The late, legendary folk troubadour Woody Guthrie was born July 14, 1912, in Okemah, where the long-runnning WoodyFest takes ...

OKEMAH — Propelled by a 17-point outing by Holli Ladd, Seminole’s girls held off Okemah 42-39 in Saturday night’s championship game of the Okemah Tournament. Seminole trailed Okemah 26-24 entering the ...

Jay Farrar has hardly shown himself to be a self-promoter during the course of his career. Dating back to the alternative country band Uncle Tupelo through his ongoing solo efforts and intermittently ...

OKEMAH - When Brenda Duke looked at the giant pile of wood inside a musty storage room at the Okemah Historical Society, she couldn't help but think about her dad. The splintered planks filled with ...

Okemah is a small town in eastern-central Oklahoma that's famous as the birthplace of Woody Guthrie, who serves as the guiding spirit of Son Volt's comeback album. On the leadoff track, "Bandages and ...

Dec. 10—Jax Kerr had 22 points for Hilldale, but the Hornets were upended in the Okemah Tournament semifinals on Friday, 73-48. It was Hilldale's first loss after starting the year 3-0 and the first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A century ago, when Phoenix was segregated, hundreds of Black families found faith and belonging southeast of downtown in a ...

A Tulsa man is watching over his elderly mother tonight after she lost everything in a house fire over the Holidays. Matt Henneha is giving his mom a roof over her head here in Tulsa after her home ...

Roots-rock legends Son Volt are back with their first release in seven years. Okemah and the Melody of Riot features some of the finest songs of frontman Jay Farrar's career. To many listeners, the ...