March 26, 1931 – Oct. 2, 2022 A celebration of life will be arranged for a later date for Joan McCullough, 91, a resident of Las Cruces, N.M. Mrs. McCullough was born March 26, 1931 in Denver, Co., th...

Tulledega Hills Music Theater will host a NYC Fundraiser beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 26 with a Facebook Auction. The auction will begin at 8 a.m. and ends on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 5 p.m. “We are accep...

Wilson Public School Board of Education approved a 2023 Annual Election Resolution during their regular monthly meeting on Oct. 4. Contracts approved by the board included Haily Terry to Daycare, Lisa...

The case of four missing Okmulgee men has now shifted to a murder investigation by local authorities, and a person of interest in the case was arrested yesterday in Florida. During a press conference ...

Henryetta Chamber of Commerce formed a Finance Committee during their regular monthly meeting held Monday at Shoney’s Restaurant. Members of the new committee include Chairman Shawn Okerson, David Dyk...

Henryetta High School (HHS) Class of 1964 will host a Mini Class Reunion on Saturday, Oct. 22 at The Lodge Event Center at 310 W. Main Street in Henryetta. Guest speaker and HHS Class of 1964 graduate...

Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta was recently ranked 61st among the Best Places to Work in Healthcare in the country by Modern Healthcare. This is the second year in which the hospital has received this p...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Over this past week, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) held our 22nd annual Fall Forum. This conference seeks to bring together leaders in various fields of serving yout...

Earlier this week, the Emergency Drought Commission met and directed an additional $5 million be added to the Emergency Drought Cost-Share program. This is in addition to the current $3 million in eme...

STILLWATER, Okla. – A new trade report analyzing the effects of beef imports and exports highlights the strong economic value of the U.S. beef industry’s participation in a global marketplace. The rep...

The Okmulgee Junior Football Association closed out the home portion of its 2022 regular-season schedule this past Saturday. The final team to come to historic Harmon Field during the 2022 campaign wa...

The magical run for the Wilson Tiger varsity football team came to an end last Thursday night in Bartlesville. The Tigers, who began the 2022 campaign with a 5-game win streak, suffered their first de...

The playoff chances for the Henryetta Golden Knight varsity football team dwindled down a little bit more following a 45-16 loss to the Vian Wolverines last Thursday night. The double-digit setback ca...

The Morris Eagle varsity football team will have to wait until next year to participate in the postseason. The Eagles had their playoff dreams in 2022 dashed last Thursday with a 33-14 loss to the Spe...

The Dewar Dragon varsity football team extended both their regular-season (41) and district (32) winning streaks last Thursday with a 56-6 victory over the Porum Panthers. The latest Dewar win came in...

The Beggs Golden Demons remained perfect in district play in 2022 with a 46-16 victory last Thursday night against Okmulgee County rival, the Okmulgee Bulldogs. The Beggs victory came in District 2A-7...

Oct. 22, Oct. 29 & Oct. 30 Haunted House & Halloween Carnival Just in time for Halloween, Dewar Indian Community Center will host Three Nights of Terror in a Haunted House on Saturday, Oct. 22, Oct. 2...

25 YEARS AGO – 1997 PVT. CARON GRADUATES BOOT CAMP Private Gabriel M. Caron of Wilson will be graduating from Boot Camp at Ft. Sill on Oct. 23, 1997. Pvt. Caron is a 1995 graduate of Wilson High Schoo...

Recipe courtesy of the North Carolina SweetPotato Commission Servings: 6 2 – Large sweetpotatoes, baked 1 – Small onion, 1/4-inch diced 2 – Tablespoons olive oil 1 – Quart chicken or vegetable stock 2...

A few years ago, we had a guest preacher in our church one Sunday morning. Several of his congregants also were there in support of their beloved pastor. In the middle of his sermon, suddenly one of t...