Henryetta Public Schools Breakfast Wednesday, Dec. 12 – Waffle, Fruits Galore, and Milk Thursday, Dec. 13 – Sausage and Biscuit, Fruits Galore, and Milk Friday, Dec. 14 – Choice of Cereal, Toast and J...

First Family Federal Credit Union (FFFCU) in Henryetta hosted their annual Christmas Party and Open House on Dec. 3. Guests enjoyed refreshments and giveaways during the event. FFFCU staff members Ash...

Friends of the (Henryetta) Library continue to host a Book Sale through 5 p.m. today-Dec. 7 at the Henryetta Civic Center. Hundreds of paperback and hardback books are available for purchase at an ext...

Okmulgee’s Dennis Taylor, left, is pictured with Dr. Bill Pierce, president of Baptist Village Communities. Taylor was named chairperson of the Board for 2018-2019. The 22-member Board oversees the op...

OSU Institute of Technology’s upcoming commencement ceremony will be a full circle moment for many of the graduates. Nate C. Todd, director of Prospective Student Services, will serve as the keynote s...

Dorthy Tierney is the second $1,000 Christmas Bucks winner. She received the ticket after making a purchase a Burnett's Furniture! The next drawing will be Tuesday, December 11th - shop at the followi...

Okmulgee County Election Board announced candidates who filed their Declarations of Candidacy for school districts and also the City of Okmulgee Councilmember at Large (Mayor) seat. Candidates who fil...

On Wednesday, social media posts flared with the announcement by Henryetta Public Schools of a possible threat posed to the school. According to various social media posts, the original threat had bee...

An Annual School Drop-Out Report and Annual School College Remediation Plan were approved by Schulter Board of Education members at their Dec. 3 meeting. Warrants and claims for the General Fund and B...

Henryetta FFA Chapter was recently honored with the Great American Cleanup Best Overall Award by Keep Oklahoma Beautiful (KOB) during their 28th annual Environmental Excellence Celebration on Nov. 30....

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) encourages the public to take safety precautions for the upcoming winter weather. Proper planning can reduce the risk of injury and illness while also en...

Weather updates are still being made as Okmulgee County and the state prepare for a predicted winter storm this weekend. Due to the possibility of bad weather this weekend, the Henryetta Chamber of Co...

American Exchange Bank (AEB) in Henryetta will host a holiday celebration on Friday, Dec. 21 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Free pictures with Santa will be offered and refreshments of cookies and punch will b...

The unemployment rate for all counties in Oklahoma dropped during the month of Octoboer, according to the latest numbers from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. In Okmulgee County, the unemp...

Swish! HENRYETTA - The Okmulgee County schools were represented at the 2018 Wilson Tiger Classic basketball tournament at Wilson High School this week. The county schools represented at the week-long ...

HENRYETTA - The Henryetta varsity basketball team suffered a pair of double-digit losses to county foe Preston here Tuesday evening. The Lady Knights remained winless on the season with a 64-46 setbac...

I received a Christmas card a few days ago. I want to say I was very touched. I work hard on my column every week and have to squeeze it in between all the other things I do at the office. I have been...

Distraction: That which divides the attention, diverts or draws away the mind; prevents concentration. “Jerry Lout! What are you looking at out there? You come right up here.” Elementary school. I lim...

Jean de Brunhoff (12-09-1899 to 10-16-1937) French writer and illustrator who created the Babar books. We have one (B-2 Babar the King. December 13th we celebrate Santa Lucia Day, festival of lights c...

It’s the holiday season which means that the yearly holiday movie has taken over theaters. This year’s offering is a re-telling of the classic Dr. Seuss story How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The story...