With the end of the legislative session, the work for the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy now transitions to more of an educational component. From the early part of the year through the end of ...

Folks, I’m thinking, I got the long end of the stick. However, there has been a few times in this lengthy life of mine that I thought I got the short end of the stick. But, a very few. I had an orphan...

St. Michael Church 1004 W. Gentry – Henryetta 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) (Ez. 17:22-24/2 Cor. 5:6-10/Mk. 4:26-34) In the first reading from the Book of Ezekiel finds fulfillment in the Church, w...

An update on the Okmulgee County Veterans Monument was given during Tuesday’s meeting of the Okmulgee County Commissioners. Okmulgee native and veteran, Thomas Payne has been working on erecting the m...

Okmulgee County OSU Extension Office announced 4- H Summer Camps are available for students of all ages through August. Students do not have to be 4- H members in order to participate in many of the c...

Henryetta Opry will hold a Grand Opening tomorrow–Saturday, June 5 at 304 W. Main Street (inside the Artistic Cowgirl Salon) from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The family-friendly event will feature an announcer, ...

American Exchange Bank (AEB) Chairman of the Board, Kent Pharoah, was recently honored by the Oklahoma Banker’s Association for 50 years of service to the Oklahoma banking industry. A 1962 graduate of...

Okmulgee County Republicans will host their monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 8 at the American Legion in Okmulgee. The business meeting begins at 6 p.m. followed by the regular meeting from 6:30 p.m. ...

Tulledega Masonic Lodge 201 will host a father-child first annual Fishing Derby Fundraiser on Saturday, June 5 at 8 a.m. at Nichols Park in Henryetta. Prizes will be awarded including Largest Fish and...

MARTIAL LAW FOR TULSA...Seventy-five are dead in race riots; Acres of houses burned...JUNE 1, 1921...Seventy-five persons have been killed in the race outbreak in Tulsa, according to a telephone messa...

The 1st Annual Mikail Parker Basketball Camp took place this week at Brock Memorial Gymnasium. Pictured above are action shots from Wednesday’s camp session. LARRY OWEN | SPORTS EDITOR

The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity football team welcomed four other teams to historic Cameron Field for a 2-day team camp. The four varsity football teams joining the Knights at the camp were the No...

Okmulgee’s historic Brock Memorial Gymnasium is the site this month for the Okmulgee girls basketball summer league. The 1-month league will take place mostly on Tuesdays at the Okmulgee gym with team...

Last week, the final gavel fell ending the 2021 session of the Oklahoma Legislature. Lawmakers have returned to their districts, which means now is the time to reconnect with them about issues importa...

Cynthia Rylant was born June 6, 1954 in Hopewell, W.V., the daughter of a U.S. Army Veteran. This American author and librarian has written over 100 childrens books. She grew up in Illinois. Then her ...

I want to thank everyone who reads my column. The last month has been crazy busy, but since January I often have been hard pressed to get this column written. Even this column you are reading was writ...

Winners of the First Family Federal Credit Union (FFFCU) and Henryetta Chamber of Commerce Yard of the Month for June were John and Pam Voyles of 307 Tall Oak. The Voyles received a bag filled with go...

United States Postal Service (USPS) announced earlier this week a planned adjustment of postage rates starting Aug. 29, 2021 for public and commercial mail users. The First-Class Stamp will move from ...

National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Association Chapter 730 will meet on Thursday, June 10 at 11 a.m. at Shoney’s Restaurant. Justin Klusak, an insurance and financial broker, will p...

Henryetta Feed the Vet will be held on Friday, June 4 at New Life Assembly of God Church on New Lake Road. Volunteers are needed at 10 a.m. Food distribution begins at 11 a.m. For more information, ca...