The second week of session has been incredibly fast-paced and I’ve hit the ground running. On Tuesday, I was able to visit with several students and faculty members from our state’s public college and...

The 10th Annual Crystal Run will be held in downtown Okemah on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 11 a.m. A major fundraiser for the Chrystal Theatre, this year’s run will be dedicated to the memory of Luna Rose Bu...

Okmulgee County’s 11th Annual Skywarn Storm Spotter Training will be held on Monday, Feb. 18 at 6 p.m. at Green Country Technology Center. Presented by the National Weather Service of Tulsa, training ...

Henryetta Rotary Club announced during their Tuesday meeting their annual Spring Dance is planned for Friday, March 8, pending City of Henryetta approval. Rotarian of the Week was Jennifer Shipman, wh...

Get ready for an exciting and magical performance from Henryetta Elementary School’s 4th and 5th grade students as they present a musical, “Willy Wonka Jr.,” based on the popular Charlie and the Choco...

The Okmulgee County Spring Livestock Show opened yesterday with the pig show. The gates were open as early as 7 a.m. to let contestants unload their prize pigs into the fair pens. Several members of t...

McIntosh Tumbling Competition Team in Henryetta had a great success with their Valentine’s Day chocolate-covered strawberry fundraiser this year. Several volunteers were on hand at the downstairs kitc...

Henryetta Band Boosters recently sold raffle tickets for a chance to win a Knights Spirit Wreath and Basket. The drawing was held on Feb. 12 at the Henryetta High School basketball game. Winners were ...

Oklahoma district attorneys have more than $56 million in uncollected fees on their books and are being advised they should hire collection agencies to go after offenders to recover more of the debt. ...

Parent activists expressed dismay on Wednesday, as the Oklahoma State Senate Committee on Education voted to reject a scholarship program designed to help children who are the victims of bullying. Sen...

Committees in the Oklahoma House and Senate have passed two bills expanding the Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship program. The program currently offers tax credits to donors who give to non-prof...

Henryetta Lion of the Week was Amber Smith who presented special guest speaker Jennifer Avery with TSET (Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Trust) at the regular meeting of the Henryetta Lions Club on Feb. 1...

Steven Baldridge retained his seat as Okmulgee Councilmember At-Large (Mayor) following Tuesday’s election. He beat out challenger Ron Davis 217-83, or 72 percent of the vote, to get a third term in o...

Henryetta Public Works Director Ron Casey announced at the Henryetta Economic Development Authority (HEDA) meeting Feb. 11 that the City of Henryetta was contacted last week by QuikTrip officials. Cas...

A new online bachelor’s degree in leadership from OSU Institute of Technology provides a postsecondary pathway in high demand for those who have previously completed an Associate in Applied Science (A...

Selected by their teachers for February Student of the Month in the high school is senior, Ashley Nowels, daughter of Jason and Jessica Nowels. In the middle school, 7th grader, Addiemae Kanada, daugh...

Henryetta Elementary School (HES) Employees of the Month for February are Marty Richison, paraprofessional, and Ginny Holder, first grade teacher. “Both go above and beyond in molding our students. Ed...

Henryetta Board of Education approved to rehire principal and central office positions for the 2019-2020 school year and an elementary paraprofessional for the remainder of this school year at their r...

Henryetta Public School’s Technology Student Association (TSA) will host a Father Daughter Dance on Saturday, Feb. 16 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. Snacks and drinks will be prov...

A fatality collision involving two Henryettan men took place on Feb. 10 at 1:25 a.m. on a county road, nine miles west and two miles north of Stidham in McIntosh County. Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) ...