Rural and city fire departments were busy over the weekend battling fires. According to Okmulgee County Emergency Management Director Tim Craighton, approximately 2,000 acres burned due to ‘carelessne...

Henryetta High School and Middle School Choir students participated in the OSSAA District Vocal Solo/Ensemble Concert on March 5 in Tahlequah. Though several of the students competed for the first tim...

Henryetta Historical Society President Mike Doak was the featured guest speaker at the March 3 meeting of the Henryetta Lions Club. He discussed various He discussed various aspects related to the his...

Okmulgee County Election Board (OCEB) announced that the polling place for Henryetta Precinct 560014 located at the American Legion Post 58 at 508 Frisco Avenue will move. Effective immediately, the n...

Allison DeVore and Ethan Palmer, Henryetta FFA members and Jessica Otto, Wilson FFA member were recently named State FFA Degree recipients. They will be awarded during the 96th annual State FFA Conven...

Ryker Bottoms, a 4th grade student at Henryetta Elementary enjoyed reading during Dr. Seuss Week as a part of Read Across America. COURTESY PHOTO | FREE-LANCE Pre-Kindergarteners Autry Collett and Oak...

Henryetta Police Officer Jason Spradling, standing at back, read to 1st grade students at Henryetta Elementary School during Dr. Seuss Week as part of Read Across America. Elementary students enjoyed ...

Henryetta Daily Free-Lance – 1922 (George Riley Hall, Editor & Publisher) March 12, 1922 WOOSTER OIL CO. MOVING RIG TO NEW TERRITORY The territory in the Henryetta field is to be extended to the north...

The Okmulgee Bulldog varsity baseball team dropped a pair of identical 15-2 decisions to the Sperry Pirates earlier this week. The losses to Sperry puts the Bulldogs at 0-7 on the year and 0-4 in Dist...

The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity baseball team began their district schedule earlier this week, taking on the Spiro Bulldogs in a pair of contests. The Bulldogs came to Henryetta on Monday for firs...

The Preston varsity baseball team opened the home portion of their 2022 spring baseball season Monday evening, hosting the Drumright Tornadoes at the Jim Waller Sports Complex. The Pirates entered Mon...

The Beggs Lady Demon slowpitch softball team traveled to Depew on Thursday to compete in the annual Depew Slowpitch Softball Tournament. The Depew Tournament was originally scheduled to take place Thu...

The Beggs Golden Demon varsity baseball team remained perfect in district play this season with back-to-back wins over the Meeker Bulldogs earlier this week. With the sweep of Meeker, the Demons impro...

The Preston Lady Pirates opened their slowpitch softball season on Monday evening, hosting their Okmulgee County foes, the Wilson Lady Tigers. The Lady Pirates, who were one win away from reaching the...

The Dewar Dragon varsity baseball team continued their winning ways in 2022 with a pair of runrule victories at home earlier this week. The Dragons began the week with a 9-1 win over the visiting Depe...

The Henryetta Lady Knight slowpitch softball team began their 2022 season Monday evening with a pair of run-rule wins. The Lady Knights, who qualified for the state slowpitch softball championships la...

The Henryetta Lady Knight golf team has scored Top 5 finishes in their first two tournament in 2022. The Lady Knights begane their season March 1 at the Olive Tournament at the Rock Creek Golf Course ...

Henryetta Public Library has two books by author Ezra Jack Keats available to check out. Books include “Skates” and “The Snowy Day.” Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 13, so remember when you ...

Sen. Roger Thompson was the sole legislator available to attend the Henryetta Chamber of Commerce Legislative Forum held on March 4. Thompson touched based on several issues including the impact the M...

National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) Chapter 730 will meet at Shoney‘s Restaurant in Henryetta on Thursday, March 10. Special guest will be Lori Coplin. Coplin began servi...