Henryetta City Council approved a sole bid from RB2 Builders LLC for a new playground for Caboose Park at the corner of new Lake Road and Main Street during their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday ev...

PHOENIX – (Nov. 10, 2022) – Online scams cost Americans nearly $7 billion throughout 2021, according to the FBI, and with the holiday shopping season ramping up, it’s vital that people understand how ...

Legislative Deadlines You Need to Know OKLAHOMA CITY – With the elections in the history books, we now know who will be serving in the various political offices in Oklahoma. Congratulations to those w...

During their regular monthly meeting on Monday morning, Henryetta Economic Development Authority (HEDA) approved a motion to send a letter to the City of Henryetta in support of improved low-income ho...

Justin Been, Henryetta High School Drama teacher and coach, announced a trip to New York City is being planned for June 2023 during Monday night’s meeting of the Henryetta Board of Education. “I want ...

Henryetta Elementary School (HES) recently announced five Students of the Month for September. Honorees include Kay’ona Soap, Kindergarten; Timberlyn Doyte, 1st Grade; Dixie Hedrick, 3rd Grade; Kate P...

Two new paramedics have joined the ranks of the Henryetta AirEvac 135 base. Autumn Blackwell and Amanda Mackley have a combined nearly twodecade career as paramedics. “Lots of EMT’s or paramedics ulti...

When people say the first holidays, birthdays and anniversaries are the hardest; they are right. It’s not for the faint of heart. I would describe it more like a tsunami that pulls back, then rushes f...

In the Okmulgee County races for Treasurer and Commissioner for District 3, new candidates will take offices according to unofficial results of the Nov. 8 General Election. Republican candidate for Ok...

Nominations are still open for the Henryetta Free-Lance 2022 Henryettan of the Year. Since 1949, Henryetta Free-Lance has sponsored this annual event. Each year, an exceptional citizen is awarded the ...

Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) will host several blood drives throughout Okmulgee County in coming weeks. On Thursday, Nov. 17, OBI’s Bloodmobile will be at the Muscogee Creek Nation Medical Center fo...

Representatives from the Fire Department Board were in attendance at the Okmulgee County Commissioners meeting earlier this week to present four proposals to the board. Speaking on their behalf was Ri...

Two new Henryetta Chamber of Commerce Christmas Committee Chairs, Kelly Dobson and Valerie Mosco, recently announced plans for the annual Christmas parade and activities in downtown Henryetta. This ye...

During Red Ribbon Week, Henryetta Elementary students received a visit from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP). Troopers discussed Halloween safety with students and gave a tour of their cruiser. After...

Henryetta Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 539 will host a Flag Drive to raise money to purchase new flags due to wear and tear of current flags. Service life of each cemetery memorial flag is betw...

Henryetta steer wrestler Tom Duvall has qualified for the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas for a second consecutive year. The NFR, which will be held at the Thomas and Mack Center Dec. 5-14, is the ...

7:00 a.m. – Person in distress, other. 8:20 a.m. – EMS call, party transported by nonfire agency. 1:00 p.m. – Lock-out. 1:10 p.m. – Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire. 1:20 p.m. – Outside rubbish fi...

8:40 p.m. – Domestic Verbal – 600 block of N. 7th St. – RP is advising that she can hear screaming and fighting to the southwest of her. Nov. 1 2:11 a.m. – Other Miscellaneous – 100 block of E. Scott ...

6:01 p.m. Garfield Rd. & 160 Rd. Fire – RP advised a residence is burning in a container during the burn ban. Beggs FD also dispatched. 8:20 p.m. 31900 block of Arbeka Rd. Suspicious Person/Vehicle – ...

Oklahoma’s Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) and Oklahoma Health Care Workforce Training Commission (HWTC) announced local doctor, Eric Mathis, is one of nine recent recipients of the Physicia...