A Resolution of Project Sponsorship to make application for transportation alternatives though ODOT was approved during the regular session of the Okmulgee County Commissioners. The resolution was sig...

On Monday, Dewar High School Senior Morgan Britt signed a Letter of Intent to play softball for Connors State in the Fall of 2019. Along with being a member of the Lady Dragons Softball Team, Britt ha...

BEGGS - Beggs senior T.J. Austin was a one-man wrecking crew in the second half of last Friday's 36-31 win over the visiting Kingston Redskins in the Class 2A quarterfinal round at Golden Demon Stadiu...

The Henryetta High School varsity basketball season will get underway this Thursday evening. The Knights and Lady Knights will travel to Haskell County for a showdown with the host Stigler Panthers an...

Wilson FFA Chapter began their Poinsettia Sale Fundraiser Nov. 27 with a limited quanity of the beautiful holiday plants available. Colors to choose from include pink, marble, white, maroon and Jingle...

With Thanksgiving behind us, ‘tis the season for holiday decorations, non-stop Christmas music on the radio, and a lot of hard work for the public employees, OICA staff and volunteers working to get h...

“Fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.” This had been the Biblical verse, often used by our elders in their exhortations on discipline. We perhaps know the meaning of ‘fear of God’; but, most of us ...

Second Baptist Church We, at Second Baptist Church would like to encourage everyone to not take Christ out of Christmas as we celebrate this holiday season. Jesus is the very reason we have Christmas ...

An Okmulgee County man was injured in a one-vehicle accident on Nov. 15 at 11:34 p.m. on Ash, just west of Prairie Bell, three miles east of Okmulgee City Limits, according to an accident report by Ok...

American Exchange Bank (AEB) in Henryetta announces five staff members recently received awards for five to 15 years of service to the bank. Receiving a 40-year service award was Terri Thompson, who b...

Henryetta Chamber of Commerce Executive Directory Roy Madden was the special guest speaker at the Tuesday meeting of the Henryetta Lions Club. Madden discussed upcoming events including the Christmas ...

Candidates for Board of Education seats in 10 Okmulgee County school districts and for the Okmulgee City Councilmember at Large (Mayor) seat will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning Monday, Dec. ...

Small Business Saturday is this weekend and many shops in Henryetta are joining in. There are many reasons to shop local this holiday season. Here are the top 10. 1) Buy Local - Support yourself!! Sev...

Four people are were arrested last Friday following the theft of a trailer in Okmulgee County. Sheriff Eddy Rice stated that a flatbed trailer was taken from a residence north of Okmulgee on Nov. 16. ...

An Okmulgee woman was killed in an accident Tuesday evening near Morris. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol report states the collision occured about 4:47 on Highway 52, 1/2 mile south of Herrick Road, which...

Henryetta City Council approved a motion authorizing City Manager Donna White to give a one-time pay adjustment of $200 to hourly employees and $500 to salary employees at their Nov. 20 regular meetin...

Staff photos by Larry Owen

The Beggs Golden Demons and Dewar Dragons will face their toughest tests of the 2018 postseason tonight in their respective quarterfinal contests. The two Okmulgee County gridiron squads, ranked in th...

With today being Black Friday, I want to remind everyone to shop locally. I know so many of us these days shop online so we don’t have to deal with the crowds, but it’s not the only option. Saturday i...

Our “Oklahoma Centenarian Mom,” Belvia “Farrill” Tucker. Belvia was born Nov. 25, 1916. Happy birthday from: Jerlene, Ray Gene, Jon, Jim, Louise, Monte and families, grandchildren and great and great-...