Irish author Eoin Colfer celebrates his birthday on May 14, 1965 in Wexford, Ireland. His father was an elementary school teacher and historian and his mother a drama teacher and playwright. He grew u...

May is Military Appreciation Month, and there is no better place to celebrate our nation’s active-duty service members and veterans than right here in Oklahoma.Home to five world-class military instal...

I am contemplating fencing in my whole property, including the front yard. When Steve was alive, he thought fencing in the front yard wouldn't look good and having the back fenced was plenty. I agreed...

Like many people, you may try to stay healthy by exercising regularly, following a good diet and avoiding dangerous activities. But as we all know, life is unpredictable, and despite your best efforts...

Ducks and people. You begin comparing male and female ducks to human counterparts, and you will find a drastic difference. And I’m not referring to our non-webbed feet and wings.One cold morning, we b...

The Okmulgee Times and Henryetta Free-Lance are pleased to introduce some new employees to help continue as your most-trusted news source in the county.“We welcome Luwana Cowell, Elizabeth Ponthieux, ...

The Okmulgee County Democratic Convention was held Saturday, April 15 in Okmulgee. Rose Lynch will serve as the new-elected Chair of the Okmulgee County Democratic Party for the next two years.Former ...

(At LEFT) Mabrey Been, Henryetta High School senior, was awarded the 2023 Herman Lee Brown Memorial Scholarship at Tuesday’s program honoring the graduating class. Making the presentation during the e...

The District 7 Convention was held April 29, in Henryetta, at the American Legion building.The joint meeting began at 11 a.m. with the Henryetta VFW and Auxiliary #539 hosting the District Luncheon wi...

Henryetta misses first championship in 46 years by one pointThe Henryetta Lady Knight varsity tennis team came away with their second-straight state runner-up trophy this past Saturday evening.The Lad...

The Preston Lady Pirate varsity slowpitch softball team saw a bid for their first state championship in 15 years come up short last Wednesday at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. The Lady Pir...

Morris’ Ansley ties for 12th to pace individual scoresThe Henryetta Lady Knight varsity girls golf team came away with a sixth-place finish at last week’s Class 3A state golf championships at Lake Mur...

Blake Wynne’s 3 medals pace county runners at 2-day eventFour Okmulgee County track and field programs competed at two different state meets this past weekend.Athletes from Beggs, Henryetta, Morris, a...

Dragons fall to top-ranked Rattan for third-straight semifinal lossFor the third-straight season, the Dewar Dragons punched their ticket to the Class A state baseball championships.For the third-strai...

A large crowd didn’t let the wet weather stop them from joining together last Thursday for the National Day of Prayer. With the recent tragic deaths in the community, the need for many prayers has bee...

“God created moms to cook most of the time and to water the chickens,” says Jed, 8.Well, Jed, either you have some strange chickens, or your mom needs more farm experience. As for the cooking, let’s h...

“This day the Lord your God commands you to do these statutes and ordinances. You shall therefore be careful to do them with all your heart and with all your soul. You have today declared the Lord to ...

NARFE will meet Thursday, May 11, at 12 p.m. at the OSU School of Culinary Arts at OSUIT, 1801 E. 8th St. in Okmulgee. Ron Vick will present an updated on the recent State NARFE Conference. All active...

VFW Auxillary Post 539 in Henryetta submitted two nominees for the National VFW youth singing contest: Avery Brown from Morris (left) and Breanna Bevenue Camphbell from Okmulgee, formerly of Henryetta...

PATRICK FORDNEWS EDITORThe Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation has been called in to investigate a deputy involved shooting. According to Sheriff Eddy Rice, around 3:30 p.m. Monday, deputies respon...