One of my favorite things is a bonfire. I don’t know what it is, but there is something that just mesmerizes me when we get a good fire going. I mean a good fire that requires little work and will bur...

July 23 4:37 p.m. – False Alarm or False Call, other 5:37 p.m. – Authorized Controlled Burning July 24 8:49 a.m. – Person in Distress, other 4:09 p.m. – Dispatched and Canceled En Route 4:33 p.m. – Au...

Civil Cases Exceeding $10,000 Aug. 6 21st Mortgage Corporation vs. Snyder, William R. – Foreclosure 21st Mortgage Corporation vs. Snyder, William R. (Snyder, Melissa D.) – Foreclosure Aug. 8 Wells Far...

08/01/2018 9:33 a.m.-Threats-15100 block of N. 253 Rd. Reporting party advised man is screaming and acting like he was going to hit her after she refused payment for an unfinished lawn care job. 11:53...

Special guest at the Aug. 7 Henryetta Lions Club meeting was Oklahoma District 16 Representative Scott Fetgatter. Rep. Fetgatter spoke about the upcoming election and various capitol news as well as t...

Registration cost for the annual Henryetta Labor Day Baby Pageant is $15 for ages zero to 47 months. Cost of registration for the Labor Day Pageant, for ages 4 to 20, is $25. Payments and entry deadli...

Classes for two Okmulgee County schools have already begun. Wilson Public School students returned to school on Aug. 8 and Schulter Public Schools started on Aug. 9. The majority of county schools wil...

One in four children in eastern Oklahoma struggles with hunger. In order to fight childhood hunger, the Masonic Fraternity of Oklahoma has launched its matching campaign for donations to the Community...

Would you like a chance to appear in a feature film? Freihofer Casting is seeking rodeo fans in Okmulgee County for various roles for Friday, Aug. 10 and Saturday, Aug. 11. According to Freihofer, a m...

Aug. 11 Indoor Sale Fundraiser Dewar PeeWee Football will be having an indoor yard sale fundraiser from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sat., Aug. 11, at the Dewar Senior Center. They will also have baked goods and d...

Air Evac Lifeteam 135 of Henryetta hosted a Membership Appreciation and Sign Up Day on Aug. 3 at their base on West Main Street. The team offered free hot dogs, chili dogs and frito chili pies. Guests...

August 12th, 1955 is the birth date of Ann Martin, author of children’s books and best known for her Baby-Sitters Club series. We have (JF) A Dog’s Life: the autobiography of a Stray; Needle and Threa...

Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) Trooper Dakota Bunch reported a two-vehicle accident on Aug. 7 at 10:21 a.m. on Hwy. 75 and Hectorville Road, about seven miles north of Beggs. According to the accident ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is now accepting nominations for two award categories: The Laura Choate Resilience Award and the Moran Kidizenship Awards. The public c...

A cross-deputization agreement has been reached with the Muskogee Creek Nation for the upcoming Roy Leblanc Okmulgee Invitational Rodeo weekend. This yearly agreement between the Creek Nation Light Ho...

Tractor Supply Company in Okmulgee is dedicating the entire month of August to showing its appreciation for animals. The rural lifestyle retailer will host a variety of animal-centric happenings and d...

A special Back to School display will be featured on the Shoney’s property on East Main Street in Henryetta. In order to celebrate students returning to school, Shoney’s owners Doug and Nancy Wadley e...

Oklahoma’s adoption of medical marijuana will be green in more ways than one: Retail dispensaries, processors, growing operations and tax agencies will have to work within a cash-only industry. With m...

Calvary Baptist Church - Henryetta Calvary Baptist Church of Henryetta invites you to come out and visit us! You will enjoy old fashioned preaching from the Word of God, singing of hymns and special m...

A historic number of Oklahomans voted in the 2018 Oklahoma primary elections. Regardless of your party affiliation or political beliefs, it was great to see an active and engaged citizenry getting out...