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Looking Back
June 24, 2022
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...
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Frozen Creamy Treats
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Frozen Creamy Treats
June 24, 2022
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...
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Mostly Educational: Voting with cable news goggles on
June 22, 2022
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,” ...
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‘One Man’s Wilderness’ is quite the read
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‘One Man’s Wilderness’ is quite the read
June 22, 2022
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...
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Find these Treasures at your local library
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Find these Treasures at your local library
June 17, 2022
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 ...
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Honey bees are famously-known, native bees are dubbed powerful pollinators
June 17, 2022
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...
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Almost $70 Million in pandemic relief projects head to Governor
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Almost $70 Million in pandemic relief projects head to Governor
June 17, 2022
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...
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My Sweet Teddy Bear
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My Sweet Teddy Bear
June 17, 2022
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. ...
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Mostly Educational: Pollyanna, Evil Public Schools
June 15, 2022
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...
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ST. MICHAEL CHURCH
June 15, 2022
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...
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Car ride too scary? Don’t grab the dash!
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Car ride too scary? Don’t grab the dash!
June 15, 2022
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...
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Find these Treasures at your local library
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Find these Treasures at your local library
June 10, 2022
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 ...
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Sugar Sweet Snaps
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Sugar Sweet Snaps
June 10, 2022
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 ...
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Mostly Educational: Schools cannot meet all mental health needs
June 8, 2022
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...
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Sharing fond memories past
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Sharing fond memories past
June 8, 2022
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 ...
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Find these Treasures at your local library
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Find these Treasures at your local library
June 3, 2022
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 ...
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Complete Meal – Tex-Mex Style
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Complete Meal – Tex-Mex Style
June 3, 2022
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 ...
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Mostly Educational: More juvenile justice, mental health needed
June 1, 2022
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...
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Prayer without action won’t protect children
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Prayer without action won’t protect children
June 1, 2022
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...
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Reminiscing
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Reminiscing
June 1, 2022
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...
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Candidates speak at County GOP meeting
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Candidates speak at County GOP meeting
December 12, 2025
The Okmulgee County Republican Party held its monthly meeting at the American Legion Post 10, where a crowd gathered to hear State Auditor Cindy Byrd now running for lieutenant governor - and Deputy S...
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Community brings Bethlehem to life
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Community brings Bethlehem to life
December 12, 2025
A beloved holiday tradition came to life last Saturday as two area congregations, Dewar First Baptist Church and Henryetta Nazarene Church, joined hands to present a moving Live Nativity scene during ...
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H-Town Theatre Prepares for ‘Annie’
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H-Town Theatre Prepares for ‘Annie’
December 12, 2025
H-Town Theatre has officially kicked off preparations for its upcoming spring production of “Annie,” with cast members gathering this week for their first full read-through - offering an exciting glim...
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Christmas Dinner returns Dec. 18
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Christmas Dinner returns Dec. 18
December 12, 2025
For nine years now, the Henryetta Community- Wide Christmas Dinner has stood as one of the city’s most heartfelt and unifying holiday traditions - a simple idea that grew into something extraordinary ...
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Volunteers Brave Cold Weather to Feed the Vets
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Volunteers Brave Cold Weather to Feed the Vets
December 12, 2025
Last Thursday, the Feed the Vets volunteer group showed up and answered the call to issue food to 130 veterans in the snow and in 32 degree temperatures at New Life Church in Henryetta. Pictured are m...
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