The postseason accolades continue to pour in for the Henryetta girls Spring sports programs in 2022. Last Tuesday, the Henryetta girls golf team earned a trip to the Class 3A state golf championships ...

The Beggs and Henryetta girls golf teams are currently competing at the Class 3A state golf championships at Lake Murray Golf Course in Ardmore. The two Okmulgee County link squads began tournament pl...

Two Okmulgee County Spring sports programs were scheduled to battle for state championships this week. Mother Nature had a different opinion, sending heavy rainfall across the state on Wednesday, forc...

The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity golf team had more than other golf teams to battle at Monday’s Class 3A regional championships at Arrowhead Golf Course in Canadian. Besides 11 other teams, the Kni...

The Beggs Lady Demon track and field team will look to repeat as state champions this Friday and Saturday at the Class 3A state track and field championships at Western Heights High School in Oklahoma...

Okmulgee County was well represented at last Saturday’s Class 3A regional track and field championships in Okmulgee. Athletes from Okmulgee, Morris, and Beggs battled athletes from across the state at...

Do you have any peculiarities? Most of us do. Some are strong things that shape our personalities and the actions in our lives. Others are just quaint things that are considered oddities that others m...

Please join me in recognizing May as National Foster Care Awareness Month. As a father of six, three of which came into our lives through the blessing of adoption, this is an issue that is deeply clos...

What’s more refreshing than a high-dive plunge into Greenwood Lake on a hot July day? The soul-freeing rush of open confession in the company of trusted companions, perhaps? Facing up to and making co...

DEAR ABBY: A year ago, when I discovered my husband’s porn videos and naked pictures of his ex-girlfriends, he assured me he would delete them. It has been a year, and he still hasn’t done it. When I ...

May 6 is National Beverage Day! Celebrate by kicking back in the lounge chair or hammock with a glass of your favorite drink, alcoholic or not! Beverage is so broad and generic you really could celebr...

On Monday afternoon, the members of the Okmulgee County Oklahoma Home and Community Education groups held a special event called Cookies and Crafts, at the Okmulgee County Fairgrounds. There were disp...

April wasn’t too bad of a month for animals. We hope to do better in May. Animal Control report: • Impounded 29 dogs and 19 cats. Five dogs were owner giveups. • Owner claimed 10 dogs and one cat. • A...

Okmulgee Main Street’s “Five Star Fridays” highlighted the Okmulgee County Family YMCA last Friday giving those in the community an opportunity to stop by and see all of the renovations that have take...

The children from Calvary Baptist Church are ready for their yearly fundraising garage sale, which will take place Friday and Saturday, May 6-7, at the church, located at 1327 East 13th Street in Okmu...

New Okmulgee business, Mr. Donuts, opened to customers last week at 200 S Wood Drive. Opening at 5 a.m., owners say their goal is to remain open until 1 p.m. daily “Our local customers have been amazi...

Parts of Okmulgee County have received lots of rain, and even more is projected later this week. According to Okmulgee County Emergency Management, over the past 24 hours, parts of the county have rec...

Numerous downtown businesses took part in a Sidewalk Sale this past Saturday, setting up unique items from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Midge & Millie’s Booksellers also held their first “Page Turners Storyti...

The Okmulgee County Republicans will hold their next meeting on Tuesday, May 10, featuring candidates for the upcoming election. Monthly meetings are at the American Legion located at 730 W 6th St. in...

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) Chapter 0730 will meet at 11 a.m. in the Shoney’s Restaurant, 619 E. Main St. (across the street from the Walmart) in Henryetta, o...