Inclement weather is definitely possible this week and Okmulgee County Emergency Management Director Tim Craighton spoke briefly about the conditions during Monday’s county commissioner meeting. “They...

Groundhog Day is this Wednesday, Feb. 2, and just like Bill Murray in the movie Groundhog Day, our world will drag out of bed expecting the COVID loop to continue. But this isn’t just any Groundhog Da...

Northwestern Oklahoma State University will a Spring Showcase on Saturday, Feb. 26 at 10 a.m. in the Student Center in Alva. Students interested in transferring to Northwestern’s Alva campus, as well ...

Henryetta Daily Free-Lance – 1922 (George Riley Hall, Editor & Publisher) Feb. 3, 1922 CITY ENGINEER’S CAR STOLEN LAST NIGHT The Ford car belonging to M.A. Berman, city engineer, was stolen about 8:30...

The Morris varsity basketball program found themselves on different ends of double-digit outcomes this past Friday at the Don Shoemake Fieldhouse in Morris. An offensive struggle in the second period ...

The Wilson varsity basketball program welcomed the Wetumka Chieftains and Lady Chieftains to the Tiger Den this past Friday evening. The host Wilson cage squads suffered a pair of defeats to the visit...

The Dewar Lady Dragons were held to a season-low 13 points in last Thursday’s home meeting with the Class A No. 6 Strother Lady Yellowjackets. Last Thursday’s offensive struggles was the second time t...

The Dewar Dragon varsity basketball team had a sure-fire home win taken away with no time remaining in regulation last Thursday at the Clell W. Henson Fieldhouse in Dewar. The Dragons led the visiting...

The Beggs varsity basketball program left the Perry Anderson Fieldhouse in Eufaula with a 1-1 record. The Lady Demons were on the losing end of a 58-28 defeat, while the Demons began the road trip las...

Henryetta senior golfer Skylar Smallwood, center, signed a letter of intent to play collegiate golf at Seminole State College in Seminole, OK Monday afternoon. Seated with Smallwood at Monday’s signin...

The Henryetta varsity basketball team came away with a split decision this past Friday evening at Kellyville High School. The Knights earned their seventh win of the 2021-2022 campaign last Friday, de...

The Henryetta football program will have a new field general when they step onto the football field this Fall. After Lance Beck was relieved of his duties at the conclusion of the 2021 campaign, the H...

Well folks, I am here to tell you I am not pretty. Certainly, not cute. Rarely, funny. Still searching for my talent. Never accused of being smart. Oh, dear, now I’ve forgotten where I was going with ...

5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Is. 6:1-8/1 Cor. 15:1-11/Lk. 5:1-11) In today’s Gospel, the Lord Jesus asked Simon Peter to do something that at first looked pretty stupid! Every good fisherman knowns th...

HENRYETTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS BREAKFAST Wednesday, Feb. 2 – Pancake on a Stick, Apple Slices, Orange and Milk Thursday, Feb. 3 – Biscuit, Gravy, Juice, Apple and Milk Friday, Feb. 4 – NO SCHOOL Monday, Feb...

Graveside services for Harvey C. Fox Sr., 83, lifelong resident of Grayson, will be Saturday, Jan. 29 at 11 a.m. at the Genesis Cemetery in Grayson under the care and direction of Integrity Funeral Se...

The Oklahoma Bar Association has extended the deadline for students participating in the 2022 Law Day annual art and writing contests. The new deadline for entries is Feb. 4. The theme for this year’s...

If you’re an investor, it’s always useful to look back – and look ahead. How did you do in 2021? And what can you anticipate in 2022? First, let’s quickly review what happened in 2021. Despite the ong...

Henryetta Middle School (HMS) recently announced students listed on the Board of Education, Superintendent’s and Principal’s Honor Rolls for the first semester. Students are listed below, by honor rol...

Henryetta Police arrested a woman Monday following an attempted burglary at a motel. Around 3:58 p.m. Jan. 24, the police officers were dispatched to the Green Country Inn, located at 2004 Old Hwy. 75...