The next meeting of Fostering Hope will be held Monday, June 10 at 6 p.m. at Hawthorne Park. Fostering Hope exists to help foster families by providing support through connections, training and resour...

As floodwater recedes and soggy yards finally drain, a new issue seems to be rearing its head. Across the state, residents are asked to be careful of an increase of snakes and mosquitos. While finding...

Henryetta Free-Lance and Okmulgee Times are excited to introduce our readers to our newest member of the team, Sports Editor Kaitlyn “Kaitie” Dillard. Kaitie grew up in Bartlesville and lived there un...

An ongoing audit by the state shows Okmulgee County elected officials have received $382,403 in salary overpayments, exceeding the maximum amounts allowed by state law. Elected officials receiving the...

Henryetta Municipal Authority (HMA) held a Special Meeting on June 4 to discuss the rebuilding of a 60 horsepower pump for the Wastewater Treatment Plant. Rebuilding will be performed by Industrial Mo...

Okmulgee County Shrine Club will host the annual John Godwin Shriner’s Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 22 at the Henryetta Golf Club at 10 a.m. Cash prizes will be awarded for first and second place...

Guest speaker at the June 5 meeting of the Henryetta Rotary Club was First Family Federal Credit Union (FFFCU) Financial Counselor Amber Pippin. Pippin discussed the upcoming FFFCU program, “Budget or...

Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge is working on updating its Hunt Plan with the intention to expand migratory game bird hunting on its land. The expansion will include bird species such as Dark Geese...

Neal’s Furniture is hosting a 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament 9 a.m. Saturday, June 8 during the Okmulgee Pecan Festival. Participants are invited to come out and compete for the Championship cash prize....

Henryetta High School’s tennis coach, Dustin Mosco, is hosting free summer tennis lessons until July 12 at the Henryetta City Tennis Courts, located at 12th and Main. Classes are separated by skill le...

OKMULGEE -- The Henryetta Lady Knights met the Haskell Lady Haymakers and Lady Bulldogs in doubleheader action Tuesday for the 2019 Okmulgee Basketball Summer League. Starting the third day of action ...

www.HenryettaFree-Lance.com DEAR ABBY: I dated a man several years ago, and we just hooked up again. In the interim he had all of his teeth pulled. His dentures are ill-fitting, and he refuses to get ...

When we hear that something is record-breaking, we usually think of something great happening, like a high school team breaking the school’s win record or catching the biggest fish at the lake. But so...

Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929 in Frankfurt, Germany and died in February, 1945 in Bergen-Belson concentration camp in Germany. We do have (B) The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition. ...

Was this a bad idea? The optical-wear breakthrough taking the nation overtook me in Davenport. I gave the plastic inserts a try when a bargain price drew me in. But blinking ensued and wouldn’t let up...

A Week at the Capitol The Legislative session adjourned a week early after the House, Senate and governor agreed on a final state appropriation for Fiscal Year 2020. This $8.1 billion general appropri...

This weekend, June 6-8, is the annual Pecan Festival in downtown Okmulgee. This weekend celebrates the pecan in all its nuttiness. The Festival this year will have the carnival return with rides up 6t...

This Sunday, June 9, 2019, is the Day of Pentecost. The readings for this Sunday are from Genesis 11:1–9, Acts 2:1–21, and John 14:23–31 The Holy Spirit Gives Peace Following the flood, Noah’s descend...

Okmulgee SDA Church, on Hwy. 62 between Morris and Okmulgee Maranatha SDA Church, 1213 East Chicago Okmulgee, Oklahoma 74447 We invite you to join us at any of our services. Bible study, June 8, 9:30 ...