Okmulgee County Democratic Party will meet on Thursday, March 17 at 6 p.m. in the Student Union Building on the OSUIT campus in Okmulgee. Discussion will be presented on the “Get Out The Vote” Campaig...

An exciting new event will be coming to Nichols Park in Henryetta at the end of October. A first annual Henryetta Mule & Donkey Days and Mule Jump & Trade Day, presented by Sandy Warschaw and Every Co...

During an early morning special meeting on March 4, Henryetta Board of Education approved hiring Leslie Jones as Henryetta High School Principal for the 2022-2023 school year. After returning from an ...

Henryetta Feed the Vet food distribution event held March 4 was a success with 125 food baskets distributed to area veterans and their families. Well over 50 volunteers participated including Americas...

Henryetta Daily Free-Lance – 1922 (George Riley Hall, Editor & Publisher) March 9, 1922 WALTER BROWN IS KILLED BY FALL OF ROCK Walter Brown, about 40 years of age, a coal miner, was injured by fall of...

While Oklahoma remains in a power struggle with its 39 tribes on criminal jurisdiction and whether Native American reservations still exist, some Western states have been collaborating with their trib...

The Morris Eagle varsity basketball team had their dreams of their first state tourament appearance since 2008 fade away with a 53-49 loss to the Vinita Hornets this past Friday afternoon at Verdigris...

The state tournament drought for the Morris Lady Eagle varsity basketball team continued this past Friday afternoon. The Lady Eagles had their first state tournament appearance bid in 11 years denied ...

Dewar and Wilson began their 2022 slowpitch softball seasons against one another this past Thursday at Al Kessel Field in Dewar. The host Lady Dragons took the opening contest from their county foes b...

The Beggs Golden Demon varsity basketball team had their run through the loser’s bracket side of the postseason come to an end this past Friday afternoon at the 66 Coliseum in Stroud. The 2021 Class 3...

The Preston Lady Pirates’ quest for their first state tournament appearance since 2017 fell by the wayside this past Friday with a 21-16 loss to the Fairland Lady Owls. Not only did the 5-point defeat...

The Henryetta Golden Knights and Preston Pirates kicked off their 2022 spring baseball seasons this past weekend at Morgan Field at Bateman Park in Okmulgee. Henryetta began 2022 this past Friday with...

The Preston Pirate varsity basketball team came up one win shy of punching their ticket to the state tournament for the first time in five years. The Pirates had their dreams of returning to the state...

The Okmulgee Bulldog varsity baseball team will face some stiff competition this week, as they seek their first win of the 2022 campaign following an 0-5 start. The Okmulgee diamond squad was schedule...

The Dewar varsity baseball team kicked off their 2022 campaign with three-straight decisive victories this past weekend. The 2021 Class A state semifinalist Dragons began their season last Thursday at...

Well, folks, on the day I am writing this, it is only 67 more days until spring. This is in case you are not necessarily a winter person, either. Maybe this thought will help: “Be present in the momen...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma lost one of our adopted treasures over the weekend with the death of Jasmine Moran of Seminole, following a lengthy battle with illness. For those of you who recognize her nam...

2ND SUNDAY OF LENT (C) (Gen. 15:5-18/Phil. 3:7-4:1/ Lk. 9:28-36) This Sunday we celebrate the second Sunday of Lent. The Church invites us to hear and meditate Luke’s Gospel that Jesus transfigures hi...

HENRYETTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS BREAKFAST Wednesday, March 9 – Donuts, Fruit Cup, Juice and Milk Thursday, March 10 – Biscuit and Gravy, Applesauce Cup, Raisins and Milk Friday, March 11 – Cereal, Juice, Fru...

A Beggs man was killed in a one-vehicle accident on March 1 just after 7 p.m. one-half-of-a-mile east of Okmulgee on Celia Berryhill Road. According to investigating Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) Troo...