DEAR ABBY: My co-worker takes advantage of our employer’s generous sick leave policy and calls in sick frequently. She will return the next day with no outward sign of illness and has, on several occa...

Coming Oct. 8th, the Okmulgee First Church of the Nazarene is having a Free Candy Land Adventure. Located at 711 N. Okmulgee Avenue, this adventure will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. It is for all childre...

It’s that time to pick up the pumpkin spice coffee, pumpkin spice Cheerios, and yes even pumpkin spice biscuits! Take a deep breath, in through the nose, and breathe out through the mouth. Did you sme...

Two subjects were arrested last week in connection with a home burglary. On Sept. 20 around 7:06 p.m., Henryetta police officers were dispatched to a home in the 800 block of North 5th Street in refer...

The history books for the Wilson Tiger varsity football team had two new additions this past Friday. The latest additions are as follows: • First 3-0 start • First district win The Tigers earned their...

Okmulgee County District 1 Commissioner Ron Ballard will officially retire at the end of the month. Ballard’s final day will be Sept. 30, after more than 15 years of county service. During Monday’s bo...

Oct. 14 is the last day to apply to become a registered voter in order to be eligible to vote in the Nov. 8 Federal, State, and County Mid-Term, General Election, Okmulgee County Election Board Secret...

The Salvation Army will be taking applications Oct. 3-14, for this year’s Angel Tree, which is for children ages 0-12. Applications will be accepted from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Salvation Army Thrif...

East Central Oklahoma Electric Cooperative invited state senators and representatives for an afternoon of celebration at their newly expanded headquarters in Okmulgee Friday. The expansion project beg...

The Morris Lady Eagle varsity fastpitch softball team punched their ticket to the Class 3A regional tournament last Thursday with a pair of shutout wins over Antlers. The 2-game sweep of the visiting ...

The Beggs Golden Demon varsity football team returned to its winning ways this past Friday at Tate Field at Golden Demon Stadium. The Demons evened their season record at 2-2 and began district play w...

The Dewar Lady Dragon varsity fastpitch softball team saw their 2022 season come to an end with a pair of double-digit losses last Thursday in Stonewall. The back-to-back setbacks came at the Class A ...

The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity football team fell to 1-3 on the year with a 56-12 loss to the Prague Red Devils this past Friday in Prague. The double-digit setback came in the District 2A-5 open...

The Okmulgee Bulldog varsity football team evened their season record at 2-2 this past Friday with a 60-20 loss to the Victory Christian Conquerors. The setback came in the District 2A-7 opener at his...

The Morris Eagle varsity football team had their 2-game winning streak come to an end this past Friday with a 22-12 loss to the Kiefer Trojans. The 10-point setback came in the District 2A-7 opener in...

Fall Forum, the annual policy conference for the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA), will be celebrating its 22nd year of bringing together advocacy organizations for children from across Ok...