Kirk Ruth was recently named Henryetta Middle School Employee of the Month. He is pictured above (standing, far left) with some of his students.

The head of an international consulting firm that is being sued by more than a dozen veterans has withdrawn his nomination from Gov. Kevin Stitt to be Oklahoma’s next secretary of veterans affairs and...

A 40-year-old Preston man was injured in a one-vehicle accident on March 13 at 8:56 p.m. on Happy Camp Road eastbound at Hwy. 75, two miles south of Winchester in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma Highway Pat...

The Muscogee Nation has been providing financial literacy education to the summer youth participants for the past two summers. This program was made possible through a partnership with Tinker Federal ...

American Exchange Bank (AEB) of Henryetta recently named Julie Stovall as Okemah Market President. AEB’s new branch in Okemah will be under her management. With more than 25 years of banking experienc...

More than 60 Oklahoma ministers have signed an open letter urging Gov. Kevin Stitt and state lawmakers to support school choice policies “which respect the rich diversity of educational approaches in ...

High school seniors have a chance to win one of twelve $500 scholarships through First Family Federal Credit Union (FFFCU) in Henryetta. Applications are currently being accepted. FFFCU plans to award...

Luminaria order forms are available for the Okmulgee County Relay For Life Luminaria Ceremony that will be held on Saturday, April 13 at 9 p.m. at Cameron Field in Henryetta. Relay For Life opening fe...

Jaxen Wright is an eighth grade FFA member of the Henryetta FFA Chapter. He has been very active being that this is his first year in FFA. He has participated on many different CDE and LDE teams such ...

Henryetta Arts & Crafts Spring Bazaar will be held on Saturday, April 6 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church. Many vendors have already signed up including Hargismom’s, A&D Crafts, Leah’s Scr...

The Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Department reported the theft of a 2007 Ford F-350 fire truck belonging to the Liberty Fire Department. The truck was stolen from an Okmulgee County Fire Station. Investi...

Human remains discovered Tuesday along the Deep Fork River have been positively identified as Margie Childers, 54, according to the Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office. The body was found on private prop...

OKMULGEE - The Okmulgee Bulldog varsity baseball team is currently seeking answers following a 4-game losing streak last weekend to begin the 2019 campaign. The Bulldogs have been outscored 51-4 in th...

HENRYETTA - The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity baseball team scored their third-straight win Monday evening with an 11-4 thrashing of the visiting Wetumka Chieftains. In their first three games of th...

MIAMI - Beggs High School will have four representatives at the 2019 state powerlifting championships this Saturday in El Reno. The four state representatives for Beggs will be Coye Hamilton (157 lbs....

CHECOTAH - The Henryetta Golden Knight powerlifting team came away with the Class 2A runner-up trophy last Saturday at the 2019 Southeast Regional Powerlifting Meet. The Knights competed in the Small ...

It’s National Wildlife Week! This week is designed to bring awareness and strengthen conservation efforts in local parks. While there are many type of wildlife we can discuss, several of which I can f...

With borrowed tools I dismantled the wooden crate my dad shipped from Oklahoma. Then, straddled the unpacked merchandise and thrust the kick-starter. I was happy for the right-foot design. With my lef...

Sunday, March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day! Lois Lowry, American author of children’s books was born on March 20th, 1937 in Honolulu, HI. From an early age she knew she wanted to be a writer. She preferred ...

This Sunday, March 17th, is the Second Sunday In Lent (Reminiscere). The readings for this the Second Sunday in Lent are from Genesis 32:22–32, Romans 5:1–5, and Matthew 15:21–28 Holding God to His Wo...