The Beggs Golden Demon varsity baseball team finished third at the 2021 Victory Christian Tournament last weekend at Victory Christian School in Tulsa. The Demons found themselves in an early 7-run de...

The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity baseball team earned a split decision against the North Rock Creek Cougars earlier this week. The Knights took the opening contest of the District 3A-8 series by a ...

The Okmulgee junior high track and field program has showcased their talent throughout the 2021 season. In the last three meets, the 7th grade boys team has captured two team championships and one tea...

The Beggs Golden Demons earned a split decision against the Prague Red Devils on the baseball diamond earlier this week. Prague took the first meeting between the District 3A-8 teams by a 12-9 margin ...

The Morris Eagles and Okmulgee Bulldogs met on the baseball diamond twice earlier this week with Morris coming away with the 2-game sweep of their Okmulgee County foes. The county District 3A-6 series...

The Okmulgee Lady Bulldog varsity slowpitch softball team needed a pair of extra innings Monday to earn their third-straight victory of the 2021 season. The Lady Bulldogs plated three runs in the top ...

Some years, and quite a few Coffeetime Columns ago, we wrote an article called Hellion Alert. It was about Andy recounting a true incident of eating lunch in a restaurant where a small, undisciplined ...

CLAY CENTER, KANSAS –“A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold” (Proverbs 22:1). What do you think of that statement from the Bible? It should make...

Dear Editor: On Tuesday, April 6, 2021 the good citizens of Henryetta elected a school board member with only 246 votes. The two candidates received a total of 364 votes. How many of those voters knew...

Margaret Peterson Haddix, American author best known for her two book series “Shadow Children” and The Missing,” was born April 9, 1964 at Washington Court House, Ohio. Raised on a farm with two broth...

Cherry is one of my favorite fruits. Growing up, Maraschino cherries were a staple in the house, usually so we could put them atop the ham along with pineapples. It always stained the juice around the...

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 Church is located at 412 N. 5th. LI...

Guest speaker during the April 1 meeting of the Henryetta Lions Club was Medical Air Services Association (MASA) State Director Les McGee (above, center). A former Henryetta AirEvac staff member, McGe...

Henryetta Lions Club hosted their weekly meeting on April 1 at El Tapatio Restaurant in Dewar. Special guest speaker for the meeting was Les McGee, Medical Air Services Association (MASA) State Direct...

The Okmulgee County Commissioners approved two proclamations during their Monday session. The first one was presented by Cindy Lane of Anne Moroney Youth Services. April is Child Abuse Prevention Mont...

Town of Dewar will host the annual Town-Wide Clean-Up Day this Saturday, April 10 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. This service is for Dewar residents who pay for garbage service. The first load of refuse can b...

Winners of the Henryetta Free-Lance Easter Coloring Contest were four-year-old Levi Brown in the age 6 and under group and nine-year-old Sarah Brown in the age 7 to 10 group. He is a Henryetta student...

Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta has administered approximately 2,700 first doses and 1,933 second shots of the COVID-19 vaccine. This includes 190 of the one shot Janssen vaccines. Hospital staff reporte...

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United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced this week it has filed forty 40 violent crime in Indian Country cases since the March 11, 2021, Oklahoma Court of Crimina...