OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is gearing up for our annual gala on July 30. The Heroes Ball, held as a simulcast event from locations in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, all...

Remember the bliss of summertime? For a child, nothing but Christmas compares to the last day of school and the beginning of summer vacation. Exciting conquests and sleeping late. Vacations, camps, sw...

Folks, I wish you could see my field of sunflowers. Ok, so it’s not a field. One must use their imagination, sometimes. However, it is a nice area just outside both of the two big windows here at the ...

17th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Gen. 18: 20-32/ Col. 2:12-14/ Lk. 11:1-13) BY FATHER PETER PHUNG The reading this Sunday tells us about praying. During Jesus Christ's life on earth, one of his favorite ...

Action was finally taken on a boundary issue during Monday’s meeting of the Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners. Over the past few meetings, discussions have been held on the adjustment of the dist...

Okmulgee County Treasurer Vonna Lampkins recently announced there will be a property sale on Monday, Aug. 29 at 9 a.m. at the Okmulgee County Fairgrounds. According to Lampkins, there will be 20 tract...

Henryetta Labor Day Committee recently announced some changes will be made to this year’s pageants. “This year, we opted to make the talent division optional for Miss Labor Day,” Shannon Frair, pagean...

Kathy Crosby led Monday’s session of Henryetta Public Library’s Summer Reading Program. A staff member of the library, Crosby discussed treasures with youth in attendance. “Some find treasures packed ...

Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta was recently named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare for 2022. Hillcrest Henryetta was one of three hospitals that are a part of Hillcrest Healt...

Henryetta Daily Free-Lance – 1922 (George Riley Hall, Editor & Publisher) July 14, 1922 WATCHMAN IS KILLED ON THE FRISCO BRIDGE Earnest Strunk, Frisco watchman, was killed at an early hour this mornin...

The Okmulgee Junior Football Association conducted a Skills Camp this week at historic Harmon Field in Okmulgee. The first two days of the week-long camp (Monday and Tuesday) saw more than 50 particip...

The Stigler Savage 8-Under Coach Pitch team took home the OK Kids Region 6 championship last Saturday in Henryetta. The Savages took home the regional crown following a win over the Hobart Hitmen in t...

The Dewar Dragon varsity football team were two wins shy of defending their 2020 Class B state championship 2021. The Dragons were denied a repeat Gold Ball last season with a 40-28 loss to the Balko-...

This Monday, July 18 will be the final Summer Reading Program at 1:30 p.m. in Veterans Park, next to the Henryetta Public Library. Nadine Graham will host the program on swimming and water safety. We ...

July is National Hot Dog Month! While I am not a huge hot dog fan, this is something easy to put together and doesn’t require heating up the house to cook! Plus, when I put my column together, you can...

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A one-vehicle accident involving an Okmulgee man on Sunday at 8:15 a.m. on Hwy. 16, about 14 miles east of Beggs, remains under investigation by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP). According to an acci...

Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta in collaboration with American Red Cross will host a Blood Drive on Friday, Aug. 12 at 2401 W. Main Street in Henryetta. All donors must schedule an appointment in order t...

Henryetta Chamber of Commerce will host a Community Garage Sale in collaboration with Okmulgee and Beggs chamber offices as part of a County Wide Garage Sale Weekend on Saturday, July 16 Ṫhe sale alon...

New Henryetta Rotary Club President Shannon Frair, left, presented Outgoing President Keith Hare, right, with a plaque for leading the club throughout the past year. Frair took office on July 1. COURT...