Due to the hazardous road conditions, the Okmulgee Times and Henryetta Free-lance print editions will be delayed for mail delivery until Thursday. However, the electronic versions of both newspapers w...

Conversion Ministry will hold Prayer Before the Bell Friday, Jan. 27, at 7:15 a.m., weather permitting. Rev. Gregory Richardson is pastor. City Council Candidate Forum | A Candidate Forum for City Cou...

Builders, linguists, nurses, bush pilots, evangelists. The list marks a fraction of vocations forming the Christian mission enterprise. They are common individuals who for the most part pursue a close...

This week, we look at several community individuals who have a common love for animals, and their efforts to make a difference. They are Gregory Phillips, Aimee Robinson, Barbara (Babs) Martin and Dr....

The Preston varsity basketball program earned their eighth sweep of the season Tuesday evening with a pair of wins over the Kellyville Ponies and Lady Ponies. The road sweep puts the Pirates and Lady ...

The Henryetta varsity basketball program came away with a split decision Tuesday afternoon at Eufaula High School. The Lady Knights dropped the opening contest by a 39-20 margin to the host Eufaula La...

The Schulter varsity basketball program suffered a pair of double-digit setbacks this past Monday at Weleetka. The Lady Bulldogs fell to the host Weleetka Lady Outlaws in the opening contest by a 44-2...

The Dewar varsity basketball program earned a split decision against Glencoe Monday evening at the Clell W. Henson Fieldhouse in Dewar. The host Lady Dragons picked up their 11th win of the season in ...

The Henryetta golf program will now have an indoor facility to work on their game - rain or shine. The practice facility is located in the west parking lot area near the Lady Knight Softball Park on t...

Vocabulary.com says, “Someone with a tendency to save everything, accumulating more and more, is a hoarder. It can be very difficult for a hoarder to throw anything away.” I’m not sure I fit into this...

January 27 is National Chocolate Cake Day! I told you last week, chocolate is my first love so, of course, I HAD to make chocolate cake this week! Did you know chocolate was considered an aphrodisiac ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces the availability of Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge (NWR/refuge) Orphaned Well Program Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for public review a...

DEAR ABBY: I’m a woman in my early 50s who has been through two divorces. This may make me sound like a bad person, but I’m really nice and quite conservative. I just make poor choices when it comes t...

Oklahoma Human Services announced this week that emergency payments intended to increase households’ monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in response to the pandemic are c...

Every time there is a City Council election, the Okmulgee Area Development Corp. invites the candidates into our conference room for a briefing on who we are, what our mission is and what the status i...

Candidates interested in filing for a municipal office for the City of Beggs, Henryetta, Morris, and Town of Dewar in Okmulgee County will file Declarations of Candidacy at 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6. Ashl...

Okmulgee High School has announced the Superintendent and Principals Honor Rolls for the fall semester, 2022-23 school year. Students having All A’s with a 4.0 grade point average are listed on the Su...

Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma kicked off the 2023 Girl Scout Cookie season Jan. 21, as Girl Scouts and their troops are rallying their communities to support the world’s largest entrepreneurial prog...

Gerard A. Alexander, longtime coach at Bristow and Beggs Schools, was one of the 2023 inductees in the Oklahoma Track Coaches Hall of Fame. The event was held Jan. 13 at Grand Hotel and Resort in Shaw...

Tuesday was a prime example of why I try not to schedule out-of-town programs for January and February, because we never know what the weather might bring. And, sure enough, true to its calling, it br...