Today–June 3 is the last day to apply for voter registration to be eligible to vote in June 28 State, Federal and County Primary Election, Okmulgee County Election Board Secretary Ashley Carnes said t...

Henryetta High School (HHS) announces that Senior packets are complete and now available in the high school office. Packets can be picked up Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Chromebooks a...

Quite a number of bids were opened during Tuesday’s meeting of the Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners. Bid #15 was for 6-month road materials for the county. After opening and verifying the bids, ...

Henryetta Daily Free-Lance – 1922 (George Riley Hall, Editor & Publisher) June 2, 1922 SULLIVAN FOUND DEAD IN HOTEL ROOM James E. Sullivan, prominent writer and former contributor to the Saturday Even...

National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) Chapter 730 will meet on Thursday, June 9 at 11 on the OSU Institute of Technology Campus in Okmulgee. The meeting will be held in the...

A Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) accident on May 30 that resulted in the death of a five-year-old boy from Henryetta remains under investigation by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP). According to an ac...

Annette Sisson, co-owner of Aquarius Vintage antique store in Henryetta, was the special guest speaker during last week’s meeting of the Henryetta Lions Club. She was the guest of Lion of the Week, As...

Four people were injured in a two-vehicle accident on May 25 at 1:32 a.m. on the OK-56 near North Mission Street, one mile north of Okmulgee. According to Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) Trooper Brian W...

Amid an excessively windy morning on Monday, a touching Memorial Day Service was hosted by Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 539 at Westlawn Cemetery in honor of the brave fallen men and women of ou...

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On Friday, June 3, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Office of Tribal Government Relations will host “Bringing Benefits Home” at the Eufaula Indian Community Building from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The e...

Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) will celebrate Juneteenth with “Music through the Ages” on Thursday, June 16 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Oklahoma History Center located at 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive in ...

Mandatory redistricting has caused many districts and precinct boundaries to change. As a result, some voters will be assigned to new polling places or in a new district or both, Ashley Carnes, Okmulg...

Henryetta Daily Free-Lance – 1922 (George Riley Hall, Editor & Publisher) May 31, 1922 JUDGE CORBIT HOLDS COURT THIS MORNING Mayor Hawes was unavoidably kept from the city hall this morning and not ab...

June 1 – June 8 Wednesday, June 1 – Steak Fingers, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Spinach, Sliced Bread, Lemon Bar and Milk Thursday, June 2 – Garlic Roasted Chicken Quarters, Buttered Broccoli, Glazed Ca...

Bobby Schultz, former Boy Scout Field Director for Okmulgee County, has announced his candidacy for State Representative of House District 24. District 24 covers portions of Okmulgee, Creek and Tulsa ...

Henryetta Chamber of Commerce will host the Roy Madden Spring Roundup Rodeo on Friday, June 3 and Saturday, June 4 at the Jim Shoulders Living Legends Arena at Nichols Park in Henryetta. In 2021 as a ...

Henryetta Head Start and Early Head Start is accepting enrollment applications for the 2022-2023 school year. Head Start is available to children from ages birth to five-years-old. The program provide...

Representatives of the Okmulgee County Health Department (OCHD) addressed county commissioners about some needed updates and renovations at the facility during Monday’s session. Martha Laughlin, OCHD ...

Henryetta Board of Education hired three new staff members and rehired non-certified, certified and support staff for the 2022- 2023 school year during a special meeting early Wednesday morning. Rick ...