Madison Horn Editor’s Note: The Primary Election is June 28 and the Okmulgee Times and Henryetta Free-Lance have prepared information sheets for the candidates in the various races. In an effort to sa...

STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma State University Extension will launch its latest program of Rancher’s Thursday Lunchtime Series webinars beginning June 23. The Zoom webinars start each week at noon and ...

Two different funding opportunities, the Oklahoma Healthy Food Financing Program and the Agricultural Enhancement and Diversification Program, are now available through the Oklahoma Department of Agri...

June 21, 1922 MUCH ACTIVITY IN THE FIELD DURING WEEK Each succeeding day is bringing greater development near the city. Turkey Pen Hollow still progresses toward a large pool and there is renewed acti...

Wednesday, June 22 – Chicken Tenders, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Zucchini and Tomatoes, Sliced Bread, No Bake Cookie and Milk Thursday, June 23 – Cowboy Stew, Tossed Salad, Sliced Peaches, Cornbread, ...

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Lindy Waters III held a basketball clinic this past Saturday evening at the Henryetta Event Center. A total of 75 tribal children, ages 10-18, took part in the 3 1/2-hour c...

Okmulgee resident Terrance Bagby fills out paperwork Saturday morning at the Okmulgee Junior Football Association's signup at Harmon Field in Okmulgee. LARRY OWEN | FILE PHOTO

The start of the 2021-2022 varsity basketball season is a little more than four months away for non-football high schools, such as Preston Public Schools in Okmulgee County. The Preston varsity cage s...

If you are of a certain age, you remember the old 3-D glasses with one blue lens and one red lens. You also remember the disappointment of wearing them outside the theater. Instead of “comin’ at ya,” ...

Folks, I can’t believe I just finished reading the book, ‘One Man’s Wilderness,’ again! I have lost count of how many times this makes I have read it. It was written from the journals of Dick Proennak...

This Sunday we go back to the ordinary time by starting the 13th Sunday. The topic I want to share with you and me is: Not Turning Back! Luke’s Gospel today tells us that Jesus says to those who want ...

During Oklahoma Press Association’s (OPA) Annual Convention held June 10-11 in Oklahoma City, Henryetta Free-Lance (HFL) obtained several awards for the 2021 Better Newspaper Contest. In the Semi-and ...

Henryetta Lions Club will host a Bingo Fundraiser on Saturday, June 18 at The Briefcase in Henryetta. Card sales begin at 2 p.m. with the first game starting at 2:30 p.m. sharp. There will be 10 games...

A resolution for adjusting Okmulgee County district boundaries was tabled following a lengthy, animated discussion Monday by the commissioners. Commissioner David Walker had brought the matter for the...

Special guest speakers at the Henryetta Public Library's Summer Reading Program on Monday afternoon were Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Game Wardens, Karlin Bailey and David Demontigny. ...

Compudopt staff, above, prepare to distribute over 300 computers to Henryetta area students last Friday at the Henryetta Public Schools campus. The company, in collaboration with AT&T and Troy Aikman ...

As part of AT&T’s nationwide commitment to help bridge the digital divide, AT&T collaborated with Compudopt and Troy Aikman to provide Henryetta area students with 300 free computers, digital literacy...

Henryetta City Council hosted a special meeting on Tuesday afternoon at the Civic Center. Purpose of the meeting was to hold a public hearing for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Annual Budget. During the meetin...

Henryetta Daily Free-Lance – 1922 (George Riley Hall, Editor & Publisher) June 18, 1922 IN TURKEY PEN HOLLOW MANY NEW WELLS IN Section 3-11-12 appears to be the Coming Ground The past week has made ra...

Henryetta Board of Education approved a surplus list during their regular meeting on Monday evening. Henryetta Elementary School and Henryetta Middle School will host a sale of surplus outside of thei...