Okmulgee County Democratic Party will meet on Thursday, April 21 at 6 p.m. on the OSUIT Campus in Okmulgee in the Student Union building. The public is welcome to attend as the party’s “Get Out the Vo...

Nichols Park Restoration Committee (NPRC) will host their 2nd Annual Great American Cleanup on Earth Day, Friday, April 22 at Nichols Park from 4:30 p.m. until dark. Keep Oklahoma Beautiful (KOB) has ...

Declarations of Candidacy were filed last week for Okmulgee County offices including Assessor, Treasurer, Commissioner Dist. 1 and Commissioner Dist. 3. Candidates filing, by office, over the three-da...

Two recent traffic stops by Henryetta Police Department officers revealed stolen vehicles, resulting in the arrest of two men. In the first incident, on April 4, around 10:38 p.m., a Henryetta officer...

Henryetta Board of Education hosted a Special Meeting early Tuesday morning to hire a high school principal and head varsity football coach for the 2022-2023 school year. After returning from executiv...

Six-year-old Brian Hicks, a student at Ryal Public Schools, was named Henryetta Free-Lance Easter Coloring Contest winner in the Age 6 and Under division. He received an Easter basket filled with good...

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Joy In Life Church in Henryetta hosted an evening Christian Worship Service on April 12. Theme of the event was ‘Deliverance from addictions and emotional wounds.’ Community leaders pictured include B...

Teen Ministry at the Henryetta Nazarene Church enjoyed an egg hunt on April 13. Those attending enjoyed the hunt as well as dodging foam projectiles from a toy gun from Youth Pastor Jenn Stuck and adu...

Henryetta Daily Free-Lance – 1922 (George Riley Hall, Editor & Publisher) April 20, 1922 HENS TAKE THE SECOND FROM TOPEKA TEAM The Kansas “Jayhawkers” went down to defeat again yesterday at the hands ...

April 20 – April 27 Wednesday, April 20 – Open-Faced Turkey Sandwich, Broccoli, Roasted Carrots, Bread, Ambrosia and Milk Thursday, April 21 – Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes with Gravy, Vegetabl...

Payton Cole and Beth Cooper, Oklahoma Department of Human Services Foster Care Recruiters, were the guests at the April 18 regular meeting of the Henryetta Chamber of Commerce. Cooper discussed foster...

The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity baseball team earned a split decision on the diamond last weekend. The Knights scored their fifth win of the 2022 campaign last Thursday, defeating the Wetumka Chie...

The Morris Lady Eagle varsity slowpitch softball team earned three road wins last weekend. The Class 4A 12th-ranked Lady Eagles notched two of their three wins last weekend at Kiefer High School last ...

The Henryetta Lady Knight slowpitch softball team dropped two of three contests last Thursday at the Firelake Festival in Shawnee. The lone win last Thursday for the third-ranked Lady Knights was a 7-...

The Okmulgee Bulldog varsity baseball team found themselves on the short end of a 7-3 outcome last Thursday to the visiting Weleetka Outlaws. The 4-run setback came at historic Morgan Field at Bateman...

The Morris Eagle varsity baseball team were denied a spot in the championship game of the 2022 Preston Invitational Baseball Tournament with a 12-0 loss to the Haskell Haymakers. The shutout loss to H...

The Dewar Dragon varsity baseball team came up on the losing end of an 8-0 outcome last Thursday against Red Oak at historic Wiley Ryal Park in Dewar. Last Thursday’s meeting with Red Oak was between ...

The Henryetta Lady Knight varsity golf team dominated the field last Thursday at the Henryetta Invitational, taking home the team championship with a score of 342. The Lady Knights’ closest competitio...

Historic Morgan Field at Bateman Park will be the site of the 2022 Okmulgee Neal’s Classic baseball tournament this weekend. The annual home baseball tournament of the Okmulgee Bulldogs will get start...