Though the wind roared with gusts between 30- and 60-miles per hour over the weekend, the 1st Annual Henryetta Mule & Donkey Days was deemed a great success. A grand mule and donkey parade kicked off ...

The Beggs Golden Demons’ journey towards the District 2A-7 championship ran into a small obstacle this past Friday at Tate Field at Golden Demon Stadium in Beggs. The obstacle for the Demons came in t...

The Henryetta Golden Knights kept their 2022 postseason hopes alive this past Friday with a 5914 thrashing at home against the Okemah Panthers. The 45-point rout puts the Knights at 2-3 in district pl...

The Okmulgee Bulldog varsity football team remained winless in district play in 2022 following a 13-6 road loss at Kansas this past Friday night. The narrow setback puts the Bulldogs at 0-5 in Distric...

The Morris Eagle varsity football team fell to 0-5 in district play following a 12-6 setback to the Westville Yellowjackets this past Friday night in Westville. The 6-point defeat keeps the Eagles in ...

The 1/2 grade youth football teams from Morris and Beggs were in Beggs this past Saturday afternoon to compete in the Central Football League ‘Silver’ playoffs. Morris took on Victory Christian in Sat...

Twenty-four minutes. That’s all the Wilson Tiger varsity football team needed to notch their sixth win of the 2022 campaign. The Tigers used a 38-point scoring barrage in the second quarter this past ...

The Dewar Dragon varsity football team moved closer to capturing their 30th district championship last Thursday night with a 62-14 victory over the Quinton Savages. The ‘mercy rule’ win over Quinton e...

Henryetta Main Street Trick or Treat Henryetta Chamber of Commerce announced the annual Trick or Treat on Main Street will be held on Friday, Oct. 28 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Traditional door-to-door ...

Use your imagination to discover what makes you happy. Explore what life offers and what you can do if you focus on what’s important to you. Make home, family and financial security your top prioritie...

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time The Bible is the single best personal trainer that there is. That’s the message that St. Paul, or rather the Holy Spirit through St. Paul is trying to teach us. I’ve known...

March 21, 1946 – Oct. 20, 2022 Services are pending for Mildred Jean Wilson, 76, a resident of Sand Springs with Integrity Funeral Service in Henryetta. Mrs. Wilson was born March 21, 1946 and died Oc...

Folks, most days are delightful. However, occasionally there is one of those days. And, this week, I had one of those days. I attended the funeral of my last uncle. He was the last of my dad’s sibling...

Okmulgee County will have three representatives at this Saturday’s Class 3A state cross country championships at Edmond Santa Fe High School. The three state cross country qualifiers from Okmulgee Cou...

It is that time again for me. The annual AVMC Halloween Party my family started is this Saturday in Okmulgee at the VFW. I am super busy this week preparing for that so I went with some easy things I ...

Henryetta Church of the Nazarene will host their annual Trunk or Treat on Friday, Oct. 28 at 5 p.m. following the Main Street Halloween Trick or Treat event. All families are welcome to walk through w...

Okmulgee County reported a slight increase in the jobless rate during August, according to the recent figures from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. During August, Okmulgee County reported ...

Life on a mini farm. After my youngest went off to college, I found myself at a loss. Twenty years of fussing over sons, to a totally empty nest. No more raided fridge, mountains of dirty clothes or w...

A 14-day Burn Ban for all of Okmulgee County was approved during Tuesday’s meeting of the board of commissioners. With no significant rainfall during the past seven days, and the already dormant veget...

Henryetta Municipal Authority (HMA) approved the purchase of a trailermounted jetter for the Sewer Department during a brief meeting on Tuesday evening. The lowest bid of $77,000 from Key Equipment wa...