Henryetta Lions Club President Colleen Fowler announced Tuesday that plans are being worked out for a faceto-face Lions Club meeting next week. “Social distancing guidelines will be followed,” Fowler ...

As May nears, only 43.2% of Okmulgee County households have responded to the 2020 U.S. Census, ranking 26 out of 77 counties. Responses are extremely important as they help determine how billions of d...

Henryetta Free-Lance and Okmulgee TIMES staff announce a special publication inside today’s editions, The Quarantine Activity Book. The book has a variety of puzzles including word search, Sudoku, cro...

Filing deadline for the Henryetta Elementary School (HES) Parent Teacher Organization’s Officer Elections is this Friday, May 1. Anyone interested in the positions of president, vice president or secr...

During student content pickup on Friday at Henryetta Early Childhood Center (HECC), teachers (left to right) Patty Shaddix, Michelle Girty, Roberta Hamric, Verna Kissee, Pam Palmer and Danelle Ferquer...

In celebration of Law Day, Oklahoma lawyers will provide free legal advice Thursday, April 30 until Monday, May 4 via email. Oklahomans can send their legal questions to AskALawyer@okbar.org. Ask A La...

As descendants of the Kiowa, members of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma trace their roots back to the 16th century when they inhabited the Great Plains. Until the 1700s, the Apache lived as a nomadic gro...

The Oklahoma Bass Nation High School Fishing Association will host tournaments and events beginning in June. After having to postpone a few events due to COVID-19, the Oklahoma Bass Nation is determin...

Jandebeur’s Motor Sports Park is set to host the 9th season of its Under the Light Series Friday, May 1 with Youth MX and MadDog Races. The Under the Lights series will take place on the 1st and 3rd F...

Henryetta Public Schools and the Athletic Department are adapting to the curve balls the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown their way. Fall and winter sports provided the community to honor and celebrate se...

Dewar senior Noelani Corbin brought leadership and experience to the Lady Dragons’ softball and basketball teams this season. She’s been bringing the heat since pre-k to the softball field and the bas...

Every year, April is “Child Abuse Prevention Month,” and it is especially important that – as the month ends – we keep child abuse prevention at top of mind now and throughout the COVID-19 crisis. As ...

It doesn’t happen very often, only rarely, that we sense someone might be feeling sorry for us dear old souls. That’s ok, we give you permission to do that. For you see, we too feel sorry for ourselve...

“Being spiritually blind doesn’t mean that you can’t see,” says Sophia, 10. “It means that you don’t believe in God.” When Jesus gave sight to a man born blind, it started a debate among Jerusalem’s r...

4th Sunday of Easter On the Fourth Sunday of Easter, the church invites us to hear John’s Gospel which provides us with one of the loveliest images of Christ, who is a Good Shepherd. When we hear the ...

The Refuge (Crosstown Church) The Refuge, formerly Crosstown, will host a drivein worship service Sunday, May 3, beginning at 10:45 a.m. The even will be held in conjunction with James Hodge Chevrolet...

A woman is facing several complaints after a trooper stopped to investigate a vehicle which was pulled over on the side of the highway. According to the court record, on April 18 at approximately 1:17...

It wasn’t the number of patients that worried Dr. Mark Doescher the most as he made his rounds through the University of Oklahoma Medical Center in Oklahoma City last week. The hospital was emptier th...

Henryetta Middle School (HMS) faculty announced a schedule for locker content retrieval for 6th through 8th grade students. Pick-up days and times for locker contents are April 28, April 30, May 5 and...

Officers were dispatched to Hillcrest Hospital in Henryetta after reports came in of a doctor who was assaulted by a possible patient. Court documents state on April 17 at approximately 4:56 p.m., a d...