The Henryetta Lady Knight varsity fastpitch softball team came away with a 1-1 record in their district showdown earlier this week with the Eufaula Lady Ironheads. Eufaula took the opening district ba...

  The search for its first winning season in 13 years begins Friday night for the Okmulgee Bulldog varsity football program. The Bulldogs, who are looking for their first winning season since 2009, wi...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR The Henryetta cross country program began its 2022 season last Saturday at the Wolverine Invitational in Holdenville. The Knights and Lady Knights sent a total of 20 athletes ...

Henryetta Daily Free-Lance – 1922 (George Riley Hall, Editor & Publisher) Five cases wherein the defendants were charged with being drunk, all of whom either forfeited bonds or paid fines, made up the...

Folks, sometimes you just have to tell it like it is. This is how it was told to me. She carries a very big purse. It is so loaded, it is bulging at the seams. Now, we all wondered why she always had ...

American Exchange Bank (AEB) Chief Executive Officer and former President, Terri Thompson will retire on Aug. 31 with over 44 years of service to the bank and the community. Her career at AEB began in...

Troy Aikman’s Highway to Henryetta, presented by AT&T, raised $175,000 in net proceeds that will benefit youth educational and athletic initiatives in Henryetta. Approximately 10,000 fans flocked to t...

EDITOR Henryetta Feed the Vet program distribution will be held Friday, Sept. 9 at New Life Assembly of God Church on New Lake Road. Volunteers are needed to put together and distribute food boxes to ...

EDITOR Henryetta Labor Day Committee hosted the annual Labor Day pageants on Saturday in the Alice Ghostley Auditorium at Henryetta High School. Results of the Labor Day Baby Pageant are as follows: •...

Henryetta Free-Lance’s BINGO game has now concluded with the “H” and Blackout Bingos being claimed at the end of last week. Amy Jones was the winner with the “H” Bingo and Yvonna Coulter claimed the B...

Henryetta Daily Free-Lance – 1922 (George Riley Hall, Editor & Publisher) Aug. 21, 1922 WHERE ARE WE AT? This memorable query of Jerry Simpson, the “sockless statesman” of Kansas in a day gone by, mus...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR The Henryetta Lady Knight varsity fastpitch softball team finished fourth overall at the Oktaha Tournament this past Friday. The Lady Knights’ fourth-place finish came followi...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR The Dewar Lady Dragon varsity fastpitch softball team finished with a perfect 4-0 record at last week’s Wilson Fastpitch Softball Festival. The Lady Dragons began their 2-day ...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR The Wilson Lady Tiger varsity fastpitch softball team snared their first win of the 2022 season last Thursday with a 10-5 victory over the Butner Lady Eagles. The 5-run win ca...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR The Preston Lady Pirate varsity fastpitch softball team came away with the runner- up trophy this past Saturday at the annual Okmulgee Tournament with a 14-3 loss to the Kiefe...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR The Okmulgee Lady Bulldog varsity fastpitch softball team came away with a seventh-place finish this past Saturday at their annual Okmulgee Fastpitch Softball Tournament. The ...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR The Morris Lady Eagle varsity fastpitch softball team captured their second tournament championship in 2022 this past Saturday in Oilton. After a spotless 2-0 Pool Play record...

22ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C) (Sir. 3: 17 – 29 / Heb. 12: 13 – 24 / Lk. 14: 1 – 14) This Sunday’s reading from Sirach celebrates what will become the theme of today’s Gospel: Humility. Pride causes...

Breakfast Thursday, Aug. 25 – Scrambled eggs, toast and jelly, fruits galore and milk. Friday, Aug. 26 – Choice of cereal, toast and jelly, fruits galore and milk. Monday, Aug. 29 – Banana muffin, fru...

Henryetta Public Library's Summer Reading Program is now finished. Two of our first through fifth graders, Faythe Andrews and Kurt Hunnicutt, will each receive a one-year subscription to National Geog...