Dewar High School’s varsity team added two more wins to its record Thursday in a doubleheader with Canadian and Henryetta. The Dragons were a force to be reckoned with from the pitcher’s mound with Sh...

DEWAR — The Henryetta Knights broke through a five-game losing streak Thursday night in Dewar with a 9-0 takedown of Class A Canadian. Henryetta senior Jean Pixler led the Knights to their first victo...

BEGGS — Henryetta High School’s varsity slow pitch squad started the Beggs Slow Pitch Tournament with a bang Thursday. The Lady Knights earned their second shutout victory, defeating Barnsdall 12-0 in...

COVID-19 has paused the 2020 spring season for all eight Okmulgee County Schools until Monday, April 6. After an emergency Oklahoma State School Board meeting, county schools followed a statewide mand...

In the early spring of 2018, Speaker Joe Byrd found a seat on the airport shuttle headed to Tulsa International Airport and over the radio heard a familiar, yet surprising sound: the Cherokee Youth Ch...

Cornerstone Foursquare (CF) Location: 617 N. Oklahoma Avenue at the intersection of Oklahoma and Trent in Okmulgee. Services for the week include: Sunday at 10:30 a.m.; Midweek at 6:30 p.m. (Wednesday...

“A teacher can make a difference by giving less homework, 10 extra minutes for recess, extra field trips and five popcorn parties a day,” says Sara, 10 İf kids could vote for and serve as school board...

In a matter of hours, the world in which we live changed last week, and that change started right here in Oklahoma. As the NBA’s Utah Jazz was preparing to play the Oklahoma City Thunder in Chesapeake...

Recently I happened upon the poem by William Wadsworth about daffodils. It went something like this – “I wandered lonely as a cloud, That floats on high o’re vales and hills, When all at once I saw a ...

A Henryetta resident is behind bars after going on a crime spree of convenience in Okmulgee last Friday. The offender, identified as Jeffery Churchill, 45, racked up eight separate complaints in one v...

Muscogee (Creek) Nation has taken steps to protect employees and citizens due to the potential spread of the coronavirus. On Wednesday, Principal Chief David Hill issued a notice suspending all non-es...

Crystal Craig with Deep Fork Community Action Foundation, Inc. was the guest speaker for the March 10 meeting of the Henryetta Rotary Club. Craig discussed all of the available assistance in which Dee...

Kennedy Sullivan, a first grade student of Henryetta, was among 28 students who participated in the 18th annual Oklahoma Regional Braille Challenge in Oklahoma City on March 4. The competition, hosted...

Lisa Roddy is no stranger to Henryetta or the community, having been a life-long resident. Working at various restaurants throughout the years, she became a familiar face at Classic Diner for over sev...

Online applications are now available for the Sam Viersen Family Foundation 2020 Scholarship for high school graduates in Okmulgee County. Students who apply are required to have an overall grade poin...

A Diabetes Self-Management Program will be held on Mondays at 10 a.m. starting April 6 through May 11 at the Okmulgee Public Library. Hosted by the EODD Area Agency on Aging, SAC Nutrition Services an...

Due to a recent resignation, a state agency is looking to fill an Okmulgee County judge post. The Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) announced a vacancy for the position of District Judge for Okmulg...

Henryetta High School’s varsity boys’ and girls’ tennis teams swept through Pauls Valley Tuesday. The Knights took the championship win, rallying behind Jordan Osterdock and Ethan Lovell in the single...

The Lady Dragons pulled off another big victory Monday against Graham-Dustin, rallying for a 28-7 win that improved their record to 4-1. After defeating Davenport in a 16-run game, Dewar earned big hi...

Henryetta High School’s girls’ golf team took 1st at the Wewoka Tournament on Tuesday, March 10. With a combined score of 414, the Lady Knights also had two individuals place in the top 10. Skylar Sma...