On this National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, let us take a moment to recognize and be inspired by all who served and remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. We remember this day which change...

Pearl Harbor Thursday marks the 73rd anniversary since Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was attacked by the Japanese. Enemy airplanes launched bombs and torpedoes into the vessels anchored along battleship row. T...

In 1941, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was home base to thousands of American military forces in Pacific Ocean. This was, in many ways, an island paradise. That was surely the feeling as the sun rose on Sunda...

DEAR ABBY: I gave birth to my daughter three months ago, after 44 grueling hours of labor. My mother, assuming I would want her in the delivery room, booked her flight, flew across the country and sta...

By now, we all know that President Trump is a negotiator. At the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires last weekend, the president showcased his dealmaking skills in yet another trade negotiation on behalf of th...

This column is nothing more than a bunch of words. Each week, I try to string together about 500 of them in response to a question from someone in the community. Words are interesting. Individually, t...

Okmulgee SDA Church, on Hwy. 62 between Morris and Okmulgee Maranatha SDA Church, 1213 East Chicago Okmulgee, Oklahoma 74447 We invite you to join us at any of our services. Bible study, December 8, 9...

Henryetta Walmart Assistant Store Manager Mary Smiley (above) announced the Angel Tree is now up in the front of the store. Angels from Henryetta, Dewar and Schulter Schools are available on the tree....

Donations and school staff volunteers are needed for the School Trauma Kit Project in Henryetta. Organizer of the project and Henryetta resident, Alan Kerby, continues to assemble kits and provide Sto...

Midway Convenience Store in Dewar was recently named “Best Hot Food Box” in Okmulgee County during a month-long poll in November by the Okmulgee County Restaurant Review (OCRR). April Taber and Dave C...

Henryetta FFA and 4-H’s 1st annual Livestock Show will be held on Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Okmulgee County Fairgrounds at 12 noon. According to FFA Advisor Cody Dawson, there will be 18 students parti...

Volunteers are needed to aid the Henryetta Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 539, VFW Auxiliary and the American Legion with the Feed the Veterans food distribution event this Friday, Dec. 7 at New ...

A Morris couple has been jailed after they used a stolen credit card to make purchases. Brandon Stuard, 38 and Tracey Stuard, 34 were arrested Nov. 29 by Morris police on numerous complaints. On Nov. ...

Okmulgee County Treasurer Vonna Lampkins and her staff mailed out the 2018 Tax Statements on Monday, Nov. 26. Normally the ‘first half’ is due on Dec. 31, but Lampkins has extended that deadline to Ja...

The Office of the District Attorney, Carol Iski, is making preparations for the 11th annual Victim’s Tree for Okmulgee County. The project, coordinated by the Victim Witness Coordinator Debi Woodard, ...

Henryetta High School (HHS) is partnering with Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) to host a Blood Drive today-Dec. 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. OBI encourages healthy adul...

Two Okemah men entered guilty pleas in federal court last week in separate cases. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that Steven James McNinch, 35, ent...

OKMULGEE - The annual Gary McKee Okmulgee Bulldog Classic wrestling tournament took place this past weekend at historic Brock Memorial Gymnasium. The 2-day event began last Friday with the junior high...

KELLYVILLE - The Henryetta varsity basketball team traveled here last Friday for a Heartland Conference showdown with the host Kellyville Ponies and Lady Ponies. The Henryetta cage squads were unable ...

Henryetta Elementary School Teachers of the Month for November were (pictured above) August Smith and (pictured below) Sherry Miller. They were presented with awards and gift certificates by Elementar...