National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) Chapter 730 will host their monthly meeting on Thursday, Sept. 8 at 11 a.m. at Shoney’s Restaurant in Henryetta. Program for the month...

Okmulgee County Health Department (OCHD) will host a Car Seat Checkup on Friday, Sept. 16 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at 1304 RD Miller Drive in Okmulgee. There will be a limited number of car seats given ...

EDITOR American Exchange Bank (AEB) and Rustler’s BBQ hosted the 3rd Annual Red, White & Q BBQ Competition on Saturday at Nichols Park. Teams competed in four categories including St. Louis Style Ribs...

EDITOR After nearly 50 years beneath the ground, a time capsule was opened following Henryetta’s annual Labor Day parade on Monday in front of the library at 6th and Main before a large crowd. The tim...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR The Preston Lady Pirate varsity fastpitch softball team had their bid for the team championship at the New Lima Tournamemt come up short with a 4-0 loss to Buffalo Valley on S...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR It was a tale of two halves for the Henryetta Golden Knight varsity football team this past Friday night in Tulsa. The Knights trailed 13-6 at halftime after keeping the talen...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR The Beggs Golden Demon varsity football team jumped out to a huge lead at halftime and held off a second- half rally to begin 2022 with a 52-21 victory at Hugo. The Demons, wh...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR The Wilson Tigers had their 2022 season opener at Graham-Dustin this past Friday canceled due to several Graham-Dustin players being out due to COVID-19 symptoms. The Tigers a...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR Eight talented high school fastpitch softball teams will take part in the annual 2022 Morris Softball Tournament. The 2-day tournament will get underway Thursday with a total ...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR The regular-season winning streak for the Dewar Dragon varsity football team reached 36 games this past Friday night following a 48-0 blowout win at Cherokee High School. The ...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR A special night this past Friday for a former Morris coach ended on a sour note. Prior to the Morris Eagles’ season opener against the Kellyville Ponies, former Morris coach L...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR For the first time in five years, the Okmulgee Bulldog Varsity football team has started their season with a 2-0 record. After opening the season August 26 with a 20-0 shutout...

Henryetta Feed the Vet program distribution will be held Friday, Sept. 9 at New Life Assembly of God Church on New Lake Road. Volunteers are needed to put together and distribute food boxes to partici...

Breakfast Thursday, Sept. 8 - Biscuit, white gravy, fruit, assorted juice and a variety of milk. Friday, Sept. 9 - Pancakes with syrup, sausage, fruit, asstorted juice and a variety of milk. Monday, S...

In recent years, satire and parody from comedy sites like The Onion and The Babylon Bee have proven to be prophetic, as many “jokes” later became true. Parody, satire and old-fashioned comedy are now ...

BY JOE DORMAN OKLAHOMA CITY – With the end of summer, we are getting close to the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy’s Fall Forum. This conference, to be held Oct. 11-13 at MetroTech in Oklahoma Ci...

Folks, recently I read the quote again from Jane Austen: “If adventures do not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad.” And, it put me to thinking, again. So here I go back ...

24TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C) (EX. 32: 7 – 14 / 1 Tim.1: 12 – 17 / Lk. 15: 1 – 32) BY FATHER PETER PHUNG The theme of God’s willingness, even eagerness to forgive repentant sinners is evident in al...

If you’re like most people, your work has been a central part of your life. So, wouldn’t it be nice to have the flexibility to decide when you no longer want to work? Many people of retirement age hav...

Henryetta Public Library has two of books by author Paul Fleischman available to check out. Books include “Weslandia” and “Joyful Noise.” September library themes include Library Card Sign-up Month, S...