More improvements are coming to the Okmulgee County Courthouse. Work was scheduled to begin Monday on providing hot water for the restrooms in the building. During Monday’s session, the board approved...

Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta along with American Red Cross will host a Blood Drive on Friday, March 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the hospital conference room at 2401 W. Main Street. “We are continuing ...

Christy Jeffcoat, Henryetta City Councilwoman, was the featured guest speaker at the March 2 meeting of the Henryetta Rotary Club. Jeffcoat provided the following updates on the June 11 Highway to Hen...

Henryetta Elementary School students, faculty and staff are celebrating Dr. Seuss Week with a variety of fun and active learning activities this week. The birthday of Dr. Seuss was celebrated on Wedne...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Growing up in the 70s and 80s in America, my generation was on the tailend of those drills for preparing for bombs to drop should there be a nuclear war. We also were continually remin...

Henryetta Daily Free-Lance – 1922 (George Riley Hall, Editor & Publisher) March 3, 1922 COUNTY WINS PIPPIN ROAD CASE FINALLY The building of the cut off road down the Frisco to the Creek Mine was star...

Henryetta Public Library has “Good Night, Gorilla” and “Officer Buckle and Gloria” by author Peggy Rathmann available to check out. Special days on the library calendar this week include Grammar Day o...

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden drew mixed reviews from both sides of the aisle to his State of the Union speech Tuesday but the Oklahoma delegation made clear its disappointment. Biden's speech focu...

Cash Faulkner, right, took first place at the OKWA 44th Annual State Wrestling Championship held in February. A Freshman at Dewar High School, Faulkner is a member of the Henryetta Wrestling Team. Con...

The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity basketball team had their 2021-2022 season come to a close Tuesday afternoon with a 56-47 loss to the Kellyville Ponies. The season-ending setback to the Ponies cam...

Morris junior Jaxen Wright, center, is pictured with assistant wrestling coach Mark Smith, left, and head wrestling coach Jack Crawford. Last Saturday, Wright made school history, becoming the first-e...

The Preston varsity basketball program will have to use a different path in their journey towards a first state tourament appearance since 2017 following a pair of losses to Pocola Tuesday evening. Th...

The varsity baseball teams from Beggs and Okmulgee began their 2022 season Tuesday with a doubleheader meeting at Morgan Field at Bateman Park in Okmulgee. The county diamond squads also introduced ne...

The Beggs Golden Demon varsity basketball team kept their season alive with a 66-54 victory over the Cascia Hall Commandos on Tuesday afternoon. The 12-point win came in the consolation championship g...

The Morris Eagle varsity basketball team continued their run through the loser’s bracket of the Class 3A postseason with back-to-back wins earlier this week. After beginning the playoffs with a win ov...

Due to an eye injury early this week, I couldn’t write my column this week. Instead of not having a column, I pulled an old column relevant to March. This column is from 2020 and I hope you enjoy read...

The First Sunday of Lent (Deut. 26:4-10/Rom. 10:8-13/ Lk. 4:1-13) We begin the First Sunday of Lent this Sunday! The Church invites us to think about the great fundamental facts of Redemption and Salv...

HENRYETTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS BREAKFAST Wednesday, March 2 – French Toast Sticks, Orange, Juice and Milk Thursday, March 3 – Biscuit and Gravy, Applesauce Cup, Apple and Milk Friday, March 4 – Cereal, Frui...

Okmulgee County Republicans will host their monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 8 at the American Legion in Okmulgee located at 730 W. 6th Street. The business meeting begins at 6 p.m. followed by the g...

Henryetta Rotary Club will host a Disc Golf Tournament on Saturday, March 5 at Nichols Park. There will also be a free putting clinic for all ages available. If you would like to register, visit discg...