Don't forget to come to the Summer Reading Program on Monday, June 13 at 1:30 p.m. at Veteran's Park, next to the library. Henryetta Public Library has the book, “Where the Wild Things Are” by author ...

I love sugar snap peas. One of my favorite snacks is snap peas and ranch and I will sit down and eat a pound of them if I am not careful. They are in season right now and I found some recently at the ...

Local artist and Henryetta resident, Eddy Thomas, recently painted a plethora of rocks she acquired from New Mexico to commemorate the upcoming Highway to Henryetta event. This morning, Wednesday, she...

A man arrested in early April on Drug, Stolen Vehicle and Firearms Possession has been arrested again and faces even more charges. During the April 4 arrest, Bobby Shane Thomas, 46, of Okemah, along w...

National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) Chapter 730 will meet on Thursday, June 9 at 11 a.m. on the OSU Institute of Technology Campus in Okmulgee. The meeting will be held i...

Donning tiny boots and a 10-gallon hat, a young cowboy grasps his tiny fingers into a sheep’s rough ringlets during the Mutton Bustin’ event at the Roy Madden Annual Spring Roundup Rodeo held at Nicho...

Eddy Thomas, Henryetta resident and artist, was recently contacted by Joshua Craig about painting boards and signs set up near the Disc Golf Course around Nichols Park. Craig led efforts to establish ...

Okmulgee County Treasurer Vonna Lampkins recently made an announcement for all property owners who have delinquent taxes for at least four years. Those property owners have until the end of business d...

Henryetta Firefighters Local #2788 announced they will host their 2nd annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser on Saturday, June 18 at the Henryetta Golf and Country Club. Registrations are due by 8 a.m. fol...

Henryetta Daily Free-Lance – 1922 (George Riley Hall, Editor & Publisher) June 8, 1922 RAPID GROWTH IS SIGNBOARD OF HENREYTTA Great Increase in Number of Pupils in Schools. The city schools are growin...

Wednesday, June 8 – Hamburger on a Bun, Potato Salad, Pickled Beets, Cookie and Milk Thursday, June 9 – Chicken and Noodles, Green Beans, Chilled Pears, Noodles, Chocolate Chip Cookie Bar and Milk Fri...

Former Major League hitting coach Bill Springman held a hitting clinic Monday morning at the Ron Gardenhire Indoor Hitting Facility in Okmulgee. The clinic was for children, ages 7-12, and was used to...

The Okmulgee Junior Football Association will hold their first signup date for football players and cheerleaders for the upcoming 2022 season on Saturday, June 18. The first signup will take place fro...

Bill Springman, left, talks to Okmulgee High School baseball players Austin Gilmour, center, and Dustin Dunlap during a hitting clinic Monday morning being conducted by Springman at the Ron Gardenhire...

Two Okmulgee County athletes were in Enid on Sunday afternoon, competing at the Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association All-State Games. Preston’s Lance Porter and Dewar’s Jameson Ross were two members ...

A close friend of mine was sent to “reform school” as a young child. The conditions were abusive, and his “crimes” as a 9-year-old certainly did not warrant incarceration. As I understand it, it was c...

Folks, today I want to share an entry from my journal, written one day in June, 33 years ago. I remember my husband and I had moved back to the old home place and called it ‘Aimless Acres,' ‘cause we ...

Last week we celebrated the gift of the Holy Spirit to the Church. This week’s scriptures continue to explore the gift of the Holy Spirit, but this time they focus on how the gift of the Holy Spirit b...

Henryetta Knights Wrestling Club will host a 2nd annual Skills and Drills Youth Wrestling Camp on Friday, July 15 and Saturday, July 16 in the Henryetta High School gym. Participants who sign-up by or...

Henryetta Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 539 would like to thank all of the groups and individuals who helped place and collect over 2,000 flags for Memorial Day. In addition, Post 539 would like...