Deep Fork Community Action Foundation, Inc. is offering free income tax preparation from Jan. 18 through April 15. Deep Fork’s free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) partnership joins IRA certifi...

Henryetta Little League baseball and softball sign-up dates have been announced for the upcoming season. League teams will play against Weleetka, Mounds, Twin Hills, Okmulgee, Beggs, Preston and Morri...

An investigation into a weekend shooting is still ongoing by the Okmulgee Police Department. According to Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice, about 7:44 p.m., the OPD received a report of a shooting i...

Town of Dewar officials announced on Tuesday that Hwy. 266 is down to one lane of traffic in order for Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) crews to trim and remove over-hanging trees. The pro...

Yearly performers at the Henryetta Labor Day Gospel Singing, The Williamsons, have recently claimed their first #1 hit of the year with “Every Moment, Every Mountain, Every Mile” on the Absolutely Gos...

One of the inside dually tires on a Henryetta Public Schools bus blew out last Wednesday near St. Michael’s Church. The unexpected blow out caused the bus driver to veer off the road, straddle a ditch...

Henryetta FFA’s first annual Livestock Show was reported to be an astounding success. This past weekend the show was held at the Okmulgee County Fairgrounds with several participants receiving champio...

A commission appointed by state leaders to ferret out wasteful spending and ineffective practices by state agencies has gotten its first recommendations from private auditors it hired. But if a summar...

January Students of the Month were selected by their teachers and in the high school, junior, Shawna Wilson, the daughter of Daniel and Brandy Haney, was chosen. Shawna plays basketball and softball f...

For one Muscogee (Creek) veteran, John Sloan, it was the opportunity of a lifetime when he made the trip to Suresnes, France to attend the Commemoration Ceremony of the 100th Anniversary of the end of...

The Okmulgee County Health Department has entered into an agreement with the Okmulgee Community Garden in order to keep their lawn mowed this spring and summer. The community garden will receive $350 ...

Henryetta Elementary School (HES) will hold a Spelling Bee on Friday, Feb. 1 at 9:30 a.m. in the high school auditorium for the 4th and 5th grades. The top two spellers in each grade will participate....

Statepoint - As a parent, you may be wondering how technology in the classroom is being used to provide a constructive learning environment for your child. Here is a round-up of several new technologi...

Statepoint - Alzheimer’s Disease is expected to impact nearly 14 million Americans by 2050, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. So, as you set your New Year’s resolutions for 2019, consider the ...

HENRYETTA - The Henryetta varsity basketball teams hosted the Stigler Panthers and Lady Panthers last Thursday at the Henryetta Event Center. The host Knights and Lady Knights used second-half offensi...

WATTS - The Dewar varsity basketball teams earned a pair of double-digit victories here last Thursday evening. The Lady Dragons improved to 9-6 on the year with a 55-19 decision over the host Watts La...

HANNA - The Dewar Lady Dragons improved to 10-6 on the year with a 62-44 victory over the host Hanna Lady Dragons last Friday evening. The Lady Dragons got a game-high 15 points from Skyler Randall an...

BEGGS - The Henryetta varsity basketball teams came away with a split decision last Friday in their county showdown with the host Beggs Golden Demons and Lady Demons. The Lady Knights stunned the host...

OKMULGEE - The Preston Pirates and Lady Pirates became the first Okmulgee County basketball teams to punch their tickets to the semifinals of the 2019 Muscogee (Creek) Nation Okmulgee County Basketbal...

The bill filing deadline has come and gone and we now know what legislative ideas have been submitted by lawmakers. Our team at the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is going through the pr...