Aug. 17 Brisket Dinner and Pie Auction Dustin Senior Citizens will be having a brisket dinner and pie auction on Friday, Aug.at their Senior Citizens building. Carry-out will be from 5 p.m. – 6 p.m....

DEAR ABBY: Back in 2013, a co-worker, "Jamie," and I fell in love. Both of us were married to other people, but everything felt perfect. It was a feeling I never had for anyone in my life before. Thre...

Summer graduation for OSUIT is one week away (August 24). But, due to reconstruction efforts, it’s looking like one of our most important parking lots will be out of commission for this major event. T...

This August has been named National Shooting Sports Month, a time that the country can come together and celebrate all of the benefits we gain from these sports. Participating in shooting sports not o...

Okmulgee County continues to follow a downward trend with a decrease of 0.1 percent in unemployment reported by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. With an unemployment rate of 5.6 percent, O...

University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) Foundation recently awarded Henryetta High School graduate Cameron Pak with a Julian and Irene Rothbaum Student Achievement Award at its annual Presidental Partner...

An Okmulgee doctor is facing license revocation after being arrested in July by Oklahoma Highway Patrol for a suspected DUI. ZachariahAnderson, 46, was pulled over July 21, 2018, around 6:30 p.m. by a...

When the new school year begins this fall, there is bound to be lots of excitement, but also some nerves for both students and their parents. Whether children and young people are returning to the sam...

Books and lectures are not the only ways students pick up important lessons and skills during the school year. Extracurricular activities provide a range of benefits to participants almost as limitles...

The monster genre takes another leap into the spotlight with Jon Turteltaub’s The Meg. Set in an underwater research base, The Meg dives into an action packed plot centered around a 75-foot prehistori...

As we at the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) work to help reform and improve public policy, one of the most frustrating things we hear is the mistaken assumption that children cannot or s...

The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) today released Strengthening Reading Instruction through Better Preparation of Elementary and Special Education Teachers, a report that examines all 50 s...

Henryetta Public Library’s Summer Reading Program, “Libraries Rock,” was a success with six programs presented. Featured guests at the programs were Lyle Stogner, Kathy Crosby, David Jobes, Kent Pharo...

Henryetta-area peach lovers have had the chance to enjoy McCracken peaches. “We bring out those big, juicy peaches from western Colorado! Every year around mid-August or early September, we bring out ...

Henryetta Economic Development Authority (HEDA) approved a payment of $10,000 to the Henryetta Chamber of Commerce at their regular meeting on Aug. 13. The payment is for support of the Jim Shoulders ...

A lengthy discussion was held by the Henryetta Board of Education regarding changing Homecoming from football and basketball to an all-activity Homecoming to increase student involvement which would i...

Schulter Public Schools Board of Education held their regular meeting on Aug. 6 in the administration building. Board members approved the superintendent’s recommendations to employ Christie Heaslet a...

BEGGS - The Henryetta Lady Knight fast-pitch softball team earned a split decision in their two contests last Saturday at the annual Beggs Fastpitch Softball Festival. The Lady Knights were originally...

The 2018 high school football season is just 2 weeks away for most teams in Oklahoma. Last week, varsity football teams were allowed to conduct 2-a-day practice sessions to get better prepared for the...

DEWAR - The Dewar Lady Dragon varsity fastpitch softball team earned the runner-up trophy this past Saturday at the annual Dewar Invitational Fastpitch Softball Tournament at Al Kessel Field. The Lady...