The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from June business. Companies that remit more than $2,500 monthly in sales ...

Sept. 1 Labor Day Gospel Singing The Jack Clifford Memorial Labor Day Gospel Singing will be at 7 p.m. Sat., Sept. 1, at the Henryetta High School auditorium. This year will feature The Williamsons, C...

An early morning wreck occurred on Monday at Hwy. 75 and Trudgeon Street in Henryetta. According to Dinah Beckwith, her neighbor, Yvonne, was involved in the wreck and was lifeflighted to St. John’s H...

A Broken Arrow man is in custody in connection with making indecent proposals online. The Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office made the arrest on Monday of 24-year-old Steven Lindsey of Broken Arrow. Acco...

Wilson Public School Board of Education approved an extra duty contract that adds Vernie Thomas as Varsity Girls Basketball Coach at their Aug. 9 regular meeting. Board members approved an opening for...

A split decision in the trial of a man charged with murdering his father and a friend had some observers scratching their heads Thursday evening. After nine hours of deliberation, the eight-woman, fou...

The Board of Okmulgee County Commissioners motioned to table a utility relocation agreement with ONG and ONEOK in their weekly meeting. ONG and ONEOK are currently attempting to workout issues connect...

Okmulgee Police responded to the 500 block of North Porter on Aug. 14 after reports came in of a person being shot in that area. Officers arrived on scene and were advised that the victim had been sho...

Henryetta’s annual Labor Day Pageants were well-attended with the Baby Pageant held at 10 a.m. on Aug. 18 and the Labor Day Pageant held at 7 p.m. that night. Welcoming comments were given by Shannon ...

08/08/2018 12:09 p.m.-Suspicious Person/Vehicle-End of cul-de-sac on right side. Reporting party is advising of individuals camped out in tents in front of an abandoned trailer which has been empty fo...

August 20th, 1951 is the birth date of Judith Schachner, American author and illustrator of children’s books. We have (B-2) Skippyjon Jones. American author Arthur Yorinks was born August 21st, 1953. ...

(StatePoint) Parenthood is a demanding and busy job, particularly during back-to-school season. With lunches to pack, homework to check, projects to oversee and activities to drive the kids to and fro...

I was out-of-country when news came of Opaline’s death. The word from Oklahoma was brief, Sister Opaline is now home. I learned later that her home-going was anything but “ordinary”. Opaline’s pastor,...

A fundraising event for the Jim Shoulders Monument that will be located at Nichols Park will be held at Marvin’s Place located at 9650 Old Hwy. 62 in Henryetta on Saturday, Aug. 25 at 2 p.m. Guests wi...

Yesterday was the first day of school for Henryetta students. As students arrived, they were welcomed with smiling and friendly faces as teachers and faculty greeted them. At Henryetta Elementary Scho...

Voters in Okmulgee County who want to have absentee ballots mailed to them for the Aug. 28 State and Federal Runoff Primary Election and for the Morris Public School and City of Morris Special Electio...

An agent with Oklahoma’s Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commission is conducting a forum this month to address the state’s changing alcoholic beverage laws. New alcohol laws take effect Oc...

Henryetta Rotary Club held their weekly meeting on Aug. 15 at The Shack on Main Street. Rotarian of the Day was Dr. Flannery, who, though absent from the meeting, scheduled a guest speaker, Linda Gers...

About 300 men and women will go from being students at OSU Institute of Technology to alumni of the university following two graduation ceremonies on Friday, Aug. 24 in Covelle Hall on the Okmulgee ca...