Extending circles of friendships for newly arrived students from abroad proves priceless in time. The practice, when stewarded well, often translates into treasured relationships. It’s been noted that...

Master plan will transform tribal complex PATRICK FORD NEWS EDITOR A project several years in the making has become a reality for the Muscogee Nation. On Wednesday, Principal Chief David Hill, Second ...

The Henryetta Event Center was the site for last Friday’s 1st Annual Tinker Coe Memorial Girls Wrestling Tournament. A total of 16 schools and 132 wrestlers competed in both junior high and high schoo...

The Schulter varsity basketball program came away with a pair of sixth-place finishes this past Saturday at the annual Wilson Tiger Classic basketball tournament. The Lady Bulldogs saw a double-digit ...

Eagles snap winless streak with OT victory against Wewoka in 7th-place contest The Morris varsity basketball program completed their 3-day participation at last weekend’s annual Okemah Invitational Ba...

The Beggs Lady Demon varsity basketball team took home the consolation championship plaque from the Oilton Invitational Basketball Tournament this past Saturday with a hard-fought 52-48 win over the S...

Lady Knights go winless at 3-day event The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity basketball team came away with the runner-up plaque at the annual Okemah Invitational Basketball Tournament last Saturday nig...

Okmulgee ladies down Webster for seventh The Okmulgee varsity basketball programs closed out their 3-day participation at last weekend’s Cleveland Invitational Basketball Tournament with double-digit ...

The Dewar varsity basketball program closed out last week’s schedule with a pair of sweeps. The Lady Dragons improved to 2-1 on the year with decisive victories over Hanna (69-25) last Thursday in Dew...

Lady Tigers thump Webbers Falls for third place The boys team championship at the 2023 Wilson Tiger Classic is staying put at Wilson (Henryetta) High School following the host Wilson Tigers’ thrilling...

Tanelly Mojica was named Okmulgee High School’s first Speech & Debate Academic All American since 2019. The National Speech and Debate Association recognizes students who have excellent speaking skill...

Missy Nash of Luv Ford presents the Luv Ford Athlete of the Week honors at Okmulgee High School to Cora Love, pictured with Coach Demetria Dawson, and Jaxsun Fulton, pictured with Coach Cordell Love. ...

Chris Benge to be keynote speaker at Friday evening event The OSU Institute of Technology Fall 2023 Commencement will be held Dec. 15 at 5 p.m. in Covelle Hall. The event will honor the dedication, pe...

If you do not have a church home or are visiting in our community, we invite you to come and grow with us as we worship our Lord Jesus Christ. Each Sunday morning, we start out in small groups for Bib...

“He who guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.” (Proverbs 13:3) What if the last thing you say actually becomes the last thing you say? What if those are the wo...

“You can really tell right from wrong because when you hit someone, you feel sorry for them,” says David, age 9. “Like if you kick someone in the knee, you feel bad,” adds Paul, 10. “I feel a feeling ...

Okmulgee Public Schools’ band programs presented their annual Christmas concert at Brock Gym. The bands included the Middle School Beginning Band, Middle School Band and High School Band. Each played ...

DEAR ABBY: I’m 22 and have been dating a 55-year-old man I’ll call “Gerald” for a year now. Because of the difference in our ages, I have been trying to find things for us to do together so our relati...

Part 3 of 3 Over the past two weeks, I have written about how some states are easing child labor laws, leading to young people working too long and too many hours during the year when they should be i...

December 9, 1946 - December 7, 2023 Charles David Shaver, 76, died December 7, 2023, in Tulsa. He was born on December 9, 1946, in Henryetta to Connie and Grace (Becker) Shaver. Viewing will be held f...