Governor Stitt on Thursday signed into law a bill that will allow retired paid firefighters to return to service as volunteers without effecting their state pensions. House Bill 2051, authored by Hous...

Tail Twister Ashley Morris provided trivia questions about apples in observance of National Teacher Appreciation Day on May 7 during the Henryetta Lions Club meeting. It was announced during the Sunsh...

Henryetta Board of Education members approved various fundraisers for the middle school and high school that will benefit 6th grade student, Joslyn Stidman. Joslyn was recently diagosed with Leukemia ...

On May 8, Gov. Kevin Stitt amended an executive order declaring a State of Emergency to include 14 additional counties impacted by the latest round of severe weather that began April 30. Counties adde...

Henryetta Chip-In and Golf clubs will host a Junior Golf Summer Camp Monday, June 3 through Friday, June 7 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. daily at the Henryetta Golf Course. All area children ages 6 to 17 are...

Aftermath of early Monday morning severe storms left some Henryetta residents and businesses without power. Damages included uprooted and split trees, outbuildings carried away and destroyed, some sid...

Henryetta Rotary Club hosted their 21st Annual Little Olympics on May 2 at Cameron Field. Boys and girls in first through fifth grades participated in the events. Winners and participants are listed b...

During the Oklahoma State FFA Convention held recently, Henryetta and Wilson FFA Chapters received various awards. Henryetta FFA was awarded plaques for their support to the Oklahoma FFA Chapter Contr...

Two individuals wanted in connection with a rash of residential burglaries in Preston were arrested over the weekend. Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) arrested 29-year-old Katie Dawn Bowdler an...

Okmulgee County Commissioners proclaimed this week, May 5 through May 11, as Oklahoma Home and Community Education (OHCE) Week at their Monday meeting. Representatives from the county Home and Communi...

A Memphis woman arrested in Okmulgee County last year on drug charges has been sentenced to prison in federal court. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced ...

Approximately seven tornadoes or more were reported during a stormy last day of April. According to Okmulgee County Emergency Management Director Tim Craighton, one tornado touched down in the county....

Schulter High School Student of the Month for May is Zeth McGowin. The son of Johnnie McGowin, Zeth is class vice president and a member of the high school basketball team. High school teachers chose ...

Schulter Middle School Student of the Month for May is 7th grader, Journey Henderson. The daughter of Tim Henderson, Journey plays basketball and is also a cheerleader. Students were chosen by teacher...

Local Gamma chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, an international society for key women educators, recently awarded a 2019 Recruitment Grant to Haylee Horton. A graduate student at Northeastern State Univers...

University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) announced two Okmulgee County undergraduate students are among 1,937 graduates who will attend Spring Commencement Ceremonies May 10-11 in UCO’s Hamilton Field Hou...

Henryetta Free-Lance is proud to announce the 2019 Okmulgee County Graduation Section in today’s edition. This special section features Senior pictures and biographies from all of the following area h...

Okmulgee County Shrine Club will host the annual John Godwin Shriner’s Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 22 at the Henryetta Golf Club at 10 a.m. Cash prizes will be awarded for first and second place...

A Texas man is behind bars after he allegedly brandished a weapon to another motorist Wednesday afternoon in Okmulgee. Around 2:30 p.m. on May 1, Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice reported Okmulgee C...

Oklahoma State Representative Scott Fetgatter (R-Okmulgee) and Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce and Workforce Development Sean Kouplen will discuss economic development opportunities in the Okmulgee are...