For the first time in more than a decade, the city of Tulsa will have an indoor football team. In a press conference on Tuesday, Andy Scurto, owner of the Tulsa Oilers hockey team, Tulsa Mayor G.T. By...

Recent 2022 graduates Skylar Smallwood and Jordan Osterdock represented Henryetta High School one final time earlier this week. The HHS duo competed at the annual Oklahoma Coaches Association All-Stat...

Some athletes are good enough to enjoy a successful career as far as the professional levels. Some athletes decide to just have a successful collegiate career before moving onto a different journey. S...

Saturday, Aug. 6 will be the last day for area youth to turn in books they've read for prizes for this year's Summer Reading Program. Themes on the library calendar for August include Children's Visio...

This past weekend, Rustler’s BBQ in Henryetta received a facelift on the large BBQ sign displayed on top of the building. Rustler’s owner, Steve Sanford, would like to thank Dan Keys for providing the...

Henryetta Knights Football will host a Family Night and Parent Meeting on Friday, July 29 at Cameron Field at 6 p.m. All parents of middle school and high school football players, trainers, managers a...

America’s Guardians Oklahoma Chapter 46B will host a Motorcycle and Car Wash Fundraiser on Saturday, July 30 at First Family Federal Credit Union in Henryetta. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1...

Three people are in the Okmulgee County Jail following their arrest on several complaints, including the theft of an ATV. According to Okmulgee County Sheriff Eddy Rice, on July 22, the department rec...

The Burn Ban for Okmulgee County was extended by officials on Monday for another 14 days. Since no measurable amount of rain has fallen during the past seven days, combined with the already extremely ...

Henryetta High School's chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) will host a Prayer Walk and Back to School Bash on Sunday, Aug. 7 on the school campus. A community Prayer Walk begins at 6 p....

Jim Beymer, local retired car dealer and Henryetta Economic Development Authority (HEDA) trustee, recently traveled to Colorado with his son, Dr. James Beymer to enter the Nash Auto Club National Meet...

On Thursday, Aug. 4, the annual Back to School Bash will be held at the Oklahoma History Center from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event is a resource fair that brings together museums and other cultural and e...

East Central Electric Cooperative (ECEC) will host their Annual Meeting on Thursday, July 28 at Covelle Hall on the Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology (OSUIT) campus. Members are welcom...

Henryetta Daily Free-Lance – 1922 (George Riley Hall, Editor & Publisher) July 24, 1922 NELSON WILL MOVE Cap Nelson has given up the idea of moving his house into town just now, so he has leased the f...

The 2022 Fall sports campaign at Henryetta Public Schools is scheduled to get started the second week of August. The Lady Knight varsity fastpitch softball team will kick off HPS’ Fall sports season w...

The athletic department at Okmulgee Public Schools recently released the 2022 schedules for its fall sports programs. The OPS fall sports programs include fastpitch softball, football, and cross count...

OKLAHOMA CITY – There are some days when work is much better than others. I often tell young Oklahomans that it is important to find a career, not a job, when it comes to selecting employment, though ...

I once watched a movie about people trapped in a New York City subway tunnel and above all, they knew to avoid the third rail. Electrically powered subways derive their power through contact with a hi...

Folks, I have shifted into neutral and I'm letting the motor idle. Not sure I could even get myself into high gear again! Actually, I don’t even want to. I enjoy being idle. I still remember high gear...

18TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Ecl. 1:2; 2:21-23/ Col. 3: 1-5 / Lk. 12: 13-21) The readings of this Sunday speak of the Wisdom of God. One of the greatest longings each one of us feels is the desire fo...