East Central Oklahoma Family Health Center, Inc. (ECOFHC) in Henryetta will host a Community Health Fair on Friday, Sept. 30 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. There will be free screenings and assessments offere...

26TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C) Am. 6: 4 -7 / 1Tim. 6: 11 – 16/ Lk. 16: 19 -31 BY REV. ROBERT DUCK I’d like to suggest we usually misunderstand the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. We usually und...

American author, Andrea Davis Pinkney, was born Sept. 25, 1963 in Washington, D.C. She writes about African-American culture through children, young adult and picture books. Raised in Connecticut, Pin...

With a gathering of family members and friends, Emalee Morgan of Tulsa, a past resident of Henryetta, celebrated her 99th birthday on Wednesday at Coleman's Cafe in Okmulgee. Morgan expressed her love...

Henryetta Historical Society board members Marcus Whitworth, Sr. and Mike Doak attended the Oklahoma Museum Association Conference held Sept. 14-16 in Enid. Theme of the conference was Museums: Bringi...

We often hear people saying; “No man is an island.” It is true because we are living together the same on planet earth. Living in the world we have helped each other. We have done well about charity. ...

Sept. 24 Youth Night Tulledega Hills Music Theater will host a Youth Night on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. The event will feature Henryetta Nazarene Youth Band. Members of the youth band include Jorda...

Henryetta Daily Free-Lance – 1922 (George Riley Hall, Editor & Publisher) LOOKING BACK 25 YEARS DOROTHY STEWART RETIRES FROM AEB After working for American Exchange Bank since April 30, 1979, Dorothy ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – There is hopefully good news coming soon for many Oklahoma expectant mothers. The Helping Every Life and Parent, or HELP Task force was convened by the governor to look at ways to supp...

Breakfast Thursday, Sept. 22 – Sausage and biscuit, fruits galore, choice of cereal, toast and jelly and milk. Friday, Sept. 23 – Choice of cereal, toast and jelly, fruits galore and milk. Monday, Sep...

Lions Bingo Fundraiser Henryetta Lions Club will host a Bingo Fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 17 at The Briefcase in Henryetta. Card sales begin at 4 p.m. and the first game starts at 4:30 p.m. The Brie...

Okmulgee’s 5th annual Indigenous People's Day will be held Oct. 10 on the south lawn of the Council House Museum for a day of fun, food and festivities. Indigenous Peoples' Day is celebrated on the se...

The county commissioner campaign warmed up Saturday with the two run-off opponents taking different views on food stamps versus commodities. Challenger Ike Donathan issued a statement coming out in fa...

Henryetta Historical Society recently celebrated a 1st Place win for their historical float that appeared in the Henryetta Labor Day parade on Sept. 5. Board members pictured above with the award incl...

FREE-LANCE EDITOR First Baptist Church of Henryetta services for Sunday include Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. followed by Morning Worship at 10:45 a.m. Volunteers are needed as van or bus drivers and nur...

OKLAHOMA INSTITUTE FOR CHILD ADVOCACY CEO OKLAHOMA CITY – The opportunity to visit the various parts of the state is a welcome chance to see the good work done by local youth-serving organizations. Su...

25TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C) (Amos. 8: 4 – 7 / 1Tim. 2: 1 – 8 / Lk. 16: 1 – 13) BY FATHER PETER PHUNG The topic I want to share with you this Sunday is “The Social Justice.” There is no doubt but ...

Breakfast Thursday, Sept. 15 – Sausage and biscuit, fruits galore, milk, choice of cereal, toast and jelly. Friday, Sept. 16 – No school. Monday, Sept. 19 – Blueberry muffin, fruits galore, milk, choi...

Feed the Vet www.HenryettaFree-Lance.com Freedom Warriors NA Meetings Henryetta Feed the Vet program distribution will be held Friday, Sept. 9 at New Life Assembly of God Church on New Lake Road. Volu...

Anthony Browne, British writer and illustrator of children’s books, was born Sept. 11, 1946 in Sheffield, United Kingdom. He had an older brother, Michael. He loved art as a child and would spend hour...