Early voting begins today, Wednesday, Nov. 2 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., for the Nov. 8 General Election. Okmulgee County voters can cast their ballots at the Okmulgee County Election Board Office located ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Our democratic system of government is as fragile as those few who show up to the polls. On Nov. 8 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., registered voters will line up to cast their ballot for a myri...

The story of Choctaw citizen Clayton Clark’s opioid addiction begins with a compressed disc, and pirouettes into a tale of devastation and loss. After sustaining a back injury from moving furniture, C...

Nine students at Henryetta Public Schools recently qualified for All State Honor Choir second round auditions. Students include Sheldon Andrews, Jasmine Cantrell, Caveryn Foster, Allana Lawrence, Brad...

Three second-half TD runs by Nick Hudson helped the Henryetta Golden Knights to a 5220 victory this past Friday night in Roland. Hudson finished with a total of four touchdowns in the Knights’ blowout...

LOCAL CHAMBER TO SPONSOR SEMINAR The Henryetta Chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring a Seminar on the Federal Legislation on American Indian Land Usage for Business and American Indian Employment in ...

After hearing a speech in the House of Commons, Winston Churchill remarked, “I should think it hardly possible to state the opposite of the truth with more precision.” Whether lies are told with preci...

Folks, today as I write this, we will soon be going all around the house and setting all the clocks. You know fallback! Ok, there’s a clock on the night stand, that little one in the bathroom, that bi...

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Knowing Jesus is the best gift anybody can receive. That we have encountered him is the best thing that has ever happened in our lives. And by making him known by our deed...

Beggs and Morris will renew their high school football rivalry this Friday. The annual gridiron battle between the two Okmulgee County schools will take place at Larry Bookout Field in Morris. Beggs h...

Several Okmulgee County fastpitch softball players received special postseason awards recently. County players from Preston, Morris, Henryetta, Beggs, and Okmulgee received All-District honors with th...

October 28—National Chocolate Day. Need I say any more? Nothing specific in this day. Generic enough to celebrate in any way you see fit. Start your day with a mocha frappe, my personal favorite, or e...

The Okmulgee Junior Football Association will send all four of its youth football teams to the 2022 Red Dirt Football League playoffs, which is set to begin this Saturday at four different sites. The ...

Eric A. Kimmel, American author of children and young adult books, was born Oct. 30, 1946 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Kimmel attended junior high and high school in Brooklyn and graduated from Lafayette College...

As you go through life, you will likely have longand short-term financial goals. But how will your strategies for meeting your long-term goals differ from those needed for your short-term ones? If you...

On one of my hikes I met Shizumi Stewart. Shizumi was a young 78-year-old Japanese American from Tomball, Texas. She was lightning fast, limber over obstacles, game for new adventure, had a ready smil...

Editor’s Note: Ervin Stone Yen was unable to respond to the questionnaire in time for this section. We have researched candidate’s website, Facebook pages and other sources to do our best to provide a...