Repairs and restoration of electricity to citizens are underway after a major storm swept through the area late Saturday evening into Sunday morning, uprooting trees and leaving many in the dark.Sever...

Muscogee Nation officials were pleased to hear the opinion released by the Supreme Court today in Brackeen v. Haaland.The Brackeen v. Haaland case revolves around the Indian Child Welfare Act, a law t...

Rice gives report on storm damageThe Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners moved to allow the Sheriff ’s Office to apply for a Safe Oklahoma grant at Monday’s meeting.According to the office of the O...

Mace welcomed to HPS familyIt’s been an exciting, but busy week for Henryetta Public Schools.On Monday, following a lengthy presentation about the Morris Schools Therapy Dogs Program, the benefits of ...

A Henryetta man has been sentenced to 110 months in prison in a federal case.The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced the sentence Wednesday against Jagger Le...

Stricter sentences urged for felons with weaponsSeveral jury trials have been completed over the past two weeks, with two men being handed prison sentences.During the first week of June, the Okmulgee ...

Members of the Henryetta High School Theatre, along with Coach Justin Been and his wife, and chaperones returned last week from an exciting trip to New York City. They visited lots of attractions, and...

Two people are in custody, after a child welfare check revealed abused children.Okmulgee County Sheriff Eddy Rice stated on Monday, June 12, around 6 p.m., deputies responded to the 1300 block of Sout...

Benefits of animals discussed at board meetingIt was an exciting evening during the Henryetta School board as a new program was approved for the upcoming school year.HPS will implement a therapy dog p...

The Okmulgee County Commissioners approved a contract between the Okmulgee County Health Department (OCHD) and the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA) during Monday’s meeting at the courthouse. ...

The rain moved out in time for the Henryetta Cruise Knight event along Main Street Saturday night. The Henryetta Chamber thanks all the citizens, visitors, and car owners for helping to make this year...

The Henryetta Board of Education will meet for their regular board meeting on June 12, at 6:30 p.m at the Board of Education office. Here are the agenda items: Discussion with possible action on:•Work...

The autopsies of six victims slain near Henryetta were released this week, giving added details about the horrible events that took place May 1.The report from the State Medical Examiner confirmed all...

Alexander creates postcards; looks to begin teaching classesIf you happen to visit the Henryetta Senior Nutrition Center on Wednesday morning, perhaps you’ve noticed a person sitting at a table with b...

Downtown event is Saturday; Education Foundation to Announce Winners of FundraiserHenryetta Cruise Knight is on for Saturday, with lots of great cars, music and fun for the whole family.The event begi...

American Exchange Bank awarded the 2023 Donald Wells Education Scholarship to Robert Hutchins II. Robert is a 2023 graduate of Weleetka High School. He is the son of Robert and Carmen Hutchins. The Sc...

Christopher Harris charged with shooting with intent to killA tip from an alert citizen Monday afternoon led to the arrest of the man wanted in connection with the shooting of an Okmulgee police offic...

Coach Dustin Mosco gives some tips to campers on Monday as the Summer Tennis Lessons are underway at the Henryetta City Tennis Courts. There were over 60 young people at the session Monday, with about...

The Okmulgee County Treasurer’s office will hold the annual June Resale on Monday, June 12, at the Okmulgee County Fairgrounds located at 1901 N Oklahoma. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. and the res...

A new requirement for tax exemption for veterans goes into effect July 1.According to Senate Bill 415, effective Nov. 1, 2021, all new applicants for sales tax exemption based on a veteran’s 100 perce...