Two men are facing Nov. 29 court dates following their arrest last Sunday on complaints of Possession of Drug Proceeds and CDS. Noah Vasquez and Salam Banish, both age 20, were arrested by the Oklahom...

AEP-PSO will once again sponsor the annual Henryetta Chamber of Commerce Christmas Light Parade on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 6:30 p.m. Entrants are encouraged to start preparations for parade entries. The s...

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s Cultural Center & Archives Department invites the public to attend the Grand Opening of the Creek Nation Council House. This is the original 1878 sandstone structure at t...

According to the Oklahoma Forestry Service (OFS) in the past few years, Oklahoma has seen wildfires similar to the ones raging in California right now. Though wildfire activity has been less than norm...

The 2019 Okmulgee County Basketball Tournament will now be held at the Muscogee Dome after a lengthy renovation. The announcement was made during a press conference last week at the Claude Cox Omniple...

TULSA - The Henryetta high school wrestling team made history last Saturday at the OKWA Tulsa Rogers Open/Novice/Girls tournament at Tulsa Rogers High School. A total of nine high school wrestlers com...

The Beggs Golden Demons and Dewar Dragons will continue their journey through their respective playoff brackets tonight with second-round action. When the postseason began last Friday, three Okmulgee ...

My only real dance with a snake happened at our modest farm when I was around twelve. Our horse, Bill, featured in the opening act. Aside from the dance affair, I had already met up with a few serpent...

The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is partnering with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) and other sponsoring organizations to launch OK Foster Wishes: an annual gift drive ...

November 18th through 24th is National Game and Puzzle Week! Elizabeth George Speare (11-21-1908 to 11-15-1994) American writer of children’s books mainly historical novels. We have (JF) The Sign of t...

So Mom asked me over the weekend if this week’s column was going to be about Thanksgiving. To be honest, I hadn’t even thought about it. I did two columns last year on Thanksgiving. I was going to use...

Thanksgiving Day is a time for family and friends to give thanks for their many blessings. On this holiday, a turkey dinner is usually prepared with all the trimmings, family members set around and ta...

DEAR ABBY: The 14-year-old son of a friend of mine is having self-esteem issues and apparently is going through a very rough patch. Our family likes to participate in charity races. My boy, 13, is a t...

Hands down, Thanksgiving is my favorite time of year. The November holiday allows us to be with our family without the stress of gift-giving or weeks of preparation trimming the tree and decking the h...

This Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, is the TWENTY–FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY The Readings for this Sunday are from Exodus 32:1–20 or Job 14:1–6, 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18, and Matthew 24:15–28 or Luke 17:20–30 ...

United States Navy Lieutenant Retired William F. “Bill” Goodner was the guest speaker at the Henryetta Public Schools Veteran’s Day program on Friday. Goodner served in the military for 22 years, reti...

Henryetta Education Foundation (HEF) recently awarded over $11,000 in grants to teachers at Henryetta Public Schools. The following teachers received grants: Henryetta Elementary School - Tarra Christ...

Henryetta Historical Society will hold it’s annual Founder’s Day Dinner fundrasier at the Henryetta High School Cafeteria on Saturday, Nov. 17 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dr. Gary Lindsey, Oklahoma Christia...

A bill to repeal the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s Free Press Act has been signed into law. Principal Chief James Floyd signed the measure Thursday evening following an emergency session of the Muscogee N...

Two Okfuskee County women were fatally injured in a one-vehicle accident on Nov. 11 at 2:18 a.m. on Hornbeam Road, one-quarter of a mile west of Dewey Bartlett and one mile west of Henryetta in Okmulg...