According to the Okmulgee County Election Board, all voters who vote by absentee ballots must renew requests each year. Applications are available at the county election board office or online through...

The Henryetta varsity basketball program began the second-half portion of their 2022-2023 schedule Tuesday evening at home against the Kellyville Ponies and Lady Ponies. The host Henryetta squads foun...

This past spring I acquired four young geese. Other than seeing geese at a park, I had zero experience with them. One of the first things I did was purchase several kiddie pools for them. After about ...

Author Betsy Maestro was born Jan. 5, 1944 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Her mother taught nursery school and was a school guidance counselor and administrator. Maestro wanted to be a teacher from an early age. D...

R/C Aviators Meeting Henryetta R/C Aviators will host their monthly meeting on Saturday, Jan. 7 at 10 a.m. Anyone who is interested in the remote-control hobby is encouraged and welcome to attend. The...

An infant was badly burned Thursday evening in an accident with a deep fat fryer. Isaiah Hart, seven month old son of Kristy Hart, was said to be in stable but critical condition in the Alexander Burn...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from September business. The monies they reported this period represent sal...

Preston and Morris met on the basketball court for the first time in 2022-2023 Tuesday evening at the Jim Waller Event Center in Preston. The host Preston cage squads walked off their home floor with ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – As we enter into a new year, the lyric “Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind” reminds me of public servants who have worked for Oklahoma. I, for one, do not lik...

  Funeral services will be held for Gladys Marie Deal, 100, a resident of Dewar, on Thursday, Jan. 5 at 1 p.m. at Dewar United Pentecostal Church. Interment will follow at Westlawn Cemetery. Viewing w...

OKLAHOMA CITY (Dec. 29, 2022) – A campaign aimed at encouraging Oklahoma teens to eat healthy is making an impact, according to a recent academic paper published in an international journal. The resea...

VFW hosts Memorial Day Service Amid an excessively windy morning on Monday, a touching Memorial Day Service was hosted by Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 539 at Westlawn Cemetery in Henryetta in h...

Funeral services are pending for Joann Briscoe, 79, a resident of Henryetta, with Integrity Funeral Service. Mrs. Brisco was born Jan. 15, 1943 and died Dec. 28 in Henryetta.

R/C Aviators Meeting Henryetta R/C Aviators will host their monthly meeting on Saturday, Jan. 7 at 10 a.m. Anyone who is interested in the remote-control hobby is encouraged and welcome to attend. The...

This weekend will see seven of the eight Okmulgee County basketball programs compete at various tournaments. Okmulgee is the only county school to not compete in a tournament this weekend. The Bulldog...

The Okmulgee varsity basketball program welcomed in the New Year Monday evening at historic Brock Memorial Gymnasium. The first foe of 2023 was the Hornets and Lady Hornets of Hilldale High School. Mo...

The annual Henryetta Basketball Invitational Tournament gets underway this Thursday morning at 10 a.m. at the Henryetta Event Center. The opening contest of the 3-day event will pit the host Henryetta...

Folks, I’ve been told confession is good for the soul. So here goes! I have been talking to myself! It must be, as it sounds like my voice. And, no one lives in this apartment here at the retirement v...

Services are pending for Lucy Peoples with Rogers Funeral Home in Henryetta.