Henryetta Daily Free-Lance – 1922 (George Riley Hall, Editor & Publisher) June 23, 1922 MRS. TOWNSEND DEAD Mrs. Eula Townsend, wife of John Townsend, who was born in Georgia August 9, 1877, died yeste...

National Ice Cream Month isn’t until July, but it’s time for this cool treat now anyway. I don’t know about you guys but it’s just been too hot for me. That lends to cooling off and what better way th...

If you are of a certain age, you remember the old 3-D glasses with one blue lens and one red lens. You also remember the disappointment of wearing them outside the theater. Instead of “comin’ at ya,” ...

Folks, I can’t believe I just finished reading the book, ‘One Man’s Wilderness,’ again! I have lost count of how many times this makes I have read it. It was written from the journals of Dick Proennak...

Henryetta Public Library would like to remind everyone of our Summer Reading Program on Monday, June 20 at 1:30 p.m. at Veterans Park, next to the library. Current featured books for the week include ...

STILLWATER, Okla. – The world’s fascination with honey bees is linked to a population decline during the past decade that threatens the production of fruit, nut, forage, vegetable and other crops that...

Almost $70 million in pandemic relief projects now await approval by Gov. Kevin Stitt as the Oklahoma Legislature continued work Wednesday on a special session on the state’s share of $1.87 billion un...

June 17 is my wedding anniversary. This year would have been 22 years. We shared 11 and I will now have celebrated 11 without him. It’s kinda funny I write this column and cook each recipe I include. ...

Local rivalries abound in public schools, where parents and students rally around their local mascots. Likewise, collegiate supporters bleed the colors of their alma mater. Such wholesome rivalries cr...

This Sunday we celebrate the solemnity of the Body and the Blood of Jesus Christ. In Latin it is said, “Corpus Christi.” This is an opportunity to renew our appreciation of the Eucharist, not by depri...

Folks, today as I write this, Father’s Day is approaching. So, I am asking you to humor me and let me tell you a bit about my dear, old dad. Truthfully, it would take a book as he was definitely bigge...

Don't forget to come to the Summer Reading Program on Monday, June 13 at 1:30 p.m. at Veteran's Park, next to the library. Henryetta Public Library has the book, “Where the Wild Things Are” by author ...

I love sugar snap peas. One of my favorite snacks is snap peas and ranch and I will sit down and eat a pound of them if I am not careful. They are in season right now and I found some recently at the ...

A close friend of mine was sent to “reform school” as a young child. The conditions were abusive, and his “crimes” as a 9-year-old certainly did not warrant incarceration. As I understand it, it was c...

Folks, today I want to share an entry from my journal, written one day in June, 33 years ago. I remember my husband and I had moved back to the old home place and called it ‘Aimless Acres,' ‘cause we ...

Don't forget to come by and signup for the Henryetta Public Library Summer Reading Program! The first program will be held on Monday, June 6 at 1:30 p.m. at Veteran's Park, next to the library. Bring ...

One of my favorite things to eat is Tex-Mex. I say Tex-Mex because most of what we eat in the U.S. is not true Mexican food. I am going to share a brief history and explain the difference between the ...

The specter of a school shooting always lurks in the back of parents’ and educators’ minds, but this week, it openly torments us. Adequate prayers cannot be uttered at a time like this, but we pray, n...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Over this past week, not only did our state see the conclusion of the 2nd Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature, I had the pleasure of serving as the parliamentarian for the Oklahom...

Folks, I’ve been doing it again! Yup, been going down memory lane. It is most always a pleasant trip. And, it doesn’t take a lot of effort and doesn’t cost ‘not one red cent.’ So, in my mind, I went b...