DEAR ABBY: My daughter “Claudia” has been dating and living with “Justin” - the boy next door. They moved to Florida months back and loved each day together. Then, the unthinkable happened. Justin’s f...

April 3-7 • Monday: Chicken Alfredo, broccoli, spice peaches, bread sticks/butter, pudding with Cool Whip, milk • Tuesday: Brown sugar meatloaf, mashed potatoes with brown gravy, green beans, roll/but...

The Knights of Columbus Council 1677 will continue their final Lenten Fish Fry Fundraiser of the year Friday, March 31, at the American Legion Post 10, located at 6th & Oklahoma in Okmulgee. The event...

The Twin Hills School Johnson O’Malley Program will hold an Election of IEC Members and IEC Meeting Monday, April 17. The elections starts at 6 p.m. with the IEC Meeting to follow. The groupwill discu...

The Knights of Columbus invite everyone to enjoy the last Fish Fry of 2023. The final event will be held today at the American Legion Post 10, located at 6th and Oklahoma. Lunch will be served from 11...

Kennedy Sullivan from Morris earned a gold medal in the freshman category at the regional Braille Challenge competition held in March at the Oklahoma School for the Blind in Muskogee. Sullivan is a 4t...

Once again, it was our pleasure to welcome the two special outstanding students-of-the-month, as selected by Okmulgee High School faculty. Cody Burgess and Breanne Bevenue were presented by Corley Sno...

Beggs High School’s first All-State Cheerleader, Rowdy Tucker, signed with OCU this week to continue his cheer career. Congratulations to the BHS senior whose leadership is shown both on and off the f...

Congratulations to Morris High School seniors Maddie Moore and Calvin Warren, who were presented with their Fast Pitch and Cheer All State jackets Wednesday.

Early voting continues County residents seeking to cast their votes early for the April 4 City and Municipal races can do so today until 6 p.m. at the Okmulgee County Courthouse, at the Election Board...

The Okmulgee Community Garden, located just south of the Health Department, is taking shape for the upcoming growing season. This week, several community members were working inside the space getting ...

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month National Child Abuse Prevention Month recognizes the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect. Preventi...

The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) is proud to announce that Landmark For All Generations, Inc. has been awarded a grant through the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program. “The story of the ...

“Take my life and let it be ever, only, all for Thee,” pleads the old hymn writer to his Lord. The plea expresses yearning, hungering. He hungers to be fully owned by One who is more wise and more cap...

HHS link squad’s best finish so far comes at Wewoka The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity golf team has competed in four tournaments so far in 2023. The four tournaments that featured Knight golfers wer...

The Henryetta Lady Knight varsity golf team came away with a third-place finish last Thursday at the McAlester Invitational. The Lady Knights finished with a team total of 408, finishing behind Durant...

The Henryetta varsity tennis program notched a pair of Top 3 finishes at the Bartlesville Invitational last Monday. The Lady Knight net squad took home the runner-up trophy at the allday event, while ...

Rain cancels most of annual 2-day event The 2023 Okmulgee Slowpitch Softball Festival was scheduled to take place last Thursday and Friday with a total of 22 games occurring during the 2-day event. Fi...

In a poll of several hundred experts, angel food cake was voted the preferred cuisine of heaven. Angel hair pasta came in second. But Angel Food Ice Cream kept showing up as a favorite from kids in Me...

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...