Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) announced that online application submissions for medical marijuana licenses will be available this Saturday, Aug. 25 at 10 a.m. According to OMMA, all appl...

Community, church, clubs, school, and civic meetings or events can be put into the community calendar section of the Henryetta Free-Lance. If the event is free for the public or of a charitable nature...

Henryetta Lions Club held their regular weekly meeting on Aug. 21 at The Shack on Main Street in Henryetta. Lions members discussed the pancake breakfast benefit and decided to schedule it for the sam...

Oklahoma Watch There are 75 middle-school students in the long, sunlit room, sitting four to a table. They work quietly and independently on laptops, most wearing headphones. Some fidget, their chairs...

Ron Dombek was reappointed to the Henryetta Hospital Authority Board with Diana Carter as an alternate for a term of five years at the Henryetta City Council meeting on Aug. 22. Council members discus...

Oklahoma Watch Dear Readers: Today we publish an opinion piece (below) by Sue Cross, executive director and CEO of the Institute for Nonprofit News, of which Oklahoma Watch is a member. In running an ...

Get out and make your vote count at the Runoff Primary Election on Tuesday, Aug. 28. Polls will be open at precincts all over Okmulgee County from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Democrat voters will decide on eithe...

Guest speaker at the Aug. 22 Henryetta Rotary Club regular meeting was Morris resident, Holly Dunn. A MSW Medical Stabilization Withdrawal Program Service Coordinator, Dunn began working for Hillcrest...

Nothing beats good conversation and friendly faces and a great atmosphere when you want to get a haircut in Henryetta. Main Barber Shop in Henryetta is just the place to go. Owner Sherman Leeth has op...

Aug. 6 9:19 a.m. – Building Fire Aug. 7 1:58 p.m. – Carbon Monoxide Incident Aug. 8 12:20 p.m. – Lock-out Aug. 9 2:33 p.m. – Smoke Scare, Odor of Smoke Aug. 10 8:30 a.m. – Authorized Controlled Burnin...

Civil Cases Exceeding $10,000 Aug. 17 Robertson, Ruth vs. Poulton, Ryan – Indebtedness Robertson, Ruth vs. Poulton, Ryan (Baker, Jennie) – Indebtedness Robertson, Ruth vs. Poulton, Ryan (Warren, Dalto...

08/15/2018 1:50 p.m.-Animals-I-40 MM 238. Cattle along roadway. 2:47 p.m.-Suspicious Person/Vehicle-200 block of 260 Rd. Reporting party advised blue Ford F250 parked behind some trees. 4:42 p.m.-Susp...

With changing times in education, the Oklahoma State Department of Education would like to inform parents about child nd opportunities. “All children with disabilities, residing in the State, whether ...

Sept. 1 Labor Day Gospel Singing The Jack Clifford Memorial Labor Day Gospel Singing will be at 7 p.m. Sat., Sept. 1, at the Henryetta High School auditorium. This year will feature The Williamsons, C...

In 1971 Congress designated August 26th as Women’s Equality Day. This day commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting the right to vote to women. The amendment was...

“Klip-Thump – Klip-Thump – Klip-Thump”. My shoes mocked me. I never thought a set of footwear could mock. Or embarrass. Or harass. But in the world of a self-conscious adolescent they could and seemed...

For some Oklahoma high school varsity football teams, the 2018 season will get underway tonight (Friday) with 'Zero Week' games. Two of Okmulgee County's six teams will be among those teams that will ...

The Dewar Lady Dragons earned a pair of double-digit wins earlier this week. The Lady Dragons began the week on Monday, traveling to Canadian for a showdown with the host Canadian Lady Cougars. After ...

HOLDENVILLE - The Henryetta cross country program began their 2018 season last Saturday, competing at the Holdenville Invitational Cross County Meet. The top runner for the Lady Knight varsity squad w...