As the holiday season approaches, community members across Eastern Oklahoma are being encouraged to visit residents in nursing homes, assisted living centers and residential care facilities. For many ...

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 This is a great week to start a new project or hobby, Aries. Your energy is very high right now. Just be careful not to bite off more than you can chew. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Th...

Services are pending for Merna Faye Jones, 44, of Henryetta, with Integrity Funeral Service. She August 4, 1981 - November 3, 2025 passed away Monday, November 3, 2025, in Henryetta.

Carrie Dean Simmons, a resident of Okmulgee since relocating after Hurrican Katrina, passed away on October 28, 2025, at the age of 90. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, September 21...

April 26, 1923 - October 26, 2025 Frederick A. Behn, age 102, laborer and resident of Henryetta, died Sunday, October 26, 2025, at Henryetta Community Skilled Healthcare & Rehab surrounded by family. ...

June 27, 1935 - November 2, 2025 Josephine Ward, age 87, homemaker, a longtime resident of Okmulgee, died Sunday, November 2, 2025, in her home surrounded by family. A funeral service is scheduled Sat...

February 26, 2001 - October 26, 2025 Tanner Jefferson Collins, of Fordoche, La., passed from this earth at the age of 24 on October 26, 2025. Services will be held at a later date in his hometown. Cre...

February 27, 1958 - October 29, 2025 Wayne Ray Clark, of Okmulgee, passed away October 29, 2025, at the age of 67. Cremation services have been entrusted to Schaudt’s Okmulgee Funeral and Cremation Se...

November 8, 1990 - October 29, 2025 Jerry Lester Russell, Jr., a resident of Preston, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2025, in Weleetka, at the age of 34. He was born on Thursday, November 8, 1990,...

Albert Alexander Sutton was born November 26, 1977, from the union of Yvonne C. (Cottrell) Lewis and Albert Alexander Sutton. Better known as Marcus, he spent most of his life in Okmulgee, and a perio...

November 7, 1950 - October 29, 2025 Donald Paul England, 74, oil and gas trader and resident of Okmulgee, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2025. Donald was born to Paul Thurman England and Martha Jo...

March 27, 1963 - October 28, 2025 Barbara Rae “Bobbie” Reid, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2025, in Okmulgee at 62 years of age. She was born March 27, 1963, in Tulsa. Bobbi...

DEAR ABBY: My relationship with my motherin- law has been rocky for the nine years I’ve been married to her daughter. She has been very hurtful at times, saying things like, “You’re not welcome [in he...

I want to start by saying “thank you” to the governor and Oklahoma’s legislative leaders for the commitment to allocate $1 million in state funds per week over the next seven weeks to the two major fo...

The Vian Wolverines kept their impressive 2025 campaign rolling Friday night with a commanding 49-6 victory over the Morris Eagles, improving to 8-1 overall and 6-0 in district play. With the win, Coa...

Congratulations to Dewar athlete Adena Fowler, who was recently chosen to represent Oklahoma in the the Oklahoma-Arkansas All-Star Cross Country Meet. The competition will take place Saturday, Nov. 15...

The Henryetta Knights delivered a commanding 40-0 shutout over the Spiro Bulldogs on Friday night, dominating in all phases of the game to secure their fifth win of the season. Behind a sharp aerial a...

As the 2025 Oklahoma high school football regular season heads into its final week, the OSSAA district standings across Classes 3A, 2A and B are coming into sharp focus with playoff races tightening a...

The Beggs gym was packed wallto- wall with family, friends, and fans on Sunday as a large, spirited crowd came out to support local athletes at the Battle of the Bows cheer competition. The energy was...

The rich traditions of early Oklahoma frontier life will come alive once again this fall when the Oklahoma Territory Rendezvous Association (OTRA) hosts its annual Dripping Springs Rendezvous, schedul...