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Special Accomplishment
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Special Accomplishment
By News Staff 
March 3, 2022
Morris junior Jaxen Wright, center, is pictured with assistant wrestling coach Mark Smith, left, and head wrestling coach Jack Crawford. Last Saturday, Wright made school history, becoming the first-e...
Knights’ season ends with loss to Kellyville
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Knights’ season ends with loss to Kellyville
By Larry Owen 
March 3, 2022
The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity basketball team had their 2021-2022 season come to a close Tuesday afternoon with a 56-47 loss to the Kellyville Ponies. The season-ending setback to the Ponies cam...
One for the History Books
Sports
One for the History Books
By Larry Owen 
March 1, 2022
Morris junior Jaxen Wright accomplished something this past Saturday night that no other athlete had done at the Okmulgee County school. Wright, in his third-straight state wrestling tournament appear...
Byroads takes bronze again at State
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Byroads takes bronze again at State
By Larry Owen 
March 1, 2022
Henryetta senior Madison Byroads concluded her high school wrestling career this past Saturday night at the 2022 OSSAA Girls State Wrestling Championships in Oklahoma City. Byroads, who finished third...
Sports
Lady Eagles outlast Millwood to remain perfect in playoffs
By Larry Owen 
March 1, 2022
The Morris Lady Eagles continued their winning ways in the postseason this past Saturday with a 42-34 win over the Millwood Lady Falcons. The 8-point decision over Millwood came in the winner’s bracke...
Sports
Knights avoid elimination with narrow victories
By Larry Owen 
March 1, 2022
The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity basketball team kept their season alive Monday night with a 47-43 win over Heartland Conference foe, the Eufaula Ironheads, at the Henryetta Event Center. The 4-poi...
One Step Closer
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One Step Closer
By Larry Owen 
March 1, 2022
The Preston varsity basketball team moved one step closer to their first state tournament appearance in five years with a pair of narrow wins this past Saturday night. The Pirates and Lady Pirates are...
Thrilling Win x2
Sports
Thrilling Win x2
By Larry Owen 
March 1, 2022
The Beggs Golden Demons survived their first two elimination games of the Class 3A, Area III, regional basketball tournament. The Demons, last year’s Class 3A state runner-up, kept their season alive ...
Sports
Season ends for Okmulgee cage squads
By Larry Owen 
March 1, 2022
The 2021-2022 varsity basketball campaigns for the Okmulgee Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs came to a close this past Saturday at Adair High School. Okmulgee’s seasons ended with double-digit losses in the...
Lady Demons’ cage season ends
Sports
Lady Demons’ cage season ends
By Larry Owen 
March 1, 2022
The Beggs Lady Demons had their 2021-2022 varsity basketball season come to a close Monday afternoon with a 53-37 loss to the Cascia Hall Lady Commandos. The season-ending setback came in the consolat...
Sports
Heartbreaking End
By Larry Owen 
March 1, 2022
The Henryetta Lady Knight varsity basketball team had their 2021-2022 season come to a close Saturday afternoon with a heartbreaking 35-34 loss to the Antlers Lady Bearcats. The season-ending defeat c...
Sports
Eagles fall to No. 2 Millwood
By Larry Owen 
March 1, 2022
If the Morris Eagle varsity basketball team is to end their 13-year state tournament drought, they will need to win five-straight games over the next week. The reason for the ‘must win’ scenario for t...
OPS sets Spring Sports schedules
Sports
OPS sets Spring Sports schedules
By Larry Owen 
February 24, 2022
The athletics department at Okmulgee Public Schools recently released the 2022 schedules for their junior high and high school Spring Sports programs. In 2022, Okmulgee fans are encouraged to cheer on...
Sports
Delayed Start
By Larry Owen 
February 24, 2022
For the second-straight weekend, Mother Nature has forced playoff basketball games to be pushed back one day. Last weekend, two sets of regional tournaments in Classes A and B (Area I and II) were pus...
Oklahoma Hornets to open season Saturday
Sports
Oklahoma Hornets to open season Saturday
By Larry Owen 
February 24, 2022
Okmulgee’s historic Harmon Field will serve as the home field for a semi-professional football team in 2022. The home of the Okmulgee Bulldogs will become the home of the Oklahoma Hornets for their fi...
Henryetta Spring Sports schedules released
Sports
Henryetta Spring Sports schedules released
By Larry Owen 
February 24, 2022
The 2022 Spring Sports schedules for junior high and high school athletic programs at Henryetta Public Schools have been released. The Spring Sports programs at HPS in 2022 will consist of baseball, s...
Varnum Outlasts Earlsboro in OT for Class B Regional Crown
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Varnum Outlasts Earlsboro in OT for Class B Regional Crown
By News Staff 
February 24, 2022
The Varnum Lady Whippets, ranked fifth in Class B, needed overtime to capture the Class B, Area II, regional championship this past Monday evening at the Mvskoke Dome in Okmulgee. Varnum, who finished...
Glencoe Takes Down Kinta in Class B Regional Title Battle
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Glencoe Takes Down Kinta in Class B Regional Title Battle
By News Staff 
February 24, 2022
The Glencoe Panthers, ranked fourth in Class B, took home the Class B, Area II, regional championship this past Monday evening with a 34-24 win over the ninth-ranked Kinta Eagles at the Mvskoke Dome i...
Morris Wrestler Jaxen Wright to Compete in State Championships
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Morris Wrestler Jaxen Wright to Compete in State Championships
By News Staff 
February 24, 2022
Morris junior Jaxen Wright will make his third-straight trip to the state wrestling championships this weekend. Morris junior Jaxen Wright will make his third-straight trip to the state wrestling cham...
Preston Advances to Regionals
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Preston Advances to Regionals
By News Staff 
February 24, 2022
The Preston varsity basketball program kicked off their postseason journey this past Friday with a pair of double-digit wins over the visiting Chouteau-Mazie Wildcats and Lady Wildcats. The sweep came...
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A Salute to Our Hometown Heroes
By Patrick Ford Editor 
January 30, 2026
As the Okmulgee Times and Henryetta Free-Lance recognize the men and women of law enforcement and first responders across Okmulgee County in today’s special Salute to Hometown Heroes section included ...
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Good News for Local Schools
By Patrick Ford Editor 
January 30, 2026
A wave of encouraging news is rippling through Oklahoma’s education community, and several schools in Okmulgee County are among those being celebrated. According to a memorandum released by the Oklaho...
OSU Extension welcomes educators
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OSU Extension welcomes educators
January 30, 2026
The Oklahoma State University Extension Office in Okmulgee County is welcoming two new educators whose backgrounds and passion for service are expected to bring added value to local youth, families an...
Okmulgee’s ‘film-friendly’ status brings jobs, dollars and creative possibilities
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Okmulgee’s ‘film-friendly’ status brings jobs, dollars and creative possibilities
By DAWN CARTER REPORTER 
January 30, 2026
When people think about filmmaking, they often picture big cities, sound stages and distant studios. But in recent years, Okmulgee has quietly been building something different, a reputation as a plac...
MN, University of Edinburgh team for first international repatriation
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MN, University of Edinburgh team for first international repatriation
January 30, 2026
A Scottish university has completed what is believed to be the first-ever international repatriation of ancestral remains to mainland United States. More than 150 years after they were taken, the Univ...
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