Students of the Month for March at Henryett Middle School pictured, from left, include: Erin Chew, Bella Parker and Aubrey Macaluso. COURTESY PHOTO | FREE-LANCE

Henryetta High School Students of the Month for March pictured, front row, from left: Nhi Tran, Allison DeVore and Addy Chavez; Back row: Bryce Stuart, Shelby Kilhoffer, Breea Stockholm and Bonnie Pai...

Henryetta Daily Free-Lance – 1922 (George Riley Hall, Editor & Publisher) April 21, 1922 TRIAL OF JIM HENRY BEGINS THIS MORNING Story of Events Leading Up to the Shooting – History of Case Henry is ch...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from February business. The monies they reported this period represent sale...

Representing the Henryetta Historical Society, Marcus Whitworth was the guest speaker at a recent meeting of the Henryetta Lions Club. He was guest of Lion of the Week, Judy Stidman. Whitworth announc...

Tonya Day has been named as the new Okmulgee County Clerk, following the retirement of Cathi Murphy on March 28. The announcement was made Monday following an executive session of the Okmulgee County ...

Henryetta Rotary Club will host a Spring Dance for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students tonight-April 22 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Henryetta football field. Admission is $5 per student. Parents must pre...

Enrollment information has been announced for the Three-Year-Old Program, Pre-School and Kindergarten classes at Henryetta for the 2022- 2023 school year. Dates available for current residents are Mon...

Despite frigid temperatures on Saturday morning, there was a great turnout for the Henryetta Lions Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Nichols Park. Two participants in the age two-to-three-year-old group pictu...

Okmulgee County Democratic Party will meet on Thursday, April 21 at 6 p.m. on the OSUIT Campus in Okmulgee in the Student Union building. The public is welcome to attend as the party’s “Get Out the Vo...

Nichols Park Restoration Committee (NPRC) will host their 2nd Annual Great American Cleanup on Earth Day, Friday, April 22 at Nichols Park from 4:30 p.m. until dark. Keep Oklahoma Beautiful (KOB) has ...

Declarations of Candidacy were filed last week for Okmulgee County offices including Assessor, Treasurer, Commissioner Dist. 1 and Commissioner Dist. 3. Candidates filing, by office, over the three-da...

Two recent traffic stops by Henryetta Police Department officers revealed stolen vehicles, resulting in the arrest of two men. In the first incident, on April 4, around 10:38 p.m., a Henryetta officer...

Henryetta Board of Education hosted a Special Meeting early Tuesday morning to hire a high school principal and head varsity football coach for the 2022-2023 school year. After returning from executiv...

Six-year-old Brian Hicks, a student at Ryal Public Schools, was named Henryetta Free-Lance Easter Coloring Contest winner in the Age 6 and Under division. He received an Easter basket filled with good...

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Joy In Life Church in Henryetta hosted an evening Christian Worship Service on April 12. Theme of the event was ‘Deliverance from addictions and emotional wounds.’ Community leaders pictured include B...

Teen Ministry at the Henryetta Nazarene Church enjoyed an egg hunt on April 13. Those attending enjoyed the hunt as well as dodging foam projectiles from a toy gun from Youth Pastor Jenn Stuck and adu...

Henryetta Daily Free-Lance – 1922 (George Riley Hall, Editor & Publisher) April 20, 1922 HENS TAKE THE SECOND FROM TOPEKA TEAM The Kansas “Jayhawkers” went down to defeat again yesterday at the hands ...

April 20 – April 27 Wednesday, April 20 – Open-Faced Turkey Sandwich, Broccoli, Roasted Carrots, Bread, Ambrosia and Milk Thursday, April 21 – Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes with Gravy, Vegetabl...