May 6 is National Beverage Day! Celebrate by kicking back in the lounge chair or hammock with a glass of your favorite drink, alcoholic or not! Beverage is so broad and generic you really could celebr...

A Proclamation declaring the month of May as National Campaign of Buddy Poppies by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 539 was signed by Henryetta Mayor Jennifer Munholland and City Clerk Donna Wh...

Okmulgee County Republicans will host their monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 10 at the American Legion in Okmulgee. A business meeting, for registered county Republicans active in decision making, begi...

Oklahoma Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) District 7 hosted their 1st annual Loyalty Day Family Freedom Festival on Saturday with a parade on Henryetta’s Main Street followed by activities at Nichols Pa...

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Henryetta Daily Free-Lance – 1922 (George Riley Hall, Editor & Publisher) May 4, 1922 MORE PAVING IS DEMANDED BY CITIZENS Since the last meeting of the city council when petitions presented asking for...

The Okmulgee Bulldog varsity baseball team had their 2022 season come to a close last Wednesday at Kansas High School. The Bulldogs made the 105-mile (one-way) trip to the Delaware County high school ...

The Preston Lady Pirate varsity slowpitch softball team saw their bid for a state tournament appearance fall short last Wednesday at Dale High School. The Lady Pirates had their season come to a close...

The Morris Lady Eagles slowpitch softball team had their bid for a state tournament appearance in 2022 denied last Wednesday evening with an 8-3 loss to the Howe Lady Lions. The 5-run loss to Howe cam...

The Beggs Lady Demon varsity golf team finished fifth overall at last Tuesday’s Class 3A regional golf tournament at Fountainhead Golf Course in Checotah. The fifth-place finish earned the Lady Demon ...

The Beggs Golden Demon varsity baseball team battled their way to a Class 3A Bi-District championship last Wednesday at Golden Demon Park in Beggs. The Demons, who finished third in the 3A-5 district ...

Okmulgee County took home lots of medals from three different regional track and field championships this past Saturday. A total of 79 medals were awarded to county athletes, including 37 for Top 3 fi...

The Preston Pirate varsity baseball team began their playoff journey last Wednesday with a sweep of the Pawhuska Huskies. The sweep of Pawhuska came in a Best-of-3 series in the Class 2A district tour...

The Henryetta Lady Knight varsity slowpitch softball team will be making their second-straight - and third in four years - trip to the state tournament in 2022. The Lady Knights, who also made trips i...

The Dewar Dragon varsity baseball team began the 2022 season with a little unfinished business. Last season, the Dragons saw their bid for a first state championship since 1978 come up two wins short,...

Feeling unappreciated, unwanted, or unwelcomed in the post-Covid age? You are not alone. Although this column focuses (mostly) on educational issues, this is not just a school issue. Just about anyone...

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ move to close the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center in Muskogee is an unacceptable blow to our veterans who risked their lives to defend our freedoms. It’s a der...

Folks, I loved that old peach tree. I am thinking it surely was very old. It was quite large with spreading limbs, hanging low, almost touching the ground. It was the last tree of the orchard, close t...

4th Sunday of Easter (C) (Acts. 13:14-52/ Rev. 7:9-17/ Rev. 7:9-17/ Jn. 10:27-30) Three Sundays ago, the Church invites us to hear and Meditate readings telling us about Jesus who suffered, died but r...

National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) Chapter 730 will meet Thursday, May 12 at 11 a.m. at Shoney's Restaurant at 619 E. Main Street in Henryetta. Guest speaker will be Jul...