Henryetta Elementary School’s (HES) PTO will host a Monster Bash fundraiser on Wednesday, Oct. 31 in the gym during school hours. There will be a Halloween dance for P3 through fifth grades. The fundr...

Okmulgee County Health Department will offer flu vaccines beginning the week of Oct. 1. Flu shots will be provided at no out of pocket cost to recipients. Those with insurance are asked to provide the...

Henryetta’s All-School Homecoming was held Friday night at Cameron Field prior to the football game. Dalton Key was crowned All-School King and Brittany Vanstraten was crowned All-School Queen. All th...

VERDIGRIS - The Henryetta Lady Knight fast-pitch softball team had their dreams of a state tournament appearance end with an 8-1 loss to the host Verdigris Lady Cardinals. The season-ending loss came ...

DEWAR - The Dewar Dragon varsity football team ended their non-district schedule on a sour note last Friday night at Dr. Ted Lewis Stadium. After winning their first four non-district games of the 201...

Dewar High School’s fast pitch softball team traveled to Depew to compete for the title of regional championship. Despite battling hard, the Lady Dragons earned a regional record of 1-2, dashing their...

Four county teams participated in the Kiefer Trojans Cross Country Meet Saturday, September 29. Henryetta, Okmulgee, Beggs and Dewar had runners of all ages competing for the top spots at the meet. In...

HENRYETTA - The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity football team dropped a 61-6 decision to the visiting Prague Red Devils last Friday night at historic Cameron Field. The District 2A-2 meeting took plac...

Teacher shortages are worsening across the US for the majority of states, according to an exclusive survey by the Guardian. The Guardian contacted all US states’ departments and boards of education, a...

“I’d be okay if you’d get your shoe out of my mouth.” The mishap occurred just east of Lake Okmulgee. My dad’s Studebaker pickup lay on its side, her suspended tires slowly turning. The truck’s poor h...

Beggs Public Schools have been awarded the 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) Grant for the third time. This 1.2 million grant is extremely competitive and will be available to the school f...

This was requested by a gentleman who is a food connoisseur like myself. So I am throwing myself whole-heartedly at this one. I hope he sees this column! Today, we will talk history and recipes and it...

Sept. 17 1:12 a.m. – Person in Distress 11:36 a.m. – EMS Call, Party Transported by Non-Fire Agency 11:54 a.m. – Authorized Controlled Burning 4:52 p.m. – Medical Assist, Assist EMS Crew 6:14 p.m. – M...

Civil Cases Exceeding $10,000 Sept. 20 Brooks, Robert Lee vs. Cantrell, Donald Marc – Automobile Negligence Americredit Financial Services vs. Williams, Veyondtra R. – Replevin Americredit Financial S...

09/19/2018 1:41 a.m.-Motorist Assist-Hwy. 75 south of Banyan. Check a tire. 8:53 a.m.-Suspicious Person/Vehicle-Twin Hills Store. Deputy advised of male headed towards store from east. Advised he was ...

This Sunday, September 30, 2018, is the EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY The Readings for this Sunday are from: Deuteronomy 10:12–2, 1 Corinthians 1:(1–3) 4–9, and Matthew 22:34–46 In Life and Death, C...

October 5th, 1959 is the birth date of David Shannon, American writer and illustrator of children’s books. We have one (Board) book that he wrote: Oops! and several that he illustrated (B-2) Dizzy Izz...

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A water line replacement project will shut down a major street in Okmulgee next Saturday. On Saturday, Oct. 6, beginning at 7 a.m., 20th Sreet will be shutdown for a water line replacement. The street...