Director of Golf and Head Coach of the University of Missouri (UMKC) Kangaroos J.W. VanDenBorn led a successful team this past season. The Roos earned their second-consecutive Western Athletic Confere...

We all have times where money is tight. Life happens and sometimes it leaves us short. Let’s be honest though. No one really wants to go to the store at any time and spend a couple hundred dollars on ...

DEAR ABBY: My sister-in-law "June" is being married soon. I will be the matron of honor. My husband, "Jake," June's brother, will be a groomsman for her fiance, "Jimmy." Not only is Jake going to be a...

One of the most important duties of Congress outlined in the U.S. Constitution is to provide for the common defense. It is a promise to American citizens that we will protect them and defend American ...

I would like to welcome new readers who have stumbled across my little corner of the newspaper. This article, The Rowan Family Tree, revolves around the topics of foster care, adoption, and family lif...

July 20th is National Lollipop Day. English-American author, Margery Williams was born July 22nd, 1881 in London, England the second child in her family. Her father died when she was seven and the fam...

This Sunday, July14, 2019, is the Fifth Sunday After Trinity. The readings for this Sunday are from 1 Kings 19:11–21, 1 Corinthians 1:18–25, and Luke 5:1–11 Jesus Makes Fishers of Men The Lord called ...

Area author Judy Goodspeed was the special guest during the Henryetta Public Library book signing to promote new book, “Those Ropin’, Ridin’ Goodspeed Boys” on Saturday. Several people gathered at the...

Washington – Oklahomans in the U.S. House voted along party lines as that chamber approved a major defense bill, setting up a battle with the Senate where Sen. Jim Inhofe’s bill earlier sailed through...

Local governments can submit an application to the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for funds aimed at solid waste improvements. The Oklahoma Solid Waste Management Act (Act) affords...

Oklahoma’s annual Sales Tax Holiday is set to begin at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 2 and end at midnight on Sunday. Aug. 4. During the holiday weekend, sales on eligible shoes and clothing are exempt f...

Okmulgee County Democratic Party will host a regular monthly meeting on Thursday, July 18 at 6 p.m. in the Okmulgee Room of the OSUIT Student Union building in Okmulgee. All registered county Democrat...

Carole (Malone) Machlan and Doloris (Malone) Roland invite any former classmates or alumni who attended Francis Willard Grade School to a School Reunion on Saturday, Aug. 31 at Shoney’s in Henryetta. ...

Murder charges have been filed in the case of a Henryetta man, 36-year-old Edwin Dominic Reid, who was killed last week. Glen Thomas West, 33, of Weleetka, has been charged with First Degree Murder af...

More than 80 new laws went into effect on July 1, including one that gives state employees a long-awaited pay raise. State workers making less than $40,000 will receive a $1,500 raise, the first for s...

Okmulgee County Relay for Life is in need of volunteers for upcoming events. A meeting will be held this afternoon, Wednesday, July 17 at 5:30 p.m. at Mazzios in Henryetta to set dates and establish a...

Scott Bevan with the Okmulgee High School ACE Drone Service was the guest speaker at the Henryetta Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting on July 15. Bevan is the Science/Aviation/Drone Instructor at the...

Henryetta Knight head coach Lance Beck steps up to the stadium bleachers Thursday morning to introduce himself to several hopeful faces. The Henryetta Youth Football Association partnered with the hig...

The Okmulgee County YMCA swim team found the perfect combination of short and long distance wins over the weekend. Hosting their annual Rising Surge swim meet, the Surge swimmers beat out Shawnee, Nor...

The Henryetta Lollygaggers had punched their ticket to the six-day Coach Pitch State Tournament earlier this season. Traveling to Clinton, the Lollygaggers faced teams from across Oklahoma July 9-13. ...