Part of life is growing older, and I have the distinct pleasure of hitting the halfcentury mark this week. If you would have asked me in my younger days if I would have lived the life that I have, I d...

Folks, I have been to two goat roping’s and a county fair, and now I have been to Cruise Knight! I saw a number of beautiful old cars, as old as I am. Also, saw trucks and even a school bus, older tha...

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time What is a just wage? We might say it is proportionate to the amount of work performed, but in today’s parable we learn that God’s view of a just wage is high above our hum...

HENRYETTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS Breakfast Wednesday, Sept. 16 – Pancake on a Stick, Orange, Juice and Milk Thursday, Sept. 17 – Yogurt, Graham Crackers, Apple and Milk Friday, Sept. 18 – NO SCHOOL Monday, Se...

Okmulgee County Sheriff ’s Office (OCSO) is asking for the public’s aid in the search for a wanted woman. According to a press release issued Thursday by the OCSO, 36-year-old Rebecca Kudryavsky is wa...

Forty-eight teams participated in the 1st annual Henryetta Lions Club Cornhole Tournament over Labor Day weekend. Team members vied for first, second or third place as well as the long shot contest. P...

First Family Federal Credit Union’s (FFFCU) 8th annual Smokin’ Hot Car & Bike Show was held at Nichols Park over Labor Day weekend with a record turnout from both entrants and spectators. Results of t...

Henryetta Feed the Vet food distribution will be held today, Sept. 11 at New Life Assembly of God Church on New Lake Road. Volunteers are needed at 10 a.m. Food distribution begins at 11 a.m. See page...

Today’s edition of the Free-Lance features a new set of TV listing pages in the B section. TV listings for many local channels will be published every Friday in the Free-Lance. Along with listings, th...

First Family Federal Credit Union (FFFCU) is offering a free Community Shred Day on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 9 a.m. “Time to de-clutter and we’re here to help!” staff members recently posted. “Mark your ...

Team Anthony M won second place at the Henryetta Lions Labor Day Cornhole tourney. Team Joshua & Frank won third place at the Lions Labor Day Cornhole tournament. Ron Wolfe was the winner of the Henry...

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Applications are being accepted for grants to help communities across the state improve their forests. Oklahoma Forestry Services, in conjunction with the US Forest Service and the Oklahoma Community ...

Okmulgee County Commissioners covered a short agenda during their weekly meeting with approval given for three invitations to bid. Bids will be accepted for a 2001 Chevrolet 3500 four-door crew cab pi...

In January 2021, Okmulgee County District 2 will have a new commissioner. Robert Hardridge, known as Bobby, is retiring after serving in the post for almost 14 years. When the late Roger Ballenger won...

A walk-off single propelled Henryetta Lady Knights to a decisive, dramatic victory over Oktaha, 5-4. The game was tied at four with the Lady Knights Varsity batting in the bottom of the tenth when Lex...

Preston Lady Pirates struggled to get their offense going on Tuesday, getting easily dispatched by Wyandotte, 11-2. Aubrey Miller, Celeste Pineda, and Kinlee Basquez each collected one hit to lead Pre...

Wilson Tigers are 2-0 and headed to homecoming Friday. After winning against Life Christian 34-28, and Welch 58-12, the Tigers are playing Olive Friday. Olive is 0-2 after losing to Bowlegs 68-40 and ...

After two momentous wins for Dewar, the Dragons are headed to Maud Friday for what looks to be another easy win. Maud has not even come close to winning a game yet this season, losing 48-34 against De...

A week off didn’t dull the Lady Demons senses one bit. Beggs fastpitch restarted their season last Saturday after two games off due to COVID-19 quarantines, and their first game back was a smash hit. ...