Henryetta Public Schools Breakfast Wednesday, Nov. 21 – NO SCHOOL! HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Thursday, Nov. 22 – NO SCHOOL! HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Friday, Nov. 23 – NO SCHOOL! HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Monday, Nov. ...

The Okmulgee County Courthouse will close early for the Thanksgiving holiday beginning Wednesday. Offices will close at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday and remain closed Thursday and Friday. Emergency operations ...

The annual Okmulgee Main Street Sparkle Spree event kicks off this Friday. This contest runs through December and is a chance to get some money back for your Christmas shopping. Businesses around Okmu...

Friendly Rivalry SCHULTER - Wilson and Schulter renewed their basketball rivalry here on Monday evening. The visiting Tigers and Lady Tigers left the Schulter gymnasium with a pair of double-digit vic...

DEWAR - Two quarters were all that were needed for the Dewar Dragons to earn a quarterfinal berth in the Class B state playoffs last Friday night. The Dragons put up 32 points in the first half and he...

Over the weekend, I had the chance to watch the new movie, “Instant Family,” a comedy/drama about a couple adopting three foster children into their lives. I recommend that our readers watch this movi...

A Matter of Faith “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens”— Ecclesiastes 3:1(NIV). Just as the seasons change from spring to summer and from fall to winter, ...

The Living Faith “The Lord may bless us all the days of our life!” This is what we wish and pray whenever we stand in the sanctuary of the Divine. And the entire Psalm 128 enlists all the promised ble...

First National Bank & Trust (FNB) of Henryetta hosted a Retirement Reception for Gayle Machetta on Nov. 13. Machetta has been in the banking industry for the past 30 years. In 1989, she began her care...

Henryetta High School cheerleader Ashlyn Green was recently named Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) All-Region Cheerleader. She is the daughter of Keith and Melanie Green.

Jack Francis of Henryetta was honored on Veterans Day, Nov. 11 by his home church, Henryetta Church of the Nazarene for his service in the U.S. Coast Guard. “Jack has been faithful to his church, his ...

Gov.-elect Kevin Stitt ran on a platform of bringing an outsider’s perspective to Oklahoma government and said he will draw on his business background to push the state into top 10 rankings for educat...

A county man was arrested after breaking into a Morris business early Wednesday morning. According to Morris Police Chief Robert Frost, at 2 a.m. the Okmulgee County 911 Center alerted him of an activ...

At the Nov. 14 regular meeting of the Henryetta Rotary Club, Rotarian of the Week Teri Thompson announced her special guest and friend, Kent Pharoah of Henryetta. Thompson said that she has known Phar...

Oklahoma public school teachers now have the opportunity to send their own children to East Central University through the ECU Teacher’s Promise Scholarship Program. ECU Teacher’s Promise is a $1,500 ...

As the number of influenza-related hospitalizations continues to increase, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) reminds Oklahomans to get a flu shot before upcoming holiday gatherings to pre...

Nov. 5 6:21 p.m. – Dispatched and Canceled En Route 11:37 p.m. – Public Service Nov. 6 4:22 p.m. – Lock-out 9:19 p.m. – Dispatched and Canceled En Route Nov. 7 1:54 a.m. – Road Freight or Transport Ve...

Civil Cases Exceeding $10,000 Nov. 9 Chambers, Mary Rose vs. First Baptist Church of Beggs – Automobile Negligence Chambers, Mary Rose vs. First Baptist Church of Beggs (Jackson, Nancy) – Automobile N...

11/07/2018 2:03 a.m.-Other-Twin Hills School. Check on school. 7:23 a.m.-Animals-Wilson south of Hwy. 56. Out with cow. 8:18 a.m.-Animals-20000 block of Sharp Rd. White cow out. 8:34 a.m.-Other-100 bl...