December 27, 1964 - March 29, 2024Brent Allen Roberts, a resident of Weleetka, died March 29, 2024, in Weleetka at the age of 59. He was born Sunday, December 27, 1964, in Oklahoma City to James Carro...

May 19, 1946 - March 30, 2024Verna Jean Moore, 77, died Saturday afternoon, March 30, 2024, at her home in Okmulgee. Service arrangements are pending with Keith D. Biglow Funeral Directors, Inc. of Ok...

August 28, 1935 - March 29, 2024Margaret Lou Wainwright, 88, of Morris, died Friday morning March 29, 2024, at her home. Margaret was born to Juanita Wells Vaughan and Herman Wells on August 28, 1935,...

July 24, 1954 - March 28, 2024Flora Mae (Carpitcher) Jackson, a resident of Okmulgee, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Tulsa at 69 years of age. She was born on July 24, 1954, in Sasakwa to Sa...

May 28, 1935 - March 24, 2024Galen Brad Turner, a longtime Beggs resident, was born Tuesday May 28, 1935, in Oklahoma City to Kenneth B. and Mary Ester (Alspaw) Turner Hodson. He passed from this life...

May 31, 1930 - March 29, 2024Roma J. Whitaker, a resident of Harrah, passed away Friday, March 29, 2024, at 93 years of age. She was born May 31, 1930, in Okmulgee to the late Warren S. Jones and Cora...

October 8, 1966 - March 30, 2024Danny Treesh passed this life on March 30,2024 at the age of 57. He was born October 8,1966, in Tulsa to Dennis and Sue (Keele) Treesh. Danny worked as a salesmen for a...

June 2, 1929 - March 27, 2024Norma Lee Harris Ballenger was born June 2, 1929, in rural Okfuskee County near Lester, at Woodard’s Corner, to parents Isaac “Dutch” Harris and Carrie Morse Harris. She p...

Election results for the Dewar Public School Bond Proposal will be published in Friday’s edition of the Henryetta Free-Lance

Resolution passed for opioid abatement grantDuring Monday’s meeting, the Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners reached an agreement with the county’s fire departments, addressing department inventory...

Vote on amendment to take place June 18The Henryetta City Council approved several terms during a special meeting on March 29.Present at the meeting were Mayor Michael Dickey, Vice-Mayor Steve Sanford...

District 2 Commissioner, Sheriff up for electionThe statewide candidate filing period is scheduled for April 3-5. Candidate filing hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the three-day period. Candidates fi...

An Okmulgee woman accused of killing two of her children and assaulting a third, will spend the rest of her life in prison.Last week, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Ok...

We were created by our God to be different from each other. We all have different personalities, likes, loves, dislikes and downright detests. Unfortunately, too much of the time the detests are each ...

One of your important sources of retirement income will likely be Social Security - but when should you start taking it?You can start collecting Social Security benefits at 62, but your checks will be...

Green Country Technology Center (GCTC) and the College of the Muscogee Nation (CMN) are thrilled to announce their partnership for Career Connect, an event dedicated to fostering college and career re...

Doreen Cronin, American author of children’s books, celebrates her birth date on March 28, 1966, in Queens, N.Y. She grew up on Long Island and her dad was a police officer. In elementary school, one ...

Congressman Josh Brecheen announced the following in-person town halls for the area for the month of April. Constituents are invited to attend and share their thoughts and ask questions on policy issu...

1:00 a.m. - Good Intent Call, Other1:42 p.m. - Good Intent Call, Other2:31 p.m. - Medical Assist3:22 p.m. - Authorized Controlled Burning4:11 p.m. - Brush or Brush-and-Grass Mixture Fire4:41 p.m. - Au...

CF-2024-0002503/21/2024 State of Oklahoma vs. Blevins, Shane Curtis Assault with Deadly Weapon CF-2024-0002603/21/2024 State of Oklahoma vs. Eldridge, Joshua Allan Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle CF-202...