The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from November business. The monies they reported this period represent sale...

The Okemah Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) met on Feb. 15 at Pepino’s Restaurant in Okemah. June Yahola and Geneva Berges hosted the meeting. Regent Becky Hold began the meet...

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) is seeking applications for its 2022-23 Teen Leaders program. Applications are due March 15. Now in its 10th year, the program is open to high school studen...

The jobless rate in Okmulgee County held steady at 2.6 percent for the month of December, according to figures from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. This number has been unchanged since Oc...

Our second week of session was just as busy as the first as we continue to work on behalf of all Oklahomans. A number of important measures advanced through House and Senate committees and I wanted to...

Oklahomans who missed open enrollment but still need health insurance can check with a Healthcare Navigator to find out if they are eligible for a special enrollment period in the online Marketplace. ...

Henryetta Middle School (HMS) recently announced Students of the Month for January were Kaleb Logston, Savannah Placker and Emilie Mulliniks. COURTESY PHOTO | FREE-LANCE

The Dewar Lady Dragon varsity basketball team saw their 2021-2022 campaign end last Friday with a 67- 38 loss to the Summit Christian Lady Eagles. The double-digit setback came in the consolation quar...

The Okmulgee varsity basketball program will face a tough journey in their road to the state basketball championships following double-digit losses to Tahlequah Sequoyah this past Saturday. The Bulldo...

The Henryetta varsity basketball program finds themselves in a tough situation in their journey towards the Class 3A state basketball championships following a sweep last Friday against Valliant in th...

The Beggs varsity basketball program will have their work cut out for them over the next two weeks if they are to earn spots in the Class 3A state basketball championships this season. In order to pun...

The Morris varsity basketball program came away with a pair of district championships this past Friday evening at the Don Shoemake Event Center. The Lady Eagles began the district title sweep on Frida...

The Preston varsity basketball program kicked off their postseason journey this past Friday with a pair of double-digit wins over the visiting Chouteau-Mazie Wildcats and Lady Wildcats. The sweep of C...

Morris junior Jaxen Wright will make his thirdstraight trip to the state wrestling championships this weekend. Wright earned his latest ticket to the Big House (aka Jim Norick State Fair Arena) in Okl...

The Dewar Dragons saw their varsity basketball season come to a close last Saturday with a 61- 44 loss to the Regent Prep Rams on the Rams’ home floor. The double-digit setback came in the consolation...

The clock struck midnight on the Wilson Lady Tigers’ Cinderella Story Monday afternoon at the Mvskoke Dome in Okmulgee. The Lady Tigers’ 2021-2022 season came to an end Monday with a 47-32 loss to the...

Jan. 23, 1922 TORNADO HITS THE COUNTRY CLUB OKMULGEE, Feb. 23 – Twisting its way across the country east of Okmulgee a tornado yesterday picked up a frame building on the Okmulgee Country Club ground ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – I hope each of you had as great an end to the week as I did last week! Each year, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy runs a series of gathering for youth to share different lead...

Historically, certain professions accepted the reality of living in a “fish bowl.” Politicians, pastors/ministers, school leaders and city leaders all signed up for this in some measure. People in pri...

March 4 Feed the Vet Henryetta Feed the Vet program distribution will be held Friday, March 4 at New Life Assembly of God Church on New Lake Road. Volunteers are needed to put together and distribute ...