19th Sunday (A) This Sunday’s Gospel features Jesus picking his way to a boat of disciples through storm of windy darkness over a sea of nightmare waves. At three o’clock in the morning, he finds them...

Excitement is building as the dates for the Roy LeBlanc Okmulgee Invitational Rodeo nears. This is the 65th year for the oldest and largest black rodeo event, which will be held Aug. 7-8 at the Bob Ar...

According to the Okmulgee County OSU Extension Office, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry has received numerous reports from Oklahoman’s stating they have received unsolicited seeds...

“And why have you come to this country?” The Kenyan interviewing the newly-arrived couple surveyed their passports. They could hear another passenger jet touching down beyond the terminal. “We have co...

Countians will be joining together for the Okmulgee County Prayer Walk on Aug. 8. This will be the fourth year for the event, which gives individuals the opportunity to travel to all county schools an...

Wilson Board of Education accepted the resignations of Casandra Blair, Georgia Harjo and Vernie Thomas during the regular meeting on July 9. Board members hired a paraprofessional for elementary, an e...

Okmulgee Masonic Lodge #199 AF & AM announced that Worshipful Duaine Janzen (left) received his 50 Year Masonic Lodge Service award on Tuesday night. Janzen was presented with the award by District De...

Dewar Public Schools Superintendent Todd Been recently announced in a letter to parents, students and staff that school will begin, virtually and traditionally, on August 24 Ȧll schools in Okmulgee Co...

Joy in Life Ministries drivethru food distribution will be held this morning, Friday, July 31 at 10 a.m. at 611 E. Trudgeon in Henryetta. Distribution is not income-based and is open to everyone in th...

Sirens rang out Friday evening in Henryetta as the family home of Anthony and Courtney Wright became engulfed in flames. First responders received calls just before 8 p.m. on July 24 regarding the hou...

Okmulgee High School’s football team has been hearing a new pair of voices during their summer workouts, pushing them to their edge and helping build a future Alpha Dog squad. Jesse Pannell, a former ...

The Okmulgee Junior Football League hosted its annual Skills Camp for the upcoming 2020 NEOYFA season at Harmon Stadium July 20-24. Children from 1st through 6th grade were coached through drills pert...

Robert Soucy will be traveling cross country to compete in the 2020 American Motorcyclist Association’s Amateur National Motocross Championship this coming Monday. Lasting for five days, Soucy will be...

Pam Harvey (above), an escrow officer, was the special guest speaker for the July 28 meeting of the Henryetta Lions Club. She introduced her new business, Oklahoma Secured Title, to members. A beggs n...

Trinity Lutheran Church This Sunday is the Eight Sunday after Trinity. The readings are from Jeremiah 23:16-29, Acts 20:27-38 and Matthew 7:15-23 Beware of False Prophets “Beware of false prophets, wh...

Over the span of the last two months, various organizations in the area have partnered with Farmers to Families to bring Go Fresh fruit/vegetable and dairy boxes to the area. Morris has had a couple. ...

British author, Lynne Reid Banks was born July 31, 1929 in London, England, the only child to a Scottish doctor and an Irish actress. Lynne studied at RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art), becoming an...

Lawlessness is running rampant in cities across our country, inflicting more pain on communities already suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic. This past weekend, 59 police officers were injured during...

An Okmulgee man, accused of stealing a truck and trailer belonging to a local business which suffered extensive damage in an ensuing crash, is in jail. Jimmy D. Robinson, 26, was arrested by Okmulgee ...

A Henryetta man was killed in a two-vehicle accident 10 miles south of Henryetta on the Indian Nation Turnpike on July 23 at 10:33 p.m., investigating Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) Trooper Tyler James...