Henryetta Public Schools recently announced there will be five Valedictorians and two Salutatorians for the Henryetta High School Class of 2020. Valedictorians include Emma Kranz, Keaton Lollis, Isaac...

As schools across Oklahoma remain closed until April 6, there are many resources available to keep children learning and active during the extended break. All kinds of archives across the internet pro...

Henryetta Public Schools announced buses will be delivering lunches to all students who normally ride bus routes starting Monday, March 23. School officials said bus drivers and an additional school s...

First Family Federal Credit Union (FFFCU) recently celebrated groundbreaking for their new branch that will be located in McAlester. Board members Steve Story and Tony Gustin, along with Chief Executi...

Henryetta seniors Quinton Story, left, and Joey Watson, right, hold up their wins from the American Bass Anglers Ft. Gibson tournament. Competing as co-anglers, Story placed 5th and Watson took 6th in...

The Okmulgee County YMCA will close its doors temporarily to protect the health and well-being of members, YMCA staff, volunteers and program participants. The closure is set to begin at 9 p.m. today ...

Dewar High School’s varsity slow pitch saw their long standing win streak end last Thursday in a doubleheader with the Preston Lady Pirates and the Mounds Golden Lady Eagles. The Lady Dragons routed P...

Three county schools opened the 2020 track season at the Glenpool Invitational Track Meet last Friday, including Okmulgee High School, Henryetta High School and Morris High School. Each one excelled t...

McIntosh Tumbling will reopen to the public after spring break and will resume normal hours on Monday, March 23. Offering classes to a variety of ages, Katie Thompson and her coaching staff are trying...

Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association is determined to exhaust all possibilities in regard to completing the 2020 spring sports and hosting the Class 2A, 3A, 5A and 6A state basketball tour...

This Sunday, March 22 is the Fourth Sunday in Lent (Laetare). Readings for this Sunday are Isaiah 49:8–13, Galatians 4:21–31 and John 6:1–15. The Lord Feeds His People The Lord provided bread from hea...

I have two dogs, one named Yoda and one named Birdie. Birdie is gray, fluffy and going on 18 years old. Yoda is about eight years old, weighs in at a plump 20 pounds and somewhat resembles a Shih Tzu....

March 20 is National Ravioli Day! I love pasta of all kinds and ravioli is one of my favorites. What’s not to love? Bite-size pasta pockets with filling all wrapped up so neatly. So delicious, so mana...

March 20 is the first day of Spring and World Storytelling Day. Kate DiCamillo, American author of children’s books, many about animals, was born March 25, 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Kate was...

A 24-year-old Henryetta woman was injured in a one-vehicle accident on Hwy. 66 east of Bristow on March 14 at 3 a.m., Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) Trooper Paige Dowell of the Creek County Detachment ...

Henryetta Education Foundation (HEF) recently announced their Big Cedar Lodge Get Away Fundraiser. Tickets are currently being offered for a chance to win a three-night getaway at Big Cedar Lodge in M...

Seven Wilson FFA members are set to receive their Agriculture Education Career Passports at the Oklahoma State FFA Convention on Tuesday, April 28 at 1:30 p.m. at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma...

Henryetta Feed the Vet volunteers braved the cold and rainy weather to make sure our area veterans received food baskets on Friday. Among the volunteers were Henryetta Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) P...

As the Nation (and the world) has gone into panic mode over fears of contracting the Coronavirus (COVID-19), schools and businesses across Okmulgee County are taking extra precautions. What is dubbed ...

PRESTON — Henryetta High School’s varsity baseball squad couldn’t land a hit against Preston pitcher Jaxson McCullah during a cold Friday game. The Knights had earned their first win just a day earlie...