A Henryetta resident has been arrested after Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a possible burglary in progress at the 26000 block of S. 220 Rd. north of Henryetta. According to th...

Muscogee (Creek) Nation will host a Groundbreaking Ceremony for phase one construction of the Three Ponds (Akhvse Tvtcenen) Elder Housing Community that will be built near the Tribal Capitol Complex o...

Henryetta Free-Lance has received several calls over the past week from Henryetta and other Okmulgee County residents regarding scam phone calls in which callers are posing as Social Security Administ...

Henryetta City Council members voted to demolish four houses in Henryetta at their March 19 regular meeting. Properties located at 1201 W. Cummings, 205 W. Cummings, 411 State Street and 211 N. 13th S...

Regina Carlson (above) with the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) Outreach Program was the guest speaker during the Henryetta Rotary Club meeting on March 20. Other Outreach Program members in att...

Thousands more Oklahoma students were held back in early grades than what the U.S. Department of Education reported, according to newly released state data. The state Education Department’s data is li...

Wilson High School students recently competed in the Connors State College Interscholastic Competition. Wilson is proud of the following students who came away with a total of 33 medals and the 1st pl...

Oklahoma State Representative Dist. 16 Scott Fetgatter (R-Okmulgee) was among those attending the AARP Oklahoma Legislative Breakfast in Oklahoma City on March 14. During the breakfast, members of the...

Three people are in jail following their arrest for attempting to sell stolen property. Jason Thrall, 38, and Gwenevere Lara, 49, both of Checotah; and Dana Chandler, 36, of Okemah, were taken into cu...

The 2019 Premium Beef Auction will be held Tuesday, March 26 at the Okmulgee County Fairgrounds. The sale will begin at 7 p.m. This is the final event for the annual Beef Performance Program sponsored...

OSU Institute of Technology’s annual Student Scholarship & Donor Recognition Banquet, held March 12, presented students and patrons an evening to meet and greet while giving students a genuine opportu...

Okmulgee County’s unemployment rate increased in January according to the latest figures from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. The jobless rate rose to 5.5 percent, up from 4.3 percent the...

Henryetta Little League Tournament will be held on Saturday, June 8 at Nichols Park. Two games are guaranteed with OK Kids Rules to be followed. Registration fees of $75 for 8U boys and girls are due ...

Sign-up for Driver’s Education classes at Henryetta Public Schools begin on Monday, March 25. Classes will be offered for $225 per student. Twenty slots are available for each of the 30-hour May and J...

Okmulgee County Emergency Management received some new equipment this week thanks to a grant from the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality. OCEM Director Tim Craighton was working at getting t...

A 12th annual Okmulgee County Honor Band rehearsal was held throughout the day on March 14 at OSUIT in Okmulgee. A concert was performed that evening. Henryetta Knight Brigade Honor Band members pictu...

An undercover sexual predator sting resulted in the arrest of a man Monday in Henryetta. The Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) reports that Keith McVicker, 44, was taken into custody after trave...

Tracey Sontag received an award on behalf of Henryetta Public Schools JOM for Exemplary National JOM Program of the Year for the 3A area. “I’m so proud of the parents, staff and teachers who put in th...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from December business. The monies they reported this period represent sale...

An Okmulgee man was among seven persons named in the March Federal Grand Jury. Sterling Ross IV, 25, was indicted for Felon in Possession of Firearm on March 14 in Muskogee. An investigation by the Ok...