My seven-year-old son, Jake, loves to watch the news. He likes to plan his evening around watching it and if, for some reason an activity prevents him from watching the news, we will be sure to hear a...

The Oklahoma Legislature returned to the State Capitol Monday to finalize budget plans for the upcoming f iscal year, which will begin on July 1. The leadership of the House of Representatives and the...

Don’t know much about history. Don’t know much biology. Don’t know much about a science book. Don’t know much about the French I took. However, I have learned a little about a few things and some thin...

Henryetta native John Greiner has completed a book about Medal of Honor recipients with ties to Oklahoma. The book, “Oklahoma’s Medal of Honor Recipients: Stories of Outstanding Courage Through the Ye...

A picture is worth a thousand words as 2020 high school graduates across Okmulgee County, the state and nation had their senior year cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eighteen-year-old Joshua Sa...

Candy Thompson was given her oath of office at the April 6 regular meeting of the Schulter Board of Education. Thompson assumes the role as new school board member for office number two. Minutes of th...

Muscogee (Creek) Nation has made changes to its Food Distribution Program due to the Coronavirus pandemic. All food distribution sites will be accepting new and recertification applications on a first...

Okmulgee County Courthouse will remain closed to the public until at least May 15. That decision was made on Monday morning during the regular meeting of the Okmulgee County commissioners. The public ...

Showing their support of first responders, Henryetta Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) crew members put together and delivered over 70 free meals to Henryetta Police Department, Henryetta Fire Department, ...

Wilson Board of Education hired Casandra Blair and Theresa Long for the 2020-2021 school year during their regular monthly meeting on April 9. Contracts were signed with Blair as speech pathologist an...

Two senior county athletes were recognized by the Oklahoma Girls’ Basketball Coaches Association (OGBCA) for their efforts throughout the 2019-20 basketball season. Preston senior Abbie Long was named...

Beggs junior Kendal Daniels was one of nine athletes named to the 2020 Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association (OBCA) All-Star Teams. Broken into eight districts, the OBCA chooses nine players from ea...

Under the guidance of OK Kids Baseball, county little leagues are still holding onto the hope of having their seasons play out during the summer, while others have had to cancel their season. Okmulgee...

A courtesy photo that appeared on the front page of the Free-Lance Wednesday, April 29, 2020 edition had been clipped by the original source, having left out one of the seniors. The original picture o...

This Sunday, May 3 is the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Jubilate. The reading for this Sunday is from John 16:16-24. Pastor: Rev. Dr. Christian C. Tiews. Activities for this week include: • Sunday School a...

Growing up there was a place called Tony Roma’s in Tulsa. It was for special occasions only, but it was soooo good. It was the best place to go. The ribs were tender. The BBQ sauce was perfectly seaso...

Oklahomans are no strangers to severe weather. From one day to the next, we know Mother Nature can have a mind of her own, but springtime often delivers the worst storms of the year. It’s important to...

To paraphrase Mahatma Gandi, this earth provides enough to satisfy everyone’s needs but not everyone’s greed. As an environmentalist and a minimalist, I cannot help but think that during this global p...

Library calendar themes for May include Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month; Get Caught Reading Month; National Bike Month; National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. May 3 through May 9...

Dewar High School (DHS) officials announced on Tuesday, a 2020 Virtual Graduation will be held on Facebook live on May 14 at 6 p.m. on the Dewar High School virtual graduation page. After the graduati...