Muscogee (Creek) Nation will host a Groundbreaking Ceremony for phase one construction of the Three Ponds (Akhvse Tvtcenen) Elder Housing Community that will be built near the Tribal Capitol Complex o...

Henryetta Free-Lance has received several calls over the past week from Henryetta and other Okmulgee County residents regarding scam phone calls in which callers are posing as Social Security Administ...

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - Beggs head baseball coach Justin Been reached a milestone in his coaching career last Tuesday evening. Been's Golden Demon diamond squad notched a 10-4 win over St. Augustine, Virgi...

DEWAR - The Dewar Dragons have dropped five of their last eight games, heading into Monday's road game at Wetumka. The recent slump puts the Dewar diamond squad at 9-5 on the year after a 6-0 start. A...

OKEMAH - The Henryetta Lady Knight slowpitch softball team came away with a split decision here Monday evening. The Lady Knights (11-5) dropped a 17-7 setback to the Holdenville Lady Wolverines, then ...

DEWAR - The Dewar Lady Dragon slowpitch softball team currently sits at 5-2 on the 2019 season and ranked 12th in Class 2A. The Lady Dragons have some tough competition awaiting them over the next mon...

Last week was Spring Break for many Oklahomans, including our elected officials. As a result, the Legislature enjoyed an abbreviated schedule, although they did begin consideration of bills that advan...

"Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea until they have something to forgive," wrote author C.S. Lewis. Think of a time when someone deliberately hurt you. Then, multiply your pain 10,000 times. Y...

Practically all radicals, being redden down in life but always ended it up in glory. This is historical and perennial truth which is not just narrated in classics and novels, but can be traced out thr...

Jubilee Christian Center 2019 Men’s Conference is April 6th Jubilee Christian Center will hold the 2019 Men’s Conference on Saturday, April 6, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is a free event and lunch wil...

Henryetta Public Schools Breakfast Wednesday, March 27 – Sausage and Biscuit, Fruits Galore, and Milk Thursday, March 28 – Sausage and Biscuit, Fruits Galore, and Milk Friday, March 29 – Choice of Cer...

Henryetta City Council members voted to demolish four houses in Henryetta at their March 19 regular meeting. Properties located at 1201 W. Cummings, 205 W. Cummings, 411 State Street and 211 N. 13th S...

Regina Carlson (above) with the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) Outreach Program was the guest speaker during the Henryetta Rotary Club meeting on March 20. Other Outreach Program members in att...

Thousands more Oklahoma students were held back in early grades than what the U.S. Department of Education reported, according to newly released state data. The state Education Department’s data is li...

Wilson High School students recently competed in the Connors State College Interscholastic Competition. Wilson is proud of the following students who came away with a total of 33 medals and the 1st pl...

Oklahoma State Representative Dist. 16 Scott Fetgatter (R-Okmulgee) was among those attending the AARP Oklahoma Legislative Breakfast in Oklahoma City on March 14. During the breakfast, members of the...

Three people are in jail following their arrest for attempting to sell stolen property. Jason Thrall, 38, and Gwenevere Lara, 49, both of Checotah; and Dana Chandler, 36, of Okemah, were taken into cu...

The 2019 Premium Beef Auction will be held Tuesday, March 26 at the Okmulgee County Fairgrounds. The sale will begin at 7 p.m. This is the final event for the annual Beef Performance Program sponsored...

OSU Institute of Technology’s annual Student Scholarship & Donor Recognition Banquet, held March 12, presented students and patrons an evening to meet and greet while giving students a genuine opportu...

Okmulgee County’s unemployment rate increased in January according to the latest figures from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. The jobless rate rose to 5.5 percent, up from 4.3 percent the...