Results of the Okmulgee County Free Fair were announced earlier this week. Indoor and animal exhibit placings, by category, are as follows: INDOOR EXHIBITS Photography Section 4 photos (1 each of anim...

Scientists at Oklahoma State University are giving wheat farmers new options to plant in their fields soon, five wheat varieties that build on years of research and careful selection of the best trait...

Oklahoma Department of Public Safety (DPS) is further extending the expiration date of all Commercial Driver Licenses (CDLs), Commercial Learner Permits (CLPs), and Federal Department of Transportatio...

In the Sept. 2 issue of the Henretta Free-Lance, a special 12-page section listed county properties. Those properties are not for sale. This list is for unpaid ad valorem taxes, according to Okmulgee ...

Jason Page Ministries will host a Hometown Tent Revival Tuesday, Sept. 22 through Saturday, Oct. 3 at 2770 Dewar Avenue in Henryetta. The Revival will be held at 7 p.m. nightly. Featured guests and sp...

Okmulgee County Treasurer Vonna Lampkins will conduct the County Commissioners Sale of Properties acquired at the June Resale at 9 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 21. The sale will be held on the west side of t...

Henryetta Board of Education approved science courses taught by Green Country Technology Center. Credits earned will be applied to graduation for the 2020-2021 school year during their regular monthly...

Special recognition and thanks goes out to all of the volunteers who helped during the Feed the Vet on Sept. 11. Without the unwavering support of them, the program would not be the success it is. Amo...

Henryetta City County members discussed an abatement of property located at 105 E. Smith during their regular meeting on Sept. 15. The property, originally on the August agenda to be approved as an ab...

An early morning accident on Tuesday resulted with injuries for a Henryetta woman and an Okmulgee man. At 6:57 a.m. on Hwy. 62 and Skyline Drive, two miles east of Okmulgee, a 2005 Chevy Silverado dri...

Henryetta Cub Scouts Pack 118 would normally be holding their popcorn fundraiser during this time. However, the pack has chosen to take a different approach to fundraising as operating costs have dram...

Okmulgee County Commissioners awarded severals bids during their weekly session Monday morning. A bid for an 800 megahertz repeater, to be installed on the Henryetta water tower, was awarded in the am...

Henryetta Economic Development Authority (HEDA) began their regular monthly meeting on Monday morning with presenting an oath of office to new trustee Andy Bealko. Bealko will take the place of long-t...

Henryetta Police Department, Henryetta Fire Department and Okmulgee County EMS responded to an accident at 10:01 a.m. on Monday in the 400 block of north 3rd Street. According to HPD Chief Steve Norma...

Three Okmulgee County students recently completed their college degrees at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) for the summer 2020 semester. County graduates include: • Henryetta – Geena Nicole P...

The Sauk (Sac) and Fox tribes originated from Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron in Michigan. Although the tribes have always been closely associated and share similar cultural norms, it was an attack by the F...

Okmulgee County Sheriff ’s Office (OCSO) is asking for the public’s aid in the search for a wanted woman. According to a press release issued Thursday by the OCSO, 36-year-old Rebecca Kudryavsky is wa...

Forty-eight teams participated in the 1st annual Henryetta Lions Club Cornhole Tournament over Labor Day weekend. Team members vied for first, second or third place as well as the long shot contest. P...

First Family Federal Credit Union’s (FFFCU) 8th annual Smokin’ Hot Car & Bike Show was held at Nichols Park over Labor Day weekend with a record turnout from both entrants and spectators. Results of t...

Henryetta Feed the Vet food distribution will be held today, Sept. 11 at New Life Assembly of God Church on New Lake Road. Volunteers are needed at 10 a.m. Food distribution begins at 11 a.m. See page...