Oct. 13 – Oct. 20 Wednesday, Oct. 13 – Western Egg Bake, Hash Browns, Vegetable Juice, Biscuit, Banana and Milk Thursday, Oct. 14 – Roast Turkey with Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Green Peas, Hot Roll, Pump...

Henryetta resident artist and Joy In Life Ministries member and volunteer, Eddy Thomas, right, spent Wednesday decorating bales of hay with a variety of fun and popular characters in preparation for t...

Homecoming Week dressup days and activities at Henryetta Public Schools were announced for next week. Daily dress-up themes are as follows: • Monday – Knights Are So Bright We Have to Wear Shades (wea...

Okmulgee County Treasurer Vonna Lampkins will auction off 27 parcels or tracts of land all situated in Okmulgee County to the highest bidder on Monday, Oct. 18, beginning at 9 a.m. The auction will be...

Dewar Lady Dragons will host a Yard Sale Fundraiser today-Friday, Oct. 8 and tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 9 at the Dewar School Gymnasium. On Friday, sale times are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Saturday tim...

Advance tickets are available at the Henryetta Free-Lance for the Henryetta Cub Scout Pack 118 Indian Taco Fundraiser set for Monday, Nov. 23. The to-go only fundraiser will be held at The Lodge Event...

Henryetta City Council members declared Henryetta a Purple Heart City during their regular meeting on Sept. 21. A special ceremony was held on Tuesday evening at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Pos...

Oklahoma students lost ground in nearly every grade and subject as they struggled to learn amid COVID-19 disruptions, newly released test score data shows. Results from state assessments taken by stud...

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections plans to provide a $2,500 sign-on bonus to newly hired prison officers and temporarily boost pay for employees working in especially understaffed facilities. The...

Oct. 7, 1921 MORE MEN MAY BE DISMISSED FROM OFFICE Telling the story of the dismissal of Deputy Sheriff Worth Wright, by Acting Sheriff Sowers, of this morning, among other things has been said: Actin...

No action was taken on renewing a county burn ban during Monday’s meeting of the board of commissioners. A seven-day ban was issued last week, but with the area receiving rain, and a chance of more la...

WASHINGTON - Catholic Charities of Oklahoma City and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Oklahoma chapter have joined forces to assist the 1,800 Afghan refugees expected to arrive in the ...

First Family Federal Credit Union (FFFCU) and Henryetta Chamber of Commerce Yard of the Month for October was awarded to Buddy and Sue Green who live at 1111 Hillcrest in Henryetta. Staci Horton and A...

Okmulgee County Republicans will host their monthly meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 12 at the American Legion at 730 W. 6th Street in Okmulgee. A business meeting will be held at 6 p.m. for registered Republ...

Tulledega 201 Masonic Lodge will host an All-You-Can-Eat Fish Fry Fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 9 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 402 E. Trudgeon in Henryetta. The meal will include fish, all the trimmings, ...

Henryetta Elementary School (HES) will present their annual Variety Show on Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. in the high school auditorium. “You can expect puppets, some awesome singing, fabulous dancing, s...

Town of Dewar will host their Fall Town-Wide Yard Sale starting Friday, Oct. 8 through Sunday, Oct. 10. No permits are required to hold a sale for this weekend only. All signs must be cleaned up and r...

Henryetta Economic Development Authority (HEDA) held a brief Special Meeting on Monday morning to discuss the negotiation of the 419 W. Trudgeon property for the purpose of public parking. A motion wa...

Though the Dewar annual Harvest Festival was canceled on Saturday due to rain, the Harvest Festival Pageant was still held with 17 contestans in attendance. Raina Been was crowned Harvest Queen and Ol...

PHOTOS BY TRACY GOZA, FREE-LANCE EDITOR Reagan Adele Robertson, 0 to 24 Month Princess Murphy Ridgeway, 0 to 24 Month Runner-Up Johnny Jackson, 5-8 Prince Emma Marie Dean Luna Potter Ellie Jackson Fin...