According to unofficial results for the Nov. 3 General Election, voters across Okmulgee County favored Republican candidate Donald J. Trump for U.S. President with 9,651 votes for 67.54%. State-wide t...

In 2018, Billy Friend, chief of the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma, received a phone call from the United Methodist Church’s mission group, Global Missions, inviting him to Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Upper S...

Joy in Life Ministries announced that there will be a Farmers to Families drive-thru food distribution event in Dustin on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 9:30 a.m. The location will be at 337 Main Street, next t...

Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) is experiencing an emergency blood shortage and is issuing an urgent call for donors of all blood types. A rare ice storm that affected much of the Oklahoma City service...

Okmulgee County residents began casting their ballots yesterday as early voting began locally and statewide. Voting continues today from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the firs...

Some residents in parts of the county will soon be having new addresses and possibly new road names. The announcement was made during Monday’s meeting of the Okmulgee County Commissioners. The action ...

Henryetta Church of the Nazarene announced they will host a Trunk or Treat this evening, Friday, Oct. 30 starting at 5 p.m. "We will have creative ways of handing out candy at each station to keep us ...

A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, hosted by the Henryetta Chamber of Commerce, was held Wednesday morning for The Flower Shop Plus in Henryetta. The business recently became a member of the Chamber. Located ...

Henryetta Chamber of Commerce hosted a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for new member business, The Flower House Plus, on Wednesday morning. Pictured (left to right): Chamber Director Shawn Okerson; Tammy Cha...

As Henryetta Main Street Trick or Treat will be held from 3rd through 9th streets this afternoon from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., drivers are encouraged to slow down and be cautious of those crossing the str...

Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) and Oklahoma’s Physician Manpower Training Commission (PMTC) recently welcomed Dr. Russell Brown, D.O., to Henryetta as a member of the newest class of the Ph...

Joy in Life Ministries will host a Fall Festival on Halloween, Saturday, Oct. 31 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Hot dogs, nachos, caramel apples, popcorn and refreshments will be offered to those attending. Ph...

JACOB FACTOR | SPORTS EDITOR Wilson, 0-3 in their district, are set to play Bowleggs at home Friday night. Bowlegs has a 1-3 record, beating Coyle 50-0 for their only district win.

December 5 Bulldog Classic @ Okmulgee TBA December 8 East Central @ East Central 6:00 p.m. December 10 *Jay/*Salina @ Jay 12:00 p.m. December 11-12 Bristow Tournament @ Bristow TBA January 7 *Cascia H...

After a win and a loss in the past week, Henryetta is headed to their third game in eight days. They’ll be at Victory Christian, who has only one district loss, against Metro 49- 21. The Knights are 1...

The Dragons are headed to Wetumka Friday for their second-to-last regular season game. Wetumka is 2-1 in the district and 3-5 overall, while Dewar is undefeated. After Wetumka, which will likely be an...

Next Saturday, three Okmulgee County cheer teams will be competing at Game Day Regionals at Stroud High School. Preston, Henryetta and Beggs will all be vying for a spot at the State Competition Novem...

All football districts for Class 2A, including the one with Beggs, Morris, Okmulgee and Henryetta in it, are “flagged,” meaning one or more district games have been canceled due to COVID-19. As of now...

With solid wins under both teams’ belts last week, Beggs and Morris are in for a showdown Friday night. Last Friday, Beggs demolished Kiefer 76-27, while Morris restarted their season at Henryetta Mon...

American illustrator and writer, Jim Benton was born Oct. 31, 1960 in Michigan. Raised in Birmingham, Mich., he graduated high school in 1978 and studied Fine Arts at Western Michigan University. Bent...