Henryetta High School students were inducted into the National Honor Society (NHS) during a ceremony on March 24. First year (juniors) inductees include Madison Byroads, Allison DeVore, Katelyn Dwiggi...

The Okmulgee varsity slowpitch softball team will hold a 2-day tournament this weekend. The 2021 Okmulgee Slowpitch Tournament will consist of eight teams, divided into two Pools. The tournament will ...

Morris High School senior Charie Barnett accomplished a pair of rare feats this past basketball season. The 5-foot, 10-inch forward recorded her 1,500th point in her high school basketball career, the...

The Beggs Golden Demons snapped their 4-game losing streak Tuesday with a pair of run-rule victories over the visiting North Rock Creek Cougars. The Demons, who went winless at last weekend’s Chandler...

The Preston Lady Pirate slowpitch softball team flexed their offensive muscles here Tuesday evening, defeating the visiting Gore Lady Pirates 18-8 in five innings. The highlight of Tuesday’s run-rule ...

The Okmulgee Lady Bulldog varsity slowpitch softball team suffered an 8-0 shutout loss Monday afternoon to the host Eufaula Lady Ironheads. The Lady Bulldogs were unable to get their offense going in ...

The Henryetta Lady Knight slowpitch softball team dropped a pair of double-digit decisions to two Class 6A Top 10 teams Tuesday evening. The Lady Knights found themselves on the losing end of a 25-14 ...

The Okmulgee varsity track and field program had a good showing Tuesday at the Greg Thomas Invitational at Dewey High School. The OHS tracksters had five team members finish in the Top 5 of their resp...

The Okmulgee Bulldog varsity baseball team suffered a pair of defeats to the Kansas Comets in back-to-back District 3A-6 contests. The Bulldogs began the week with a 13-1 setback at Kansas on Monday, ...

The Preston Lady Pirates scored a 12-2 victory Monday afternoon against the host Warner Lady Eagles. The Lady Pirates did most of their scoring in the fourth and fifth innings, pushing across eight of...

Historic Harmon Field in Okmulgee will be the site for the annual Bulldog Invitational track and field meet today. The annual track meet will get started at 10 a.m. with field events. The running even...

The Henryetta varsity track and field program will get their 2021 season underway today. The season-opening meet for the Knights and Lady Knights will be the annual Henryetta John ‘JP’ Philippe Invita...

Okmulgee second baseman Austin Burwell (right) prepares to catch a pop fly on the infield during Wednesday’s home showdown with Kansas while teammate Xander Dunn assists on the play. See B2 for comple...

RE: PRIVITIZATION OF MEDICARE Dear Editor: As Oklahoma moves toward privatizing its Medicaid program, including dentistry, you should be aware of what happened last time so you won’t be surprised when...

HENRYETTA RESIDENTS have been waiting over a year for the newest business, QuikTrip, to be constructed on Hwy. 75 and Trudgeon Street. On Friday, the second hotel on the property was demolished by QT ...

Morris Fire Department (MFD) will soon be obtaining a new piece of equipment for the agency. During Monday’s session of the Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners, Bid #18 was opened and approved for ...

Spring pictures for Dewar students in Head Start through 12th grade will be held Thursday, March 25. No buddy pictures will be taken this year. Elementary class pictures will also be taken and require...

Saylor Smethers of Henryetta, above, left, recently received a scholarship from Western Oklahoma State College in Altus where she will be on the rodeo team. She is a member of the Oklahoma High School...

Henryetta Public Schools announced Freshmen Orientation will be held this afternoon, Wednesday, March 24 at 5:30 p.m. Students who will be Freshmen for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year and their par...

Henryetta Lions Club announced their annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, April 3 at 10 a.m. at Nichols Park during their recent meeting. Last year, the event was cancelled due to the COVI...