Committees in the Oklahoma House and Senate have passed two bills expanding the Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship program. The program currently offers tax credits to donors who give to non-prof...

Henryetta Lion of the Week was Amber Smith who presented special guest speaker Jennifer Avery with TSET (Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Trust) at the regular meeting of the Henryetta Lions Club on Feb. 1...

Steven Baldridge retained his seat as Okmulgee Councilmember At-Large (Mayor) following Tuesday’s election. He beat out challenger Ron Davis 217-83, or 72 percent of the vote, to get a third term in o...

PRESTON - The Preston varsity basketball teams closed out their regular-season finale Tuesday evening against the visiting Kellyville Ponies and Lady Ponies. The regular-season finale took place at th...

HENRYETTA - The Henryetta varsity basketball teams had their Senior Nite celebration spoiled Tuesday evening with a pair of losses to the visiting Beggs Golden Demons and Lady Demons. Tuesday's county...

It’s National Jell-O Week! Jell-O is the largest selling prepared dessert and can be found at almost all family and church gatherings. In America, Jell-O is commonly used as a generic and household na...

February 17th is Random Acts of Kindness Day. Some suggestions – bake cookies for an elderly friend, let someone go in front of you in line, serve at a homeless shelter, pick up litter. Born in Fort W...

OSU Institute of Technology is a dynamic Okmulgee-based college with more than thirty formal degree programs, each designed to help students enter or advance their technical careers. Faculty at OSUIT ...

DEAR ABBY: Valentine's Day is here and, to be honest, I don't know much about St. Valentine. So I wonder if he meant the day to only be about lovers. Is there any reason I shouldn't send valentines to...

The so-called Green New Deal is here and its policy is the definition of socialism. In the resolution, Washington Democrats rolled out more of the same radical, socialist policies they have been pushi...

This Sunday, February 17th, is the Septuagesima Sunday. The readings for this Sunday are from Exodus 17:1–7, 1 Corinthians 9:24—10:5, and Matthew 20:1–16 Grace Alone The people of Israel contended wit...

Henryetta Public Works Director Ron Casey announced at the Henryetta Economic Development Authority (HEDA) meeting Feb. 11 that the City of Henryetta was contacted last week by QuikTrip officials. Cas...

A new online bachelor’s degree in leadership from OSU Institute of Technology provides a postsecondary pathway in high demand for those who have previously completed an Associate in Applied Science (A...

Selected by their teachers for February Student of the Month in the high school is senior, Ashley Nowels, daughter of Jason and Jessica Nowels. In the middle school, 7th grader, Addiemae Kanada, daugh...

Henryetta Elementary School (HES) Employees of the Month for February are Marty Richison, paraprofessional, and Ginny Holder, first grade teacher. “Both go above and beyond in molding our students. Ed...

Henryetta Board of Education approved to rehire principal and central office positions for the 2019-2020 school year and an elementary paraprofessional for the remainder of this school year at their r...

Henryetta Public School’s Technology Student Association (TSA) will host a Father Daughter Dance on Saturday, Feb. 16 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. Snacks and drinks will be prov...

A fatality collision involving two Henryettan men took place on Feb. 10 at 1:25 a.m. on a county road, nine miles west and two miles north of Stidham in McIntosh County. Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) ...

Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) is investigating a fatality collision that occurred on Feb. 8 at 1:51 a.m. on I-40 westbound, four miles west of Henryetta. According to the accident report by OHP Troope...

Okmulgee County’s 52nd Annual Spring Livestock Show will be held Thursday, Feb. 14 through Saturday, Feb. 16 with Premium Sale to be held on Sunday, Feb. 17 at the county fairgrounds. The swine show b...