Aftermath of early Monday morning severe storms left some Henryetta residents and businesses without power. Damages included uprooted and split trees, outbuildings carried away and destroyed, some sid...

Henryetta Rotary Club hosted their 21st Annual Little Olympics on May 2 at Cameron Field. Boys and girls in first through fifth grades participated in the events. Winners and participants are listed b...

During the Oklahoma State FFA Convention held recently, Henryetta and Wilson FFA Chapters received various awards. Henryetta FFA was awarded plaques for their support to the Oklahoma FFA Chapter Contr...

Two individuals wanted in connection with a rash of residential burglaries in Preston were arrested over the weekend. Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) arrested 29-year-old Katie Dawn Bowdler an...

Okmulgee County Commissioners proclaimed this week, May 5 through May 11, as Oklahoma Home and Community Education (OHCE) Week at their Monday meeting. Representatives from the county Home and Communi...

A Memphis woman arrested in Okmulgee County last year on drug charges has been sentenced to prison in federal court. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced ...

SHAWNEE - The Henryetta Lady Knights will have to wait at least one more year to claim their very first state championship in slowpitch softball. The Lady Knights were denied the state championship Mo...

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Henryetta Lady Knight No. 1 Doubles team of Haley Glass and Bailey Davis made an early exit at this past weekend’s Class 4A state tennis championships at the Oklahoma City Tennis C...

CATOOSA - Henryetta senior Dalton Key paced the Henryetta track and field team last weekend at the Class 3A state track and field championships at Catoosa High School. Key took home a bronze medal in ...

NORMAN - The Henryetta Lady Knight golf team finished sixth overall at last week's Class 3A state golf championships at the Westwood Park Golf Course. The Lady Knights notched a 2-day total of 767, fi...

Fot The Children A child abuse case was made public last week that occurred in my home town of Rush Springs. I was sickened by what was reported and want to take this column to remind Oklahomans of th...

Kids Talk About God "She likes to do dances in the car, which are hilarious," says Savannah, age 11. "Some of the dances I think are extinct. When she starts to dance to a song, I tell her to stop bec...

Moore Public Schools’plan to discontinue a weekly class for its gifted students has raised concerns with state advocates for gifted education and also rankled parents and teachers within the district....

I was recently visiting with some high school seniors and asked them what their classmates thought about God. “They’re sometimes confused”, they said. I asked them to explain. “They see bad things hap...

The Living Faith Most of the disciples of Jesus find it hard to listen and practice many of the Master’s demands, specifically his new command: “Love one another”. The world knows our Master led a par...

St. Michael Catholic Church 4th Sunday of Easter (Acts 13: 14-52/Rev. 7: 9-17/Jn. 10: 27-30) Three Sundays ago, the Church invited us to hear and meditate readings telling us about Jesus who suffered,...

Henryetta Public Schools Breakfast Wednesday, May 8 – French Toast, Fruits Galore, and Milk Thursday, May 9 – Sausage and Biscuit, Fruits Galore, and Milk Friday, May 10 – Choice of Cereal, Toast and ...

Approximately seven tornadoes or more were reported during a stormy last day of April. According to Okmulgee County Emergency Management Director Tim Craighton, one tornado touched down in the county....

Schulter High School Student of the Month for May is Zeth McGowin. The son of Johnnie McGowin, Zeth is class vice president and a member of the high school basketball team. High school teachers chose ...