Henryetta High School Senior Boys BBQ was held on Wednesday at First United Methodist Church. Seniors attending included, left to right: Quenton Pierce, Aydon Andrews, Riley Floyd, Austin Green, James...

Henryetta City Council held a special meeting on Wednesday to discuss employee benefits and insurance for the City of Henryetta, to be effective June 1. Pam Long, Vice President of Benefit Strategies,...

A 17-year-old juvenile male from Henryetta was injured in a one-vehicle accident on Wednesday at 5:05 p.m. on Hwy. 75 near Conifer Road, two miles north of Henryetta. According to Oklahoma Highway Pat...

First Family Federal Credit Union (FFFCU) will host a Henryetta Community Blood Drive on Tuesday, May 18 at The Briefcase from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Appointments are available and walk-ins are welcome. All...

The Henryetta High School Senior Girls Tea was held on Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church in Henryetta. Twenty-two out of the 32 graduating Senior girls were in attendance for the special en...

Baylor Selby LARRY OWEN | SPORTS EDITOR Joey Fowler scores vs. Canute. LARRY OWEN | SPORTS EDITOR Micah Cloud LARRY OWEN | SPORTS EDITOR Shawn Maxwell LARRY OWEN | SPORTS EDITOR Head Coach Josh Kilhof...

Members of the Okmulgee Lady Bulldog fastpitch softball team were honored during Monday’s All-Sports Banquet at Brock Memorial Gymnasium. LARRY OWEN | SPORTS EDITOR Members of the Okmulgee varsity cro...

The Dewar High School Baseball Team battled its way to the Class A State Tournament before falling in the semifinals against the No. 4 Wister. Pictured above, catcher Garrett Loyd blocks a pitch in th...

The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity tennis team took home the Class 4A regional championship this past Monday at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center in Oklahoma City. The Knights finished with 39 team poi...

Okmulgee High School varsity wrestler Xander Dunn was honored during Monday’s All-Sports Banquet at Brock Memorial Gymnasium. Dunn, as well as athletes from other OHS sports were honored at the specia...

Okmulgee County golfers James Brison and Braden Williams finished in the middle of the pack this week at the Class 3A state golf championships at Buffalo Rock Golf Course in Cushing. The county golfer...

Blackberries. Oh my. What a succulent, powerful little fruit! The bush out behind my house is loaded with flowers still and won’t be ready for picking for a while, but luckily, you can find blackberri...

Why is it so hard to put your spouse first, without expecting anything in return for your absolutely selfless kindness and generosity…sigh? (Yep, I have my tongue tucked way back in my cheek on that o...

During National Police Week, we recognize the brave men and women of our law enforcement and pay special tribute to the officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. This is an important tim...

Henryetta High School announced Summer School will be available to students who failed core subjects during the 2020-2021 school year. Students will be able to recover four core classes by attending b...

Henryetta Economic Development Authority (HEDA) welcomed Michael Dickey, newly-appointed trustee, during their regular monthly meeting on Monday. Dickey was appointed to take the place of Jennifer Mun...

Schulter High School graduation was held on May 6. Five Class of 2021 graduates, Natalie Henderson, Zeth McGowin, Jacob Horne, Trevor Fisher and Robert Kanada, were honored during the evening ceremoni...

Henryetta Lions Club 2021-2022 incoming President Amber Smith (above) announced the Environmental Photo Contest calendars for 2021-2022 are now available. Calendars are available at the First Family F...

Three resignations and one retirement letter were accepted by the Henryetta Board of Education during their regular meeting on Monday evening. Resignations approved were from Stacy Been, Encumbrance C...

Oklahoma’s first Native American-owned brewing company, inspired by the recipes of the owner’s father, will open an independent location this summer. SkyDance Brewing Co., owned and operated by Jacob ...