Ott and Jill Holleman, pictured on their wedding day in El Paso, Texas 56 years ago, are celebrating their 56th anniversary. Randy Holleman, Ott’s brother, served as best man, and Carrie Anna Holleman...

“I’m cleaning up my room,” says Joseph, 5. “People need room to walk so they don’t trip. I’m not hurting anyone and that makes God happy!” Whether you’re 5 years old or 50, cleaning your room is alway...

Ezekiel 3:18-21, 27 - “When I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life, that wicked person...

Henryetta Church of God, located at 202 W. Gentry, will host special guests Jim and Carol Miller on Sunday, Nov. 30, from 10-11:30 a.m. For more information, contact Pastor Daron Lee at 918-951-3862.

Often, an animal comes through the Okmulgee County (OKCO) Humane Society whose personality is so bright, so endearing and so completely charming that we find ourselves wondering why on earth they’re s...

A schedule change has turned into an even bigger opportunity for goodwill as Henryetta Public Schools announced that the Dec. 5 boys basketball game against Preston will now be played at home setting ...

The road to December glory is narrowing, and the Dewar Dragons are still charging full speed ahead. With the season on the line Friday night, Dewar delivered its most complete performance yet - domina...

The Wilson Tigers saw their postseason run come to an end Friday, after falling 60-0 to the Okeene Whippets. After six straight games scoring 31 points or more, the Tigers ran into a dominant Okeene d...

Pro riders and past Olympians gear up for Thanksgiving week events leading to the 2025 USA BMX National Series season finale For many in the BMX community, Thanksgiving isn’t defined by the dinner tab...

The Wilson Tigers saw their postseason run come to an end Friday, after falling 60-0 to the Okeene Whippets. After six straight games scoring 31 points or more, the Tigers ran into a dominant Okeene d...

The Okmulgee City Council moved through a full slate of infrastructure, policy and public-service items Tuesday evening, advancing several longterm projects and approving financial adjustments aimed a...

Get ready, Okmulgee … because Christmas is about to get big, bright and absolutely unforgettable downtown this December. For the first time ever, the Okmulgee Area Chamber of Commerce and Okmulgee Mai...

City of Okmulgee water customers will soon notice an important insert arriving with their monthly utility bills. The insert is an annual notice required under new federal regulations aimed at improvin...

Lemon Tree Landing has always been one of those places where you feel good the second you walk through the door. Warm conversation, humming sewing machines and the easy back-andforth of people who gen...

Families in Okmulgee and Okfuskee counties now have access to one of the most celebrated early-literacy programs in the world - Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. This extraordinary initiative mails ...

Wayman Lewis is shown volunteering to hang Angels on the Salvation Army Angel Tree located near the north door at Walmart in Okmulgee. Residents are urged to pick an angel and fulfill the wishes of a ...

The Okmulgee Cemetery Association has announced its new slate of officers for the 2025-26 term and says they are “ready to work,” as they move forward with plans to preserve and improve the historic c...

The Prairie Bell OHCE will be raffling off this beautiful patriotic quilt at the end of their Christmas Bazaar & Craft Show, which takes place tomorrow, Nov. 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Morris Hi...

Kennedy Sullivan of Morris earned a silver medal Nov. 5 at the Oklahoma School for the Blind’s 13th annual Oklahoma Regional Cane Quest competition in Muskogee. Sullivan, a 7th grader at OSB, took hom...

There will be some new “friends” making an appearance at the Prairie Bell Christmas Bazaar & Craft Show this year. Two of these cuddly friends are the “Cheerful Chicken” and the “Obnoxious Octopus.” O...