Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-Dist. 2) will hold a Telephone Town Hall for Oklahomans on Monday, March 2 at 6:30 p.m. The call will last approximately one hour. “Telephone town halls allow me to he...

Okmulgee County Commissioners covered a short agenda during their meeting on Monday. Agenda items approved were: • Blanket Purchase Orders: District 3 to AutoZone in the amount of $250; District 2 to ...

Preston senior Kaelyn Roberts committed to the next step in her softball career, signing with the Haskell Lady Indians’ softball program. Roberts will be under the tutelage of Haskell head softball Ga...

The Dragons closed their season with a loss to Depew Thursday, falling in the first round of the Class A Area II Regional Tournament in Glencoe. Dewar had struggled to revive their offense in the cons...

The Henryetta Lady Knights fell to the Christian Heritage Lady Crusaders in the first round of postseason play Friday night in Del City. With a regular season record of 3-17, the Lady Knights had trou...

Going up against the Christian Heritage Crusaders, the Henryetta Knights failed to rally their offense and fell in a 64-57 loss in the fight for the District 4 championship. The Knights went into the ...

Sometimes when I am “rocking and staring” – I am not just “rocking and staring” – I am daydreaming. Oh yeah, I have been a daydreamer since childhood. And, yes I once was a child! Now I know the retir...

“Don’t give a smoker money to buy a good meal because he will just buy more cigarettes,” says Waymon, 9. The dangers of smoking are well documented, but I don’t think Jesus had smokes in mind here. If...

Okmulgee Indian Baptist Church Okmulgee Indian Baptist Church will be postponing their 4th Sunday event on March 29, according to Pastor Matt Tiger and the church members. Church of Living God 1100 N ...

DEWAR PUBLIC SCHOOLS BREAKFAST Unavailable at Press Time LUNCH Wednesday, Feb. 26 – Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes, White Gravy, Green Beans, Rolls and Milk Thursday, Feb. 27 – Chili and Cheese ...

An Okmulgee woman was killed in a two-vehicle wreck Tuesday evening on Hwy. 75, one-half mile south of Bristlecone Road and one-half mile north of Schulter according Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) Troo...

Henryetta Public Schools (HPS) will host Dr. Seuss Spirit Week in order to celebrate reading in honor of one of America’s Favorite authors, Theodor Seuss Geisel, known by his pen name, Dr. Seuss. The ...

Henryetta resident artist Eddy Sires Thomas (center) received a special award and recognition from Henryetta Public Schools on February 17 during basketball Senior Night. The award reads, “On behalf o...

Henryetta City Council approved a maintenance agreement between the City of Henryetta and Okmulgee County Conservation District for the Shurden-Leist Industrial Park during their regular meeting Tuesd...

Schulter High School (SHS) hosted their annual basketball homecoming ceremonies on February 3. Tysie Harjo, a Senior, was crowned Homecoming Queen and Caleb Caldwell, also a Senior, was crowned Homeco...

The six wrestlers who represented the Henryetta Youth Wrestling team at the OKWA State Championship proudly display their medals. Pictured in no order are Braxton England (6th in Div. IV, 105lbs.); Ja...

Failing to rally their offense, the Lady Knights extended their losing streak to seven games Tuesday with a 51-40 loss to the Beggs Lady Demons. Never truly hitting their stride against the Lady Demon...

The Dragons fought in the first round of the Class A Regional Tournament Thursday. To see full results of the Dewar boys’ journey, check next Wednesday’s edition of the Henryetta Free-Lance.

The Henryetta High School Track team took two Lady Knights and five Knights, along with three boys’ relay teams, to the Enid/Chisholm Indoor track meet over the weekend. Competing against over 20 scho...

Okmulgee County Schools are preparing for District battle tonight, including Morris, Okmulgee, Preston and Henryetta. All four schools will meet their first opponent of the postseason, while Beggs Hig...