Next week is Thanksgiving. This week, I pulled out family recipes I make every year, and don’t really need the recipes for, just to make sure I remember everything I need correctly. As I flipped throu...

DEAR ABBY: I have a close friend who is an extreme hoarder. She and her husband have a beautiful, large, custom-built home that is stacked floor to ceiling with clutter. There are only narrow paths to...

November is National Native American Heritage Month. This month gives all Americans the opportunity to celebrate the legacy of the first people who called this land home. I am a member of Cherokee Nat...

Nov. 26, 1922 was the birth date of American cartoonist and creator of the “Peanuts” comic strip, Charles M. Schulz in Minneapolis, Minn. Being an only child, Schulz decided at an early age that he wa...

This Sunday, November 24, 2019, is the Last Sunday in the Church Year. The reading for this Sunday are: Isaiah 65:17–25, 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11, and Matthew 25:1–13. By Faith We Are Prepared for Chris...

A fatality ATV collision occurred on Nov. 17 at 6:03 p.m. on Hwy. 266 and North County Road 4050, three miles west of Hitchita in McIntosh County. According to investigating Oklahoma Highway Patrol (O...

Okmulgee County Emergency Management (OCEM) has used several grants to improve their coverage here in Okmulgee County. Director Tim Craighton presented an update to the Board of County Commissioners d...

All proceeds collected from First Family Federal Credit Union’s (FFFCU) Labor Day Car & Bike Show were donated to the Henryetta Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 539 on Friday. The donation will go ...

McIntosh Tumbling (MT) Competition Team participated in the first competition of the season at Oklahoma City Gymnastics on Saturday with several tumblers placing in various events. “We are so proud of...

Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta will host an Open House for the emergency room expansion and remodel project on Wednesday, Dec. 4 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Now in the final stages of the emergency room expan...

Henryetta Chamber of Commerce and the Jim Shoulders Living Legends Rodeo Committee honored 2019 Indian National Finals Rodeo (INFR) champions, qualifiers, an INFR Hall of Fame inductee and Military Ro...

Shop Henryetta for a chance to win thousands in “Henryetta Christmas Bucks.” Henryetta Chamber of Commerce is once again hosting the popular “Henryetta Christmas Bucks” program for Henryetta shoppers....

An Oregon woman is in jail facing marijuana trafficking complaints after being stopped on Interstate 40 near Henryetta on Nov. 17. According to court records, around 11:10 p.m. an Oklahoma Highway Pat...

The Demons found success in the first few minutes of play Friday night at home with Easton Davis becoming untouchable, earning a 73-yard kickoff return against the Nowata Ironmen. Beggs, who is ranked...

Schulter senior Malaki Hedrick attempts a three-point shot in a previous home battle against the Lakewood Christian Lady Lions. Hedrick earned a season high 16 points against the Lady Lions, but could...

Eagle Spirit Athletics will be hosting try outs for the upcoming competition season. Morris Competitive Cheer Squads will be looking for new talent on Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. and Saturd...

The Dragons sank their claws into yet another victory Friday night, defeating the Wetumka Chieftains in the first round of the OSSAA Class B Playoffs. Hosting Wetumka for round one, the Dragons not on...

Wilson Public Schools announced that qualified individuals interested in running for School Board Seat Numbers Five, Four and Three can file declarations of candidacy Monday, Dec. 2 through Wednesday,...