Nicardio Hunt led the Bulldogs in their conference meet at Poteau last week. He finished in 10th place against 90 other runners with a time of 19:22. Brionna Harris was the only Lady Bulldogs high sch...

The Knights were outmatched last Friday against Kiefer as they fell 35-7. The Trojans had already scored 21 points by halftime, while Henryetta had just scored their only TD. The Knights will play the...

The Dragons were unstoppable last week and added another huge win to their record. Dewar shut out Webbers Falls in yet another first-half mercy-rule victory 46-0. The Dragons’ running game won them th...

Cross country runners across the county are off to regionals this weekend. Henryetta, Beggs and Okmulgee will all be at Kiefer Saturday. The girls will race at 10 a.m. and the boys will take off at 10...

After a few bumps in the road, the Bulldogs smoothed them out last Thursday and shut out Haskell 20-0. Okmulgee started things off during the game with a four-yard touchdown run from John Wilson after...

As we approach Election Day, my own sense of frustration mounts with the extreme negativity. Social media is full of people posting falsehoods and destructive sentiments about one side or the other to...

Well, folks, you will never guess in a million years what I have been doing! Cutting up a zillion pairs of old blue jeans into nine-inch squares. I know what you are thinking. Why in the world would o...

“It costs more to revenge injuries than to bear them,” wrote Thomas Wilson. King David is one of the greatest examples of bearing injuries while refusing to take revenge, says Joshua, 11: “When David ...

Second Baptist Church Second Baptist Church has resumed services. It is our prayer at Second Baptist Church that anyone who does not know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior will come and discover h...

HENRYETTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS Breakfast Wednesday, Oct. 21 – Pancakes, Apple, Orange and Milk Thursday, Oct. 22 – Muffin, Orange, Juice and Milk Friday, Oct. 23 – Cereal, Fruit Cup, Raisins and Milk Monday...

Henryetta cross country represented well at the Champions Conference in Kiefer Tuesday morning. Eight Knights and Lady Knights medaled at the meet. Austin Green finished in third place for the top spo...

Henryetta R/C Aviators first annual Float Fly will be held on Saturday, Oct. 17 at Nichols Park starting at 10 a.m. There will be a drawing for a remote-controlled airplane package that will include f...

Two people from Okmulgee County have been sentenced in federal court in separate drug cases. Henryetta resident, 36-year-old Brandis Nicole Fish, was sentenced to over nine years in prison. Kenneth Ro...

Okmulgee County Commissioners covered a small agenda during their Tuesday meeting. During the session, commissioners approved a resolution to direct the deposit of reimbursement funds from CARES Act C...

Henryetta Lions Club will host their 14th annual Golf Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 9 a.m. at the Henryetta Golf Club. Cash prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place teams. The amo...

Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta announced they will no longer allow visitors for adult patients in order to ensure the safety of all staff, visitors and patients, hospital administrators said. The decisi...

Wilson FFA Chapter officers attended the Oklahoma FFA Chapter Officer Leadership Training Conference on Sept. 15 at the Glenpool Conference Center. Eight state FFA officers planned and conducted this ...

• October 9 - Morris vs. Henryetta: postponed and rescheduled for Monday, October 26 at 7 p.m. The game will still be at Henryetta. • October 15 - Morris vs. Beggs: postponed and rescheduled for a dat...

Several county schools have had to halt football seasons because of COVID-19. Currently, it has not affected district games to the point of not being able to reschedule them, but that could change. Mo...

In the Demons’ rematch with the Metro Christian Patriots, who knocked the Demons out of playoffs in the semifinals last year, the Patriots prevailed once again in a low scoring 14-6 game. Neither team...