As the shutdown of the federal government continues, concerns have been voiced about services from the Muscogee Nation Department of Health. MCN Secretary of Health Shawn Terry reassured citizens oper...

Two Okmulgee men were recently arrested on charges of domestic assault on separate incidents and are being held in the Okmulgee County Jail. Thomas Vincent Brewer Jr., 29, was charged on complaint of ...

Clyde Estes has been reappointed to the Okmulgee County Excise Board. The decision came during the Wednesday meeting of the Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners. The county also approved the followi...

HENRYETTA - The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity football team had a case of déjà vu in 2018, finishing the campaign with a second-straight 1-9 record. The Knights also finished 1-9 in 2017 with the on...

Today is National Pledge of Allegiance Day! Most of us grew up reciting this every morning before classes started in public school. We can still recite it to this day as well. But how many of us know ...

A gravel parking lot where two Okmulgee streets met hemmed in our little white church, the place my faith journey began. Like a fragile sapling planted near a brook, my spiritual life started taking r...

DEAR ABBY: My brother is my best friend. He is also an alcoholic. It runs in our family, and he has been addicted for years. His drinking has affected me in several (minor) ways over the years, but I ...

Last month, I had the pleasure to speak to the newly formed Okmulgee Young Professionals (OYP) organization. After joking about my being the oldest person in the room, I was able to get to know this e...

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) and Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) issued the following statements after the U.S. House of Representatives approved the final version of H.R. 2606...

A Henryetta man is being held on a $50,000 bond after his arrest for inappropriate conduct with a child. Michael Brandon Olazabal, 38, was arrested by the Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Department on Wedne...

Okmulgee Main Street announced the winner of last Thursday’s Sparkle Spree Grand Prize of $2,000 was Linda Brydges. The winning ticket was purchased at Miss Mary’s Market. Linda, along with many other...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from October business. Companies that remit more than $2,500 monthly in sal...

Lonnie Watts of Morris was one of over 15 veterans who received a gift basket from New Hope Home Health Nursing, LLC in Henryetta for Christmas this year. Watts would like New Hope to know that their ...

First Family Federal Credit Union (FFFCU) announces that Member Development Representative Ashley Morris was recently certified as a CU Financial Counselor (CUFC). After five months preparing for the ...

A hearing for a county woman accused of killing her two children has been moved to early next year. On Thursday, a Preliminary Hearing Conference was held for Amy Hall in Okmulgee County district cour...

First National Bank & Trust locations in Henryetta, Okmulgee and Wewoka held their annual Open Houses which included ham giveaways on Dec. 20. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Singing Santa Marcus Whitworth ent...

Ron Casey with the City of Henryetta was the guest speaker at the Dec. 19 meeting of the Henryetta Rotary Club. He was welcomed to the meeting by Rotarian of the Week, Luke Gaither. Casey discussed al...

A 77-year-old man from Graham was injured in a two-vehicle accident on Dec. 20 at 7:56 a.m. on Hwy. 29, four miles west of Foster in Garvin County, Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) Trooper Heath Green sa...

A Tulsa man is facing a charge of unlawful entry after he was found sleeping on the victim’s couch. Kenneth Ray Lewis Jr., 39 was arrested Wednesday in a residence near Beggs. According to the court a...

During the holidays, it’s important that you be prepared for all kinds of situations that may arise. Make sure all recommended maintenance has been completed on your vehicle, that you have an emergenc...