National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) Chapter 730 will meet at Shoney's Restaurant on Thursday, Feb. 13 at 11 a.m. Jennifer Avery, Rowan Fund board member, will discuss the...

Just two days ago, Okmulgee County found itself covered in a heavy blanket of snow after a winter storm rolled through the area. It was a fairly narrow band of snow, with the worst of it hitting I-44 ...

What’s better than a snow day? Using your imagination to create a unique (and colorful!) pair of snow people! Hudson Morrison (above), a Kindergarten student at Henryetta Public Schools, enjoyed creat...

First Christian Church (FFC) in Henryetta will host a Craft and Vendor Show on February 8. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Several crafters and vendors will be on hand with a large variet...

Okmulgee’s Clarence LeBlanc was recognized last month by the International Professional Rodeo Association (IPRA) at a ceremony in Edmond. The local cowboy was recognized as one of the Most Deserving O...

Schulter High School (SHS) Senior class held a donkey basketball fundraiser on Jan. 31 in the school gymnasium. Four teams competing at the event were: Henryetta Hillbillies, Schulter "Senior" Citizen...

The Okmulgee High School track team opened the indoor season at the Enid/Chisholm track meet Saturday. The girls’ track team placed within the Top 5, placing 5th overall in the Class 3A division. The ...

The Wilson Lady Tigers entered an eight-game losing streak after a 64-27 loss to the Mason Lady Eagles Tuesday night. Intermittent shooting from Lady Tigers Samariah Husman and Britney Hartley left th...

Dewar sophomore Talyn Been competed at the 2020 Enid/Chisholm Indoor Meet over the weekend. Representing her high school, Been jumped in the girls’ pole vault event, going up against other pole vaulte...

Competing against swimmers from Fort Gibson, Muskogee and Tulsa, the Okmulgee County Surge swimmers outpaced their opponents to perfect their times. The Surge went up against more experienced swimmers...

Former Henryetta High School tennis coach Kent Lackey will be inducted into the Oklahoma Tennis Coaches Association Hall of Fame on Saturday, Feb. 8 at Quail Creek Country Club in Oklahoma City. The c...

The Wilson Tigers dropped a tough five-point loss to the Mason Eagles Tuesday night, failing to rally their offense in the first quarter. Back-to-back single digit quarters in the first half left the ...

The Dewar Lady Dragons came close to pulling out of a losing slump Tuesday against the Weleekta Outlaws, but fell short with a small scoring streak in the fourth quarter. Dewar senior Skyler Randall s...

February 12, 1938 in Elizabeth, New Jersey is the birth date of Judy Blume, American author of children and young adult books. Judy’s mom was a homemaker and her father was a dentist. She had a brothe...

Tracy recently requested a column for coconut. As I wasn’t sure what to write about next, I gladly jumped at the suggestion. The coconut is botanically a drupe (fruit with an inner flesh and seed cove...

ON JANUARY 27, a local fisherman at Henryetta Lake contacted Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) regarding finding a vehicle on sonar while fishing. OCSO contacted the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from November business. The monies they reported this period represent sale...

Cookson Hills Publishers, Inc., owner of Henryetta Free-Lance launched a new promotional product sales business on Friday using the trade name Cookson Hills Marketing. “We are very excited to offer ou...

Since Lester Sullivan was young, he has dreamt of going on a mission trip to India. Lester, his wife April and son Nathan now have the opportunity to travel across the seas to share their faith and up...

Henryetta Cub Scouts Pack 118 hosted their annual Blue & Gold Banquet on Saturday at the First Baptist Church (FBC) in Henryetta. Scouts in attendance made their choice of cheese, pepperoni, sausage a...