Editor's Note: Josh Brecheen was unable to respond to the questionnaire in time for this section. We have researched candidate's website, Facebook pages and other sources to do our best to provide an ...

District 3 County Commissioner Dan Artussee was elected to become a new board member for the Ambulance Authority during Monday’s regular meeting. Artussee replaces long-time member and commissioner Ro...

President Joe Biden’s presidential pardon of people convicted of simple marijuana possession is certainly historic, but it won’t actually free anyone from prison. President Biden announced on Oct, 6 h...

Michael Wallace, Republican candidate for Okmulgee County District 3 Commissioner, recently announced his running in the Nov. 8 General Election against Dan Artussee, Democrat candidate. Wallace’s ann...

Oct. 20 State of Oklahoma vs. Dusty Don Holt (Felony Value - False Pretense, Bogus Check, Con Game) Oct. 25 State of Oklahoma vs. Allan Len Young (Endangering Others While Eluding/Attempting to Elude ...

Oct. 17 1:23 a.m. – 911 Other Emergency – 900 block of Summit St. – RP advised someone was trying to break into his house and that he was staying with someone. 10:49 a.m. – Walk-In – Police Station – ...

Oct. 13 3:43 p.m. Sharp Rd. before the bridge. Dumping – RP advised of someone dumping mattresses. Advised District 3 who advised they will go and check it out. 4:41 p.m. Between Banyan & Bristlecone/...

Pictured above, Mabrey Been was crowned 2022 Henryetta High School Football Homecoming Queen last week by King Ethan Green. Flower Girl Kooper Hargis and Crown Bearer Asher Morris are also pictured.

A Silver Alert for 70-yearold Lonnie Leon Jones and his dog, last seen in Okmulgee County last Friday, was canceled Tuesday afternoon after authorities found the man deceased. Just shortly after 4 p.m...

The families of three of the four men found killed and dismembered in Okmulgee earlier this month have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a person of interest in the case and his wife – Joseph and...

Joy In Life Ministries will host their annual Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. There will be a variety of games, food, candy as well as pony rides, hay rides and a bounce house...

Henryetta Public Schools new girls varsity basketball coach Jesse Markum presented a plaque and season passes to Arkoma Resources, the Cobles’ and Eddy Thomas on Tuesday morning in the new gymnasium. ...

Henryetta Board of Education hosted a special meeting early last Friday morning to review bids for the Troy Aikman Drive Road Paving Project. The two lowest bids were discussed and tabled in order to ...

In a recent press release, Okmulgee County Sheriff ’s Office (OCSO) is actively investigating the disappearance of an Okmulgee man, Lonnie Leon Jones, from South 118 Road near the Old Rocky Hill Schoo...

A leak in a pipeline stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to Chicago caused some anxious moments for a Tulsa company Monday. Scott Van Dyke, president and CEO of Explorer Pipeline Company of Tulsa, said...

PHOTOS BY TRACY GOZA & PAM HARDMAN | FREE-LANCE

Henryetta Free-Lance will publish a special Veteran’s Day feature, dedicated to our veterans in the community on Friday, Nov. 11. We would like to honor and give thanks to all the men and women who ha...

Henryetta’s Annual Main Street Halloween Trick or Treat will be held on Friday, Oct. 28 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Participating merchants and organizations will have tables set up along the sidewalk on...

Over the past few weeks, Henryetta’s H-Town Theatre students have been working overtime practicing for this weekend’s productions of The Addams Family in the Alice Ghostley Auditorium at Henryetta Hig...

Faculty, staff and students and Henryetta High School (HHS) witnessed creativity unfold over the past few weeks with a brand new 20foot mural painted on one of the walls on the north side of the Libra...