Three persons arrested in a traffic stop in Okmulgee County in July were named in a federal court indictment Wednesday. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District named 50-year-old K...

Wilson Rawls, American author best known for his Classic Where the Red Fern Grows was born September 24th, 1913 in Scraper, OK and grew up in the Oklahoma Ozark Mountain Region. Scraper is an unincorp...

Darrell Proctor is seeking re-election as the Muscogee (Creek) Nation National Council Representative for the McIntosh District: I am seeking re-election for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation National Counc...

A total of 97 veterans and their families received food baskets during Feed the Vet on Friday at New Life Assembly of God Church in Henryetta. All of the volunteers are commended in helping make the e...

A Glenpool man was critically injured in a motorcycle accident on Sept. 14 at 6:15 p.m. on Hwy. 75 three miles east of Beggs. According to Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) Trooper Levi Foreman of the Okm...

A bid for asphalt laydown in District 3 was awarded during Monday’s meeting of the Okmulgee Board of County Commissioners. Dunham Asphalt had the lowest bid for the three-mile work project, which came...

MCN voters are reminded that the polls will be open for the MCN Primary Election on Saturday, Sept. 21. Polling precincts for the Okmulgee District are located at the Dewar Indian Community Center at ...

Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Leslie Osborn is the featured speaker at the Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce’s September Luncheon. The luncheon begins at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 25 in the meeting rooms in t...

Henryetta Elementary September Teacher of the Month is Nicki Story. A fourth grade teacher, Story is pictured above (left) with her framed award for the month presented to her by Henryetta Elementary ...

Grants are now available to help communities across the state manage and improve their forests. Oklahoma Forestry Services, in conjunction with the US Forest Service and the Oklahoma Urban and Communi...

Winnie Cooper of Wilson was among several other peformers at the Okmulgee’s Got Talent event held on Sept. 14. Cooper performed “At Last” and “All That Jazz” during the Saturday event among 13 other c...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from July business. The monies they reported this period represent sales fr...

Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin (R), Co-Chair of the House Energy Action Team (HEAT), joined House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), Natural Resources ...

Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) and the District 25 Violent Crimes Task Force continue their investigation into a triple homicide that occurred on Sept. 7 northeast of Beggs. The victims were ...

Former Muscogee (Creek) Nation (MCN) Principal Chief George Tiger entered a guilty plea Friday in federal court to a bribery charge he was facing. Tiger, 69, had been indicted for Bribery Concerning P...

Henryetta Cub Scout Pack 118 has really increased over the past few weeks with an astounding total of 43 scouts in the pack. An informational meeting was held last Thursday with 29 new scouts from Hen...

Oklahoma Baptist University hosted the annual high school and junior high cross country invitational at Gordon Cooper Technology Center. The Okmulgee and Henryetta High School cross country teams face...

The Lady Dragons got the drop on the Beggs Lady Demons Thursday, gaining a 2-1 lead in the first inning. However, the Lady Dragons couldn’t hold back the heavy-hitting Lady Demons for long. Beggs went...

The Wilson Tigers couldn’t hold back the Watts Engineers Friday, resulting in a tough 74-16 loss. Despite the Engineers making it to the end zone for a total of 74 points, Tigers’ quarterback Michael ...