The Henryetta varsity basketball program suffered a pair of double-digit setbacks this past Friday evening at Kiefer High School. The Lady Knights began the road trip on the short end of a 44-15 outco...

Morris and Beggs met on the hardwood for the second time in 2021- 2022 last Thursday at the Don Shoemake Event Center in Morris. The first meeting between the Okmulgee County rivals came January 21 in...

Preston and Henryetta met on the basketball court last Thursday evening at the Jim Waller Event Center in Preston. After the final buzzer sounded, both county cage squads left the Preston gymnasium wi...

Morris Assembly of God Morris Assembly of God recently welcomed new leadership. Pastors Preston and Jennifer Rider have been married and in ministry together for 29 years. They have been ordained mini...

“If life were an accident, why would we be here on the Earth?” asks Jenna, age 6. The “why” question is what separates humans from animals and other living things. Animals don’t ask “Why?” They don’t ...

DEAR ABBY: From time to time, I pick my granddaughter up from public school. This week, I picked her up on Tuesday and again on Friday. Both days, she was wearing the exact same outfit, a shirt/ hoodi...

The importance of using your voice as an advocate is as important today as it has been throughout the history of the world. Those elected officials who represent “We the People” in every political off...

Beggs High School crowned their All Sports Homecoming King and Queen Monday, Feb. 7 before basketball games versus Okmulgee. Pictured from left are Julie Meeks, representing Cheer; Autumn Lester, repr...

A bell is not a bell until it’s rung; a song is not a song until it’s sung; love wasn’t put in your heart to stay; love isn’t love until it’s given away. What in all of God’s green earth does that hav...

Morris Assembly of God Morris Assembly of God recently welcomed new leadership. Pastors Preston and Jennifer Rider have been married and in ministry together for 29 years. They have been ordained mini...

The story is told of a Christian teenage boy in a small Midwestern town who asked his girlfriend for an evening date on Valentine’s Day. Since he did not have a driver’s license, they would have to wa...

The public is invited to attend the meeting of the Okmulgee County Community Garden on Thursday, Feb. 17, at the County Fairgrounds at 7 p.m. On Feb. 1, the new board officers were finalized, accordin...

Two separate hearings have been set in an aggravated assault and battery charge, filed in Tulsa County, against two men with county ties. According to the Tulsa police report obtained from the Tulsa C...

The Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce Pecan Festival Committee is seeking volunteers for this year’s Festival and reminds those making plans to attend to note the date change. “We are looking forward to an...

A staple in the Dripping Springs Lake area is under new ownership, but promises to still provide what customers have always expected at the bait shop on Dripping Springs Road. 3WD Bait & Tackle is own...

Rep. Logan Phillips, R-Mounds, has filed legislation creating the Digital Fair Repair Act. Phillips, who serves as Chair of the House Technology Committee, has run this legislation, also known as Righ...

A hearing scheduled for Feb. 22 has been rescheduled in the Eastern District Court of Oklahoma. In the case, United States vs. Dallas Tyler Ewton, Ewton’s lawyers filed a motion to continue citing mor...

The Okmulgee County Democratic Party will meet Thursday, Feb. 17, at 6:30 p.m. at the OSUIT Student Union Building. According to County Chair Rae Ann Wilson, in addition to the ongoing emphasis on inc...

The Okmulgee Community Playhouse is bringing history to life at the Black History Extravaganza this month. The event will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Orpheum Theatre, 210 W. 7th in dow...

The winner in Tuesday’s election for City of Okmulgee Councilmember At Large (Mayor) was Richard Larabee. He received 385 ballots in his favor, while his challenger, Letisha LeBlanc received 322 votes...