All City Hall offices and Public Works operations will be closed Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, in observance of the New Years holiday. Emergency service operations, police and fire departments will remain ope...

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol ENDUI team will partner with the Tulsa Police Department, Tulsa County Sheriff ’s Office, Bixby Police Department, Verdigris Police Department, Claremore Police Department,...

The Okmulgee County Treasurer’s Office has extended the date from Dec. 31, to Jan. 5, 2024, to pay your 2023 taxes without penalty. According to Oklahoma Statute (O.S. 68 # 2915), the County Treasurer...

Jason Price to take helm next year Following several months of interviews with various candidates, the Henryetta Public Schools board selected Jason Price as the new superintendent. The action came du...

The Muscogee Nation will hold the Inauguration of Principal Chief David Hill and Second Chief Del Beaver on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. The event will be held at The Cove at River Spirit Casino Resort, 83...

Voters in Okmulgee County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for elections in 2024 should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Ashley Carnes said. Any registered voter may request absentee...

As we embrace the arrival of 2024, many of us find ourselves contemplating ways to improve our lives. An alternative and arguably more effective approach, goal setting, means recognizing the need for ...

With only a few days left on the 2023 calendar, the Okmulgee Times and Henryetta Free-Lance look back on some of the events and newsmakers that made the headlines. It can truly be said there is never ...

OADC Executive Director Court Newkirk retires Court Newkirk. You may have heard of him. He’s the sharp minded, quick witted guy you see at all the County Commissioner and City Council meetings. And on...

Three Dragons selected for 8-Man All-Star Game Three Dewar varsity football players will have one final opportunity to represent their school this summer. Dewar seniors Christian Cargola, Kade Henders...

Annual 3-day event to take place at BOK Center Sixteen of the best girls and boys basketball teams in the state of Oklahoma will converge on Tulsa’s BOK Center for three days this week to compete at t...

Happy Holidays from the Cornerstone Foursquare Family, along with Pastors Mickey and Marcie Baldwin and their family. A joint service Sunday New Year’s Eve Service will be held Dec. 31. Come at 9:30 a...

“O Lord, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me; many are saying of me, there is no help for him in God. But thou, O Lord, art a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. I cry a...

“I would give baby Jesus some food, because they probably didn’t have a lot of money. They might have been poor, and they weren’t near a place with food,” says Megan, 9. It’s easy to look at poor peop...

Alpha Chiropractic Clinic gave free consultations when patients presented a certificate which was run in the paper. Stone Blade held a free New Year’s Masquerade Party featuring Cross Town Groove Band...

DEAR ABBY: I moved to a smaller city from a larger one seven years ago. There are fewer businesses here. I often struggle to get home repairs done because people here operate on “regional time,” meani...

Oklahoma spent more than $544,000 for the state’s National Guard to help secure the U.S. border with Mexico, money that came from a disaster fund typically used for National Guard response to tornadoe...

The B.A.L.L. (Be Active Live Longer) Group of First Baptist Church will not meet in December. Meetings will resume Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, at 11 a.m. with a potluck lunch to follow. Okmulgee County Repu...

April 3, 1942 - December 20, 2023 Leonard Leroy Lewis, 81, died Wednesday, December 20, 2023, in Okmulgee. The Hour of Remembrance for Mr. Lewis will be held Saturday, December 30, 2023, at 11 a.m. at...

Claudine Sue Griggs, age 89, passed away in Tulsa on December 21, 2023. She was born to Claude and Mammie Jane (Morgan) Lovell on March 21, 1934, in Wetumka. She grew up in Weleetka and graduated high...