This Sunday, Aug 5, 2018, is the TENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY The Readings for this Sunday are from: Jeremiah 8:4–12 or Jeremiah 7:1–11, Romans 9:30—10:4 or 1 Corinthians 12:1–11, and Luke 19:41–48 Jesu...

DEAR ABBY: The media give us stories of racial conflict and the shooting of police officers almost daily, and every reporter and news anchor proposes solutions. As a Hispanic police officer in a small...

Imagine you earned a two-year degree from a technical college like OSUIT, you were hired right away in your field, and you were very good at your job. That’s the perfect scenario, right? But what if y...

Farmers, ranchers, and small businesses are the backbone of Oklahoma’s economy. Unfortunately, they are all too familiar with the negative effects of the federal government’s heavy handed regulations ...

The 2018 fastpitch softball season will get underway in five days for the Dewar Lady Dragons. The Lady Dragons will begin 2018August 6 in Butner for a 3-way showdown with the Wilson Lady Tigers and th...

A Matter of Faith “And He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation’”—Mark 16:15(ESV). A recent conversation with a friend started me thinking about how we can...

The Living Faith In the Kingdom Jesus has established, God works and harvest His Fruits with us and sadly, without us also! This means, God's work will be carried out whether we cooperate or not. The ...

Prayer Walk for Okmulgee County The Prayer Walk for Okmulgee County will be held Aug. 4. The event will begin at Green Country Technology Center at 9 a.m. with a meet and greet. Those participating ar...

Jesus once told a story about two men who went to pray. One was a high standing religious man, the other was a tax collector that had extorted money from people. The religious man prayed saying, “God,...

It’s a sad day in Okmulgee County as the Orpheum Theatre will be closing its doors after being opened for almost 100 years. After announcing July 22 that it would only be open Friday, Saturday and Sun...

Two picnic tables were moved to the Henryetta R/C Aviators field in Henryetta this past week, said club member Wes Arnett. Donations were recently received from Remax/Double Diamond, Rocky’s Grand Cen...

Muscogee (Creek) Nation will host a Back-to-School Bash for native families on Friday, Aug. 3 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Mvskoke Dome at the Claude Cox Omniplex in Okmulgee. Sponsored by the MCN TAN...

The Prayer Walk for Okmulgee County will be held Saturday, Aug. 4. The event will begin at Green Country Technology Center at 9 a.m. with a meet and greet. Those participating are urged to pair up in ...

Henryetta Lions Club member Kyle Kiner was Lion of the Day at the July 24 club meeting at The Shack on Main Street. His special guest was Henryetta Elementary School Principal Jayme Matlock. She spoke...

During the month of July, First Family Federal Credit Union (FFFCU) has focused on supporting youth to become more financially prepared. Various events were held throughout the month to aid local yout...

A Morris man is facing child sexual abuse charges in Okmulgee County District Court. After issuing a felony warrant on July 20, the District Attorney’s office arrested Mark Branson, 53, on two counts ...

July 16 12:14 a.m. – Grass Fire 3:45 p.m. – Good Intent Call, other 4:22 p.m. – Medical Assist, Assist EMS Crew 11:58 p.m. – Gas Leak (Natural Gas or LPG) July 17 4:28 a.m. – Building Fire 5:25 p.m. –...

07/19/2018 9:30 a.m.-Suspicious Person/Vehicle-Hwy. 62/ 270 to the south. Reporting party advised of a old white pickup parked on side of road with a man sleeping inside. Truck has lawn mower in back ...

July 30 Nazarene VBS Henryetta Church of the Nazarene will be having their Vacation Bible School (VBS) from 6 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. Mon. – Fri., July 30 – Aug. 3. Aug. 3 Air Evac Membership Appreciation an...

July 29th, 1945 is the birth date of Sharon Creech, American writer of children’s books. We have (JF) The Castle Corona; The Great Unexpected; Moo; The Unfinished Angel. July 30th, 1967 is the birth d...