Across 24 precincts in Okmulgee County, voters decided on their choices for state and federal offices that will be on the ballot for the Nov. 6 General Election. In addition, Morris voters approved tw...

Okmulgee County Fair will be held Thursday, Sept. 6 and continues through Saturday, Sept. 8 with various events available daily. A special ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at the Okmulgee County F...

“Mother, Mother! Tim’s getting clobbered!” Sprinting through the front door I blurted the news. My mom’s face showed both alarm and puzzlement. Tim? Fighting? My brother survived the fracas. But the i...

All Fairgoers to the Oklahoma State Fair in Oklahoma City know that part of the old fashioned fun is getting to experience all of the incredible, delicious, and often deep-fried foods vendors have to ...

Aug. 20 8:58 a.m. – Extrication of Victim(s) from Vehicle Aug. 21 1:34 a.m. – System Malfunction, other 3:30 p.m. – Medical Assist, Assist EMS Crew 6:34 p.m. – False Alarm or False Call, other 6:40 p....

Civil Cases Exceeding $10,000 Aug. 24 Rogers, Raylon vs. City of Okmulgee – Negligence Rogers, Raylon vs. City of Okmulgee (Okmulgee Public Works) – Negligence Aug. 27 Gateway Mortgage Group LLC vs. O...

08/23/2018 11:25 a.m.-Suspicious Person/Vehicle-East of 220/ 16. Deputy advised he was out of car and checking for possible trespassers. 2:40 p.m.-Welfare Check-Hornbeam Rd. Reporting party advised hi...

Sept. 1 Labor Day Gospel Singing The Jack Clifford Memorial Labor Day Gospel Singing will be at 7 p.m. Sat., Sept. 1, at the Henryetta High School auditorium. This year will feature The Williamsons, C...

Henryetta Lions Club held their regular weekly meeting on Aug. 28 at The Shack on Main Street. Lions President Grant Jenson announced that Henryetta Elementary School teacher Beatriz Hodge sent a thou...

Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister announced “Project Get Fit!,” a new partnership to increase health and wellness for school children across the state with a focus on four h...

Dewar’s annual Harvest Festival will be held on Saturday, Oct. 6 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Broadway Street with vendors, food, contests, games and much more! Though limited booth space is available, ve...

A special feature for today’s Free-Lance is a fun and welcoming hometown shop, the Nail Boutique on Henryetta’s Main Street. For the past two-and-a-half years, co-owner and Lead Nail Technician Kelly ...

Former Henryettan, Margaret A. Cameron, celebrated her 100th birthday on Aug. 25. A well-known Okmulgee County civic leader and retired social worker, Margaret moved from Kansas to Oklahoma in 1935. S...

Henryetta Public Schools Breakfast Wednesday, Aug. 29 – Choice of Cereal, Toast and Jelly, Fruits Galore, and Milk Thursday, Aug. 30 – Scrambled Eggs, Toast and Jelly, Fruits Galore, Choice of Cereal,...

The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) primarily works on state issues, but occasionally a federal issue will appear that demands our attention. One federal issue that we feel compelled to w...

Sept. 1 Labor Day Gospel Singing The Jack Clifford Memorial Labor Day Gospel Singing will be at 7 p.m. Sat., Sept. 1, at the Henryetta High School auditorium. This year will feature The Williamsons, C...

Once again, Disney takes a classic and turns it into a live action movie to reiterate and bring back to life characters for younger moviegoers. Christopher Robin is a muddled, family film that can’t q...

The Okmulgee County Sheriff's Office has been awarded two DA Grants. The first grant was in the amount of $29,000 and the second was in the amount of $5,000. The funds will be used to purchase needed ...

Captain Erik Smoot with the Oklahoma ABLE Commission was at OSUIT Thursday, August 23. He was there to host a meeting to discuss the changing Oklahoma liquor laws which will come into effect October 1...