STILLWATER, Okla. (July 10, 2018) – Summer is in full swing, and with it comes many opportunities to enjoy the outdoors. Pet owners often like spending time outside with family, friends and pets. A lo...

New Henryetta Lions Club President Grant Jenson received the Lion of the Year Award at the Tuesday club meeting. Outgoing Lions Club President Tara Matthews presented him with the award.

Remains found in eastern Okmulgee County last Tuesday have been positively identified as Addison ‘Add’ Waddell, according to the Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office. The OCSO was notified by the Oklahoma...

Henryetta Board of Education accepted the resignation of three staff members and announced a fourth resignation at their July 9 regular meeting. Board members approved the resignations of Winter Whitl...

Katie Thompson of Henryetta was the lucky winner of over $750 in cash and prizes for the Free-Lance’s annual Treasure Hunt. She opened the treasure chest on July 5 and was accompanied by her sons, Tit...

An emergency blood shortage is prompting the American Red Cross to issue an urgent call for eligible donors of all blood types – especially type O – to give now and help save lives. The Red Cross esca...

Historic Bell Mansion in Weleetka will host their 2nd Annual The Best of the Bell. Area solo and duo musicians as well as bands are being sought to compete in the second annual event. All ages and gen...

Alan Montgomery, the Henryetta High School Band Director, and the Henryetta High School Band, were the guest speakers at the Civic Center for the Henryetta Public Library summer reading program, Libra...

OKLAHOMA CITY-Eye doctors and vision health professionals across the state are working to educate their patients about the dangers of a proposed ballot measure that would erode the quality of vision-c...

In late June, Oklahoma received the bad news that the state now ranks 44th in the nation for measures related to overall child well-being, down from 36th the year before. The ranking comes as part of ...

The Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association (OCA) will be hosting a forum featuring the two candidates in the GOP Governor Runoff election, Mick Cornett and Kevin Stitt. The forum will be held during the Gen...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from April business. Companies that remit more than $2,500 monthly in sales...

Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) will launch its third annual EngageOK on the Road summer education conference Monday with stops in seven communities across the state. More than 7,000 edu...

Henryetta Quarterback Club announced this week that Henryetta Knights fans can now purchase hats. All the hats will feature a Knight on the back and player numbers in memoriam to Avery Moore and Nate ...

Seventh-day Adventist Churches Okmulgee SDA Church, on Hwy. 62 between Morris and Okmulgee Maranatha SDA Church, 1213 East Chicago, Okmulgee For the next two weeks, July 13-21, There will be no servic...

The Okmulgee Republicans monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 10, will feature more candidates. Senator Roger Thompson is running for reelection in Senate District 8. District 8 covers Okmulgee and McInto...

Henryetta Quarterback Club announced that the “Knights Strong” t-shirts are now available. T-shirts will be available for purchase at the Henryetta Police Department as well as for those who pre-order...

Okmulgee County’s unemployment rate for the month of May posted at 5.7 percent, experiencing a slight increase from April. According to the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, Okmulgee County rep...

Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) will host two area blood drives in Okmulgee County on Wednesday, July 11. Henryetta High School football team will host the first blood drive at Walmart in Henryetta fro...

Marcus Whitworth did a wonderful job entertaining youth on July 2 at the Henryetta Public Library Summer Reading Program. The kids enjoyed listening to him talk about how he loved to listen to his dad...