The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has extended the opening date for the 66th Oklahoma Highway Patrol Academy. Originally scheduled to begin in late November, the start date will be Friday, February 28, 2020...

David Hill, resident of Bristow, citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation belonging to the Beaver Clan and New Tulsa Tribal Town, and current National Council representative for the Creek District, has ...

Okmulgee Area Development Corporation Executive Director Court Newkirk was at the Okmulgee County Commissioners meeting Monday to talk about the Federal Opportunity Zone Program being looked at in Okm...

A ribbon cutting and dedication was held Wednesday on a bridge this is the first of its kind in the state. The Muscogee (Creek) Nation held the ceremony for the Concharty Bridge which is located on Ga...

The Henryetta Quarterback Club story on the front page of the Wednesday, July 24 edition of the Free-Lance mistakingly had the Car Show date listed as “Sept. 27.” The correct date is this Saturday, Ju...

Oklahoma Lions 3E District Governor Dollie Wooddell was the guest speaker at the Henryetta Lions Club meeting on Tuesday. She and her husband, David, have been Lions for 17 years. Dollie brought a bou...

Three persons are facing an Aug. 8 court date following their arrest on complaints of drug trafficking. Their arrests took place July 22 on Interstate 40 at Mile Marker 235 near Henryetta. Oklahoma Hi...

Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System will host a Veterans Town Hall & Resource Fair on Monday, Aug. 5 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the VFW Post 577 in Tulsa. A free lunch will be served at 11 a.m. for ...

Muscogee (Creek) Nation (MCN) Human Services Department has been receiving an influx of expired citizenship cards. An expired citizenship card does not affect citizenship. MCN Human Services Director ...

A Benefit Bake Sale was held Wednesday at Midway in Dewar for the family of 12-year-old Hunter Lay, who was critically injured in an ATV accident on July 20 near Wildcat Junction. Hunter succumbed to ...

On Wednesday morning around 11 a.m., a semi tractor trailer accident occurred on I-40 between Henryetta exits 237 and 240. Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) troopers and other responders blocked off the i...

Henryetta Public Schools will host an Open House on Tuesday, Aug. 13 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sixth grade orientation will be at 6 p.m. in the high school/middle school cafeteria. Freshman orientation wi...

MUSKOGEE - Once again the skies over Muskogee will be glowing with an array of vibrant colors as the Oklahoma Festival of Ballooning returns to historic Hatbox Field August 16 and 17. The festival, no...

CLAREMORE – About 2,400 antique firearms from the private collection of J.M. Davis – part of the largest privately held firearms collection in the world, one spanning multiple conflicts and generation...

WASHINGTON – Oklahomans in the U.S. House split along party lines when voting to condemn President Trump’s racist remarks targeting four minority Democratic congresswomen and to hold two Cabinet membe...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Children’s Hospital held a grand opening celebration of its newly expanded Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Friday, July 19. The PICU expanded areas will open to patients on J...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry confirmed the presence of Sudden Oak Death, also referred to as SOD, in plants that passed through an Oklahoma nursery earlier...

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

OKLAHOMA CITY – Tribal nations in Oklahoma are like 38 engines that help power the state’s economy, adding an estimated $12.9 billion in value in 2017 alone, according to a report released Thursday. T...

OKLAHOMA CITY – This past spring, more than 181,000 Address Confirmation Notices were mailed to certain Oklahoma voters, as required by law. Nearly two months later, more than 134,000 notices remain o...