J&B Pumpkin Patch will host a Fall Grand Opening on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 4:30 p.m. until dark. Located on Hwy. 75 between Okmulgee and Preston, J&B offers visitors a chance to pick pumpkins and sunfl...

Modern Healthcare in Dallas, Texas announced that Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta was among the rankings for health care organizations recognized as Best Places to Work in Healthcare, along with 11 other...

Henryetta Elementary School (HES) will host a Variety Show on Tuesday, Oct. 8 in the high school auditorium with two showings. Students will perform and show off their talents. The first showing, for ...

Muscogee (Creek) Nation National Council Speaker Lucian Tiger III submitted two petitions last week to the MCN Election Board in the results for the Primary Election for Principal Chief. “Two petition...

The Lady Dragons couldn’t find their momentum going up against the Strother Lady Yellowjackets in the final round of the OSSAA Class A Fastpitch District Playoffs. After an impressive 11-1 win over th...

Lady Knights faced tough losses on the road at the NSU and Tahlequah High School Softball Tournament. On the tail end of their season, the Lady Knights struggled to get hits off of Class 4A Fort Gibso...

Oklahoma National Guard selected the Dewar vs. Weleetka matchup as the game of the week. The Dragons and the Outlaws wore special uniforms in celebration of the men and women who have and who still de...

The Dewar Dragons led another impeccable offensive and defensive campaign at home against the Weleetka Outlaws. Selected as the Oklahoma National Guard game of the week, the Dragons ensured that their...

The Henryetta Knights had a tough time getting their offense going in their first district game of the season. Hitting the road to compete against Okemah, Henryetta only made it into the endzone for o...

Clay Center, Kansas –Have you ever said to a friend or family member, “I just want you to be happy”, as they were considering marriage, a new job or some other major decision? Recently I watched a doc...

Kids Talk About God “We can learn from John the Baptist to tell people who Jesus really is,” says Danae, 10. “John had many followers himself, but he didn’t try to compete with Jesus.” Nothing is more...

FOR THE CHILDREN Over the past two weeks, I have had the pleasure of attending two collaborative efforts at the national level. Both meetings focused on important issues facing Oklahoma’s children and...

As Benjamin Franklin famously wrote, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." That is certainly the case with the flu vaccine, which according to the Center for Disease Control, prevented 5....

Eastside Baptist Church Revival Eastside Baptist Church located 219 N Osage, Okmulgee will be in Revival Oct. 9-11 at 7 p.m. nightly. Speaker will be Rev. Dr. Robert L Jeffrey, Sr. Pastor of New Hope ...

Henryetta Public Schools Breakfast Wednesday, Oct. 2 – French Toast, Fruits Galore, and Milk Thursday, Oct. 3 – Sausage and Biscuit, Fruits Galore, and Milk Friday, Oct. 4 – Choice of Cereal, Toast an...

OSU Institute of Technology will welcome Tulsa chef Shannon Smith to the campus for the first Cowboy Chef’s Table of the third season. During the lunch and learn event scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 1, S...

Dewar Fire Association (DFA) will host their annual Pancake Breakfast during the Dewar Harvest Festival on Saturday, Oct. 5. The all-you-can-eat fundraiser will be held from 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at th...

The ambitious Brit puzzled his dilemma. “If I’m to make my case that the book my good landlord calls holy is no more than a fanciful collection of tales and contradictions, I suppose I must fetch myse...

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister announced Wednesday that public schools statewide have an opportunity to strengthen safety and security through an initiative being offered to...

Ashton Been, a 2019 Wilson High School graduate, was recently awarded with the Okmulgee County Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) scholarship during the annual Farm Bureau Banquet.