“A giraffe can kiss the clouds because it is long, and God is long,” says Tori, age 6. Well, the Psalmist wrote that “with an outstretched arm” God’s mercy endures forever. I suppose “outstretched” qu...

Folks, we have often heard, he or she is a happy camper. Or, he or she is NOT a happy camper. Well, I am here to tell you I was not necessarily a happy camper. At some point that husband of mine thoug...

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time In light of what I spoke about last week, namely the baptismal priesthood and what it allows us to do, this week I want to speak about the ministerial priesthood. I want ...

The 2023 Muscogee Nation Invitational basketball tournament concluded this past Saturday evening at the Henryetta Event Center. The boys basketball programs from Dewar and Preston were the top county ...

The 2023 Muscogee Nation Invitational basketball tournament concluded this past Saturday evening at the Henryetta Event Center. The Dewar Lady Dragons were the top county cage squad in the girls porti...

As part of the Oklahoma State FFA Association Officer Team 2023 Goodwill Tour, they will make a stop to visit with the Henryetta FFA Chapter on Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 4 p.m. Among those visiting will be ...

Pictured are action shots of Okmulgee County varsity basketball teams doing battle last weekend at the 2023 Muscogee Nation Invitational basketball tournament. The 3-day event took place at four diffe...

Henryetta Rotary Club held a brief meeting on Wednesday at Shoney’s to discuss their annual Disc Golf Tournament fundraiser scheduled for March 4 at Nichols Park. A day-long event will offer several d...

AARP and First Family Federal Credit Union (FFFCU) are once again partnering to offer free tax preparation assistance. “It’s that time of year again!” Shirley McCowan, AARP representative, said. “We a...

Limited tickets are available for the Henryetta Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet set for Monday, Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. at the Henryetta Civic Center. This year’s theme, “Make Henryetta Home,” was chosen...

Henryetta Church of the Nazarene encourages the community to attend a special service to honor Pat Clifford Leach on Sunday, Jan. 22 at 10:35 a.m. She will be presented with a plaque for 29 years of d...

A short agenda was approved by Henryetta Municipal Authority (HMA) during their regular meeting held on Tuesday evening. Consent Agenda items including financial reports, minutes of the meeting and cl...

Okmulgee County Republicans will host their monthly precinct meeting and County Convention on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at the American Legion located at 730 W. 6th Street in Okmulgee from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. ...

It’s that time of year when we do our taxes — but it’s also the same time that tax scammers go to work. What scams should you watch for — and how can you avoid being victimized? Sadly, the list of sca...

District 1 County Commissioner Erik Zoellner will serve as a new board member for the Okmulgee County Ambulance Authority. The action came during Tuesday’s meeting of the county commissioners. The boa...

The filing period for the Okmulgee County Fair Board ended last week, with one election set for February. Those filing were: • Office 1 representing District 1 Leon Watson Langford.   • Office 2 repre...

The Morris varsity basketball program came away with a split decision this past Tuesday evening at the Don Shoemake Fieldhouse. The host Morris Lady Eagles improved to 10-3 on the season by taking the...

Beggs senior Kaden Stanton (center) recently signed a letter of intent to play college football at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Pictured with Stanton are Beggs assistant foot...

The Preston varsity basketball program came away with a pair of wins over Eufaula Tuesday evening at the Jim Waller Event Center in Preston. The Lady Pirates began the home sweep with a hard-fought 34...

The varsity basketball programs from Wilson and Schulter met for the first time in the 2022-2023 season this past Tuesday evening in Schulter. The first roundball meeting between the two Okmulgee Coun...