OCHS and our community have been so fortunate in saving so many animals by placing them in local boarding, but this gets expensive for our non-profit organization. We need to place these animals into ...

Madelyn and Maggie Amador from Preston 4-H are shown using visuals to teach 4th graders about watersheds. They told the children how important it is that everyone do their part in keeping Okmulgee fre...

Chapter Z PEO members Dana Sigmon and Carolyn Brown present Brenda Brewer, Director of the Okmulgee Homeless Shelter, with a $500 donation to Randy’s Foods to help with the shelter’s food costs during...

Several county schools held programs and events last week as a way to salute area veterans for their service and sacrifice. Pictured are photos from the programs at Okmulgee Dunbar School and Morris E...

Abigail Smart, Morris, placed second in her category at the American Farmers & Ranchers (AFR) Northeast District Speech Contest held in Sapulpa, Nov. 8. She competed in the Intermediate Natural Resour...

The Green Country Technology Center students have once more benefited from assistance from the Gene Haas Foundation. This endowment will provide students with a range of opportunities to advance their...

Okmulgee County OSU Extension will host a Continuing Education Units meeting for private applicators at the Okmulgee Fairgrounds Thursday, Nov. 17, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Presentations will be given ov...

Okmulgee Primary School teacher Shirlana Harbin and her class are all smiles after she was awarded a grant from the Okmulgee Education Foundation ‘Prize Patrol’ as they visited Okmulgee school sites T...

A special fashion show is planned this weekend at the Okmulgee Community Center, with the aim of empowering women. Brandiy Hammon is the director of the non-profit called DestIYnedIVP( her)Pose (prono...

The person of interest in the murder of four Okmulgee men in October is now back in the Okmulgee County Jail. Joseph Lloyd Kennedy, 67, was booked into the local on Saturday, following his transfer fr...

The Okmulgee County Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee was honored with the 2022 Oklahoma Farm Bureau YF&R Charles L. Roff Award on Saturday, Nov. 12 during the organization’s 81st annual meeting in...

The Dewar Dragon varsity football team needed just 10 seconds to advance to the second round of the Class B state playoffs this past Friday night. A 50-yard TD run by tailback Nevin Corbin just 10 sec...

The Preston varsity basketball program earned a split decision this past Friday with the visiting Dale Pirates and Lady Pirates. The host Preston Lady Pirates improved to 2-0 on the season with a 44-3...

On paper, the Beggs Golden Demons should be getting ready to prepare for the upcoming basketball season this week. In reality, the Demons’ cage campaign will have to wait at least one more week, as th...

This past Friday, another ‘first’ was added to the Wilson Tiger varsity football history books. A home playoff game. The Tigers hosted the Maysville Warriors in a Class C opening-round contest, seekin...

The 2022 varsity football season for the Henryetta Golden Knights came to an abrupt end this past Friday night at Paul Bell Stadium in Eufaula. The Knights took the host Eufaula Ironheads to the limit...

The Okmulgee Junior Bulldog thirdgrade team brought home championship gold this past Saturday afternoon in Prague. The Junior Bulldogs outdueled the Perkins Bandits by an 18-6 margin in the third-grad...

The sixth-grade football team of the Okmulgee Junior Football Association finished their 2022 season with a spotless 10-0 record. The final win for the Junior Bulldog squad came this past Saturday in ...

Sunday School begins at 9 a.m. followed by worship service at 10 a.m. Come join us for worship! Everyone is welcome and invited to attend. Henryetta First Christian Church is located at 412 N. 5th Str...

As we prepare to eat with relatives and friends at Thanksgiving, I wonder what would be different if we knew Jesus was coming for dinner. “I would ask Jesus how he obeyed his parents all the time when...