictured on this page are action shots involving Okmulgee County boys basketball teams from Okmulgee, Preston, Henryetta, Dewar, Wilson, and Schulter at the 2021 Okmulgee Summer League that took place...

Pictured on pages B2-B3 are action shots from last weekend’s OK Kids 8U state softball tournament held at the Jim Waller Sports Complex in Preston. The 3-day tournament featured a total of 21 teams ba...

The CASA Classic Team Scramble, which is presented by the Okmulgee Masonic Lodge, is scheduled to take place Saturday, July 10 at the Henryetta Golf and Country Club. Golfers that are interested in pa...

The annual Okmulgee boys basketball summer league concluded this past Friday with five showdowns at the Dwight W. Wilson Gymnasium at Okmulgee Dunbar School. The 2021 version of the summer league kick...

With the conclusion of the 2021 legislative session, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) moves into the preparatory work for 2022. Many of our major projects occur over the next few month...

Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head, fallin’ on my head, fallin’ on my head! And, they just keep fallin’ on my head! Should we start building an ark? How will we ever find two animals of every kind? Are...

This Sunday is July 4. Since Independence Day seldom falls on a Sunday, next weekend provides a good opportunity for the American church to give thanks for the exceptional blessings God has bestowed o...

“This story is a good reminder that God has no limits,” says Talia, 12. “The nobleman’s son was far away, but God is not limited by human constraints and healed the boy. God can do what he wants to an...

St. Michael Church 1004 W. Gentry – Henryetta 14th Sunday (B) (Ez. 2:2-5/2 Cor. 12:7-10/Mk. 6:1-6) From the Holy Scriptures the Genesis Book, we have learned that Adam and Eve disobeyed God who create...

Henryetta First Christian Church Sunday School begins at 9 a.m. followed by worship service at 10 a.m. Come join us for worship! Everyone is welcome and invited to attend. Henryetta First Christian Ch...

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) approved new toll rates for customers who will begin to receive PlatePay invoices for travel on the John Kilpatrick Turnpike beginning in late July. The rates were un...

An Okmulgee County attorney has been suspended from practice, according to a recent ruling. According to court documents, Attorney Andrew David Balint has been suspended from the practice of law. This...

The Gun Club parking lot at Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) will close to the public beginning July 2 through Sept. 1. The parking area will reopen in time for the 2021 hunting season. The Re...

Cory Suddarth of Suddarth Optical Repair in Henryetta gave a presentation on binoculars during a recent meeting of the Henryetta Lions Club. “Binoculars can scratch and fade inside over time,” Suddart...

Several resolutions were approved by the Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners during their weekly session Monday. One of the resolutions (#21- 97) was for the American Rescue Plan Act funds the coun...