Kindergarten and first-grade classes across Oklahoma likely will be required to meet the state’s class-size limit for the first time in a decade when the 2021-22 school year begins. Research on class ...

WASHINGTON -- Legislation enacting a new trade agreement between three North American countries supported by the entire Oklahoma delegation who viewed it as a win for Oklahoma was signed by President ...

I had never known a housing edition named by alphabet. A short hop from Nairobi’s airport we rolled up to Maxwell’s South C home. The house sat hidden behind a stonework wall, like a shy maiden partly...

State Rep. Scott Fetgatter (R- Okmulgee) was named assistant majority floor leader earlier this week for the Oklahoma House of Representatives. “Representative Fetgatter has proven to be a spokesman t...

Roger King with Green Country Technology Center (GCTC) in Okmulgee was the guest speaker at the Tuesday meeting of the Henryetta Lions Club. King presented a program on programs offered at GCTC, labor...

Earlier this month, the Sullivan family, Lester, April and Nathan, were presented with an opportunity to travel to India in February for a Mission Trip. Several fundraisers have been held throughout t...

A Henryetta woman is behind bars, facing drug charges after her arrest on Tuesday. Thirty-six-year-old Brandis N. Fish was arrested by the Okmulgee County Sheriff ’s Office (OCSO) at her home in Henry...

Okmulgee Police Department (OPD) arrested a man after a stolen gun was discovered during a traffic stop Saturday. Around 3:30 a.m. on Jan. 25, an OPD officer was patrolling at 20th and Oklahoma and in...

First National Bank & Trust recently held their annual employee meeting and announced the following awards and congratulated the FNB employees for providing great FNB customer care. Chairman Award – C...

Oklahoma Prevention Needs Assessment Survey (OPNA) is a questionnaire given to sixth, eighth, tenth, and twelfth grade students to measure risk and protective factors for substance abuse and mental he...

WASHINGTON -- Thousands gathered on the National Mall to participate in the March for Life, which for the first time in history was attended by a U.S. President. President Trump kicked off the march w...

The Okmulgee County Fair Board Election will be held this Saturday, Feb. 1, according to county commissioners at their regular meeting this week. The only race will be in District 1 between Jimmy Bear...

Henryetta Knight Court student Tyler Sisson is pictured on the stand during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Mock Trial held earlier this month at the Tulsa County Courthouse. Students attending were...

A county man is facing drug complaints following his arrest during a search. Okmulgee County Sheriff ’s Office executed a warrant on Jan. 24 at a home in the 13300 block of Indiago Street in Schulter....

Henryetta Cub Scouts Pack 118 will host their Blue & Gold Banquet this Saturday, Feb. 1 at 12 p.m. at the Henryetta First Baptist Church. Scouts will make pizzas, enjoy cupcakes and refreshments and p...

Parent Teacher Conferences for Henryetta Elementary School, Early Childhood Center and Kindergarten will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 4 and Thursday, Feb. 6 from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. each night. Confere...

Plans for the first Henryetta Balloon Festival (HBF) were announced earlier this month by organizer and Henryetta R/C Aviators President Wes Arnett. HBF Committee members met at the Free- Lance office...

Henryetta Police Department arrested two men after they were found breaking into a home. According to a court affidavit on Jan. 24, officers were dispatched to a house in the 400 block of East Divisio...

During the Tuesday meeting of the Henryetta Lions Club, five awards were presented to longtime members. Ten-year awards went to Robert Owens and James Page. Judy Stidman was honored with a 20-year awa...

Oklahoma is one of five states selected by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press to receive pro bono legal support to assist news organizations in pursuing public records and access to publ...