Allocation of Alcoholic Tax funds tabledA representative from the EODD was at Monday’s meeting to remind the commissioners to submit their Rural Economic Action Plan for the year.REAP grants fund a va...

Final Summer Reading Program heldOn Monday, July 24, Amber Mordecai came to the Henryetta Public Library Summer Reading Program and talked to the kids about “What is a Sasquatch?”She asked them all ki...

The Henryetta Knights Wrestling Club held its 3rd Annual Skills and Drills Youth Wrestling Camp last Friday and Saturday at the Henryetta Event Center. The 2-day camp featured kids from Morris, Dewar,...

Demons earn 15th-straight postseason berth in 2022The Beggs Golden Demon varsity football team increased its playoff appearance streak to 15 in 2022.For the first time since 2016, the Demons failed to...

After spending decades in the workforce, you might look forward to the day you retire. But if you decide, for one reason or another, that you’d like to redefine “retirement” to include part-time work ...

Cheating - taking what you didn’t earn. Yeah, that’s a real self-esteem builder. “I’m not brainy enough or strong enough to do it myself, I have to ‘borrow’ from someone else.”Stealing - So, you are t...

Canadian author Paulette Bourgeois celebrates her birth date July 20, 1951, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.In 1974, Paulette received her B.S. in Occupational Therapy from the University of Western Ont...

Henryetta considered repairing the million gallon water tank. The repairs cost between $300,000 and $400,000 but were expected to cost almost $1 million.The Henryetta Free-Lance had price changes for ...

The older I get, the more aware I become of just how precious our “time” really is. When Steve died, that particular lesson came down on my head like thunder and lightning. Losing someone precious dri...

5:36 a.m. - EMS Incident11:05 a.m. - False Alarm or False Call2:00 p.m. - Dispatched and Cancelled En Route5:00 p.m. - Lock Out6:30 p.m. - Medical Assist8:09 p.m. - Fire in Mobile Home Used as Fixed R...

4:15 a.m. - 1200 Block W Main - Alarm - RP with Alert 360 advised of a front glass break alarm at Henryetta One Stop.8:12 a.m. - Hwy 75/Main - 911 Other Emergency - RP advised of an accident. EMS advi...

10:22 a.m. - 400 Block S Wood - Other - RP advised of a bow and arrows and other weapons at the homeless camp behind McDonald’s.10:39 a.m. - Gun Club Rd/Old Highway 75 - Animals - RP advised there are...

Editor’s Note: The wrestlers and coaches are currently in Fargo competing. Coach Mark Smith is the sonin- law of Okmulgeeans Jan and Fran Colombin, and wrestler Hunter Smith is their grandson.- Just c...

Okmulgee Track & Field and Cross Country Head Coach Dwight Pankey (far right) made his annual summer trip to Australia, traveling to Sydney and Brisbane to serve as a mid-distance coach at the 2023 Co...

Voters who have received an Address Confirmation Notice in the mail from the State Election Board are asked to respond as soon as possible to avoid having their registration become “inactive.” Notices...

An Okmulgee man will spend the rest of his life in prison on sexual abuse charges.The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced this week that Edgar Rene Garcia-Li...

Subjects facing district court datesTwo arrested for gun possession, drug paraphernalia Two people were arrested earlier this week when a vehicle search led to the discovery of a sawed-off shotgun.Acc...

Shoemake Champion Exhibitor Award establishedOne outstanding county fair exhibitor could walk away with $1,000, awarded in memory of a longtime supporter.The first Jerry Shoemake All-Around Champion E...

This evening, the Henryetta Chamber of Commerce will host a movie night at the Territorial Park, located on S. 4th Street.The first movie to be shown is the family movie, “Luca,” according to Chamber ...

Chamber to hold Pickleball games at Civic CenterThe Henryetta City Council gave their approval to the Chamber of Commerce to use the Civic Center for Pickleball games. Bruce Jones addressed the counci...