When you plan to retire at a certain age, you can follow a strategy that incorporates your investment moves, your health insurance and other factors. But what happens if you’re forced to retire earlie...

Roy Madden was named Henryettan of the year. The Henryetta Free-Lance promoted the Henryettan of the year contest since 1949 and was honored to shed light on the great deeds of the people who worked t...

As we reflect on this past year, we are so very thankful for all the donations we receive; your generosity has been astounding. We appreciate the assistance from members of our community and beyond wh...

When it comes to conservation policy I generally like to brag on Oklahoma. Many people don’t realize what a great job the Sooner State does when it comes to protecting natural resources on farm and ra...

With a new year ahead of us, it is customary to make resolutions. I hope each of you resolves to help improve your community, your state, and your nation by getting involved.I encourage you to join a ...

December is National Tomato Month. (It’s also Watermelon Month. Why two fruits in season in the dead of summer are celebrated in the dead of winter is beyond me.) We all know tomato is a hotly debated...

Grandma lay in the hospital bed, a shadow of the vital, energetic woman she had been just a year ago. Her strong hands that were endlessly involved in her family’s life, providing, comforting, and dis...

Molly Bang, American author and illustrator of children’s books, was born Dec. 29, 1943, in Princeton, N.J. the second of three children in her family. She grew up in Baltimore, and her mom was an ill...

Who knows where the time goes? We’ve reached the end of another year, so it’s appropriate to reflect on the nature of time and how it affects us. And time certainly is a key element in the pursuit of ...

I hope you have a wonderful holiday season, whichever of the joyous events you chose to celebrate in your life.I have been laid up the past week with bronchitis, so it was a quiet few days around my h...

Christmas traditions change as we age. As we become teens, Santa becomes less of a focus. As we become adults, we start to merge our traditions with those of our significant other. As we have kids, tr...

It’s arrived. The holiday of holidays for many. The month-long season of excitement, fun and anticipation.But there is another perspective on the Christmas season, and it’s not one of joy and family. ...

If you want to make a big purchase, such as a new car or a piece of property, or you were faced with a large, unexpected expense, such as a major home or auto repair, would you have the funds readily ...

Recently, Oklahoma Living Magazine held a photography contest. The theme was “Look from Above.” I decided to enter a picture I took for my youngest son. I thought it would be perfect.It was an overhea...

Jerry Pinkney, American illustrator and writer of children’s books, was born on Dec. 22, 1939, in Philadelphia. He was the middle child in a family of five.At the age of four, Jerry was a very good ar...

Christmas secretly banned in OK schoolsOnce again, rumors persist this holiday season of a pernicious and evil campaign to cancel Christmas in Oklahoma’s public schools. In fact, I recently saw a soci...

Another Year, Another Set of Broken RecordsThey say history repeats itself - it sure seems that way when it comes to the end of the year and global temperature records. It’s become almost an annual ri...

A Bristow man is dead following a crash Monday near Beggs.Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported the collision at 2:11 p.m. Dec. 18, ½ mile west of 110 Rd., which is five miles west of Beggs near the Okmulg...

Santa was on hand at the annual Christmas Parade to give out 400 bags of candy to the kids and take pictures.The Henryetta Chamber of Commerce held their annual drawing for $4,000 in Henryetta Christm...

Tis the season for giving and this time of year lots of people give cookies! Cookies were originally called “little cakes.” Cooks used to test their ovens for cakes they were baking. They would drop a...