So, what have you come here today to do? That is the question on my mind today. Or maybe we could ask it this way: Have you come here today to do anything? I mean the pronoun very intentionally. I try...

Two new Henryetta businesses, 3 Bears Sales & Rental and Native Arms & Trading Company, officially opened at the end of summer. For the past few years, Phillip Agee, the business owner and Henryetta r...

Dutch VanDenBorn, Henryetta High School Golf Coach, was the guest speaker during the Wednesday regular meeting of the Henryetta Rotary Club. VanDenBorn discussed the newest addition to the Henryetta P...

Henryetta Labor Day Committee hosted their first meeting of the new year on Wednesday evening at Shoney’s. Linda Gerster, Labor Day Committee Chair, directed the meeting. It was announced by Co-Chair ...

Henryetta High School Alumni, Felicia Andrews and Makayla Baxter, are part of the cast of a musical, 1776, directed and choreographed by Henryetta’s own Liz Bealko. Performances of 1776 begin tonight,...

Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners recently approved moving forward with an operational study of the county’s 911 Communication Center. “We keep spending more and more money at the 911 Center out ...

British author, Michael Bond, was born Jan. 13, 1926 in Newbury, U.K. His father was a post office manager and his mother told him a bedtime story every night. He had a love of trains from a very youn...

Participating Walmart stores across the state will host the first Walmart Wellness Day of 2023 on Saturday, Jan. 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free glucose, cholesterol, BMI and blood screenings will be o...

The Preston varsity basketball program earned a pair of double-digit wins over their county rivals from Henryetta Tuesday evening at the Jim Waller Event Center in Preston. The host Lady Pirates, fres...

The Okmulgee Bulldog varsity basketball team began the New Year last Monday (Jan. 2) with a home win over Hilldale. On Tuesday, the Bulldogs picked up their second-straight win in 2023 with a convinci...

The Schulter varsity basketball program earned their third sweep of Graham-Dustin this season Tuesday evening with a pair of decisive double-digit road victories. The Lady Bulldogs improved to 7-7 on ...

The Morris varsity basketball program came away with a pair of home victories Tuesday evening. The Lady Eagles began Tuesday’s home doubleheader with a 58-47 win over the visiting Eufaula Lady Ironhea...

The Beggs varsity basketball program found themselves on the losing end of a pair of road games Tuesday evening. The Lady Demons remained winless on the season with a 45-15 setback to the host Kellyvi...

The Dewar varsity basketball program notched another home sweep Tuesday evening with a pair of decisive wins over the visiting Eagles and Lady Eagles of Butner High School. The Dewar squads began the ...

A surprise 50th wedding anniversary party was held for Jerry and D’Ann Simons, former Henryetta residents, at The Lodge on Main Street in Henryetta on Oct. 16. The Simons’ anniversary was Oct. 15. Eve...

Eight family members of Phyllis Chaney, a Henryetta resident, hosted a family reunion at Disney World in October. Ranging in age from 21 to 78, they had a fabulous time. The trip had been postponed fo...

OCTOBER Dewar Harvest Pageant Queen, King announced Dewar’s annual Harvest Festival Pageant was held on Oct. 1 with 24 contestants entered amid a standing room only crowd at the Dewar Community Center...

Dewar and Wilson renewed their hardwood rivalry Monday evening at the Clell W. Henson Fieldhouse in Dewar. The host Dragons and Lady Dragons emerged from the county cage doubleheader with a pair of do...

WARNING FOR COUNTERFEIT MONEY Henryetta Police Department has issued a warning to area residents to be on the alert for counterfeit twenty dollar bills. Greg Allen, Henryetta Police Detective, said so...

  “Heaven is probably so stunning that it makes your eyes all watery. I also think heaven has everything you can dream of,” says Alison, 9. Have you ever known tears of joy from hearing an operatic te...