Deadline is Feb. 16Have your photograph featured on the front of this year’s Okmulgee County Focus Magazine!Are you an aspiring photographer with an eye for a great photo opportunity?Do you enjoy capt...

Fundraiser to be held in downtown OkmulgeeThe Okmulgee County Sharks Special Athletic Activities Association is teaming up with the Rotary Club and Neal’s Furniture for their upcoming fundraiser.The O...

Trustees and their alternates for the Okmulgee County Criminal Justice Authority Board were sworn in yesterday during the OCCJA meeting at Moore Detention Center. Giving the oath of office is Board Ch...

Contest of Candidacy ends today for Henryetta, DewarEight residents filed their candidacy this week for two Henryetta council posts as the declaration period ended Wednesday. The Contest of Candidacy ...

Greg Stidham, Assistant District Attorney for Okmulgee-McIntosh County, was honored Monday for 40 years of service.District Attorney Carol Iski brought Stidham into the surprise celebration at the Okm...

The Okmulgee varsity basketball program earned a split decision with the Wewoka Tigers and Lady Tigers this past Friday at historic Brock Memorial Gymnasium in Okmulgee. The Lady Bulldogs remained win...

Proceeds to help students travel to NYC It’s all about the music! H-Town Theatre’s ‘The Greatest Showcase’ opens tomorrow evening in the Alice Ghostley Auditorium at Henryetta High School. Justin Been...

Local 4-H, FFA members to be showcased at fairgrounds The 56th annual Okmulgee County Spring Livestock Show (OCSLS) begins Thursday at the county fairgrounds. FFA members and 4-H students have readied...

The Preston varsity basketball program traveled to Ada this past Saturday to battle the host Ada Cougars and Lady Cougars.The Okmulgee County cage squads, ranked second and fifth, respectively, in Cla...

The Wilson varsity basketball program closed out the home portion of their regular-season schedule this past Friday evening.The final home opponent for the Tigers and Lady Tigers was the Eagles and La...

Folk’s, this is a continuation of my yammering’s about an issue here among us dear old souls. The issue being to drive or not to drive. A major challenge for me is pulling that P.T. into my slot in th...

The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality is naturally concerned about the environment of Oklahoma. DEQ has started a program in schools to save recyclable materials. Henryetta High School Nati...

On Monday, February 6, the Oklahoma Legislature convened for regular recurring business, which will run over the next four months. We heard from Gov. Kevin Stitt with his proposed agenda for the upcom...

The Bible says no man can see God and live (Exodus 33:20). Yet, Jesus said anyone who has seen him has seen God the Father (John 14:9). What gives? “When Philip asked to see God the Father, Jesus resp...

Lady Dogs use second-half offensive surge to earn first win of season The varsity basketball teams for Okmulgee and Beggs met Saturday afternoon at historic Brock Memorial Gymnasium in Okmulgee. The h...

Morris and Henryetta ended their basketball rivalry for 2022-2023 this past Saturday evening at the Don Shoemake Sports Complex in Morris. The host Lady Eagles began Saturday’s county cage battle with...

large amount of routine business was disposed of and the big feature of the meeting was the action on a petition from the Retail Merchants association, asking for a revision of the ordinance fixing oc...

How a common love for animals brings the community together DAWN CARTER REPORTER Part 2 This edition, we continue to look at several community individuals who have a common love for animals and their ...

Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, has been appointed to serve on the Executive Committee of The Council of State Governments Southern Office (CSG South) for 2023. CSG South is a nonprofit, nonpartisan me...

The 13th annual Okmulgee County Storm Spotter Training is set for Monday, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m. This free training program is presented by the Tulsa office of the National Weather Service and will be hel...