Henryetta Free-Lance’s First Annual Ghost Hunt will begin Wednesday, Oct. 3! This brand new event is open to everyone, from youth to adult. Everyone wins! No purchase will be necessary to participate ...

Expect lots of visitors this weekend as the Okmulgee Invitational band competition is scheduled at historic Harmon Field on Saturday. Schools from around the state and one from Kansas will bring their...

Samantha Borjon and Kaci Elfar were hired as full-time paraprofessionals for the 2018-2019 school year, pending the passing of a para-pro exam, by the Wilson Board of Education at their Sept. 13 regul...

Area firefighters responding to a structure fire this past Saturday discovered the body of a deceased man. According to the Okmulgee County Sheriff's Office, the department responded on Sept. 22 to a ...

Schulter Board of Education approved new board policies and updates existing board policies at their Sept. 4 regular meeting. Twelve policies approved included: FFACA - Administering Medication; FFACA...

William Shirley IV, after two years in the Okmulgee County Jail, has entered a guilty plea in connection to the death of Kenneth Dewayne Fultz III. Shirley was first charged with First Degree Murder i...

Traveling to participate in the Kiefer Champions Conference, Henryetta High School’s cross country team kept pace with their opponents Kiefer, Drumright and Oktaha. Though they were unable to beat Kie...

HENRYETTA - The Wilson Tigers made history last Thursday evening in their home game against the Sasakwa Vikings. The Week 4 showdown at Tiger Field was the first district football game in school histo...

WELEETKA - The Dewar Dragon varsity football team remained unbeaten in 2018 with a 30-12 victory over the host Weleetka Outlaws. The 18-point win came in the fourth (of five) non-district games for th...

HENRYETTA - The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity football team opened district play last Thursday against the Okemah Panthers. The District 2A-3 opener with Okemah took place at historic Cameron Field ...

First United Methodist Church – Okmulgee 8th & Seminole Streets The First United Methodist Church invites you to join us this Sunday morning. Traditional worship service begins at 9 a.m. in the Sanctu...

For many youngsters, grandparents play a significant role in raising us and molding us into the people we become. I often think about my extended family and how lucky I was to have so many people in m...

“...for the joy of the Lord is your strength. You must not be dejected and sad!”— Nehemiah 8:10 (TLB). A recent study by WalletHub ranked the happiest and least happiest states in America, using three...

The Living Faith The eternal truth is while God is a Supreme Mystery, our human life too is a mystery, which is, though be it very tiny, a bundle of problems and issues; though short-lived but with co...

Exciting things are happening this October around Henryetta! Starting Oct. 3, the Henryetta Free-Lance begins their first annual Ghost Hunt. Everyone is encouraged to join in by finding a ghost at any...

Ronny Johns is an accidental Republican. The Oklahoma school principal only signed up with the party a few years back so that his vote might mean something in a state where the Republican Party overwh...

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

Sept. 10 4:20 a.m. – Person in Distress, other 11:30 a.m. – Authorized Controlled Burning 3:31 p.m. – Lock-out 8:15 p.m. – Lock-out Sept. 11 9:02 a.m. – Authorized Controlled Burning 3:20 p.m. – Perso...

Civil Cases Exceeding $10,000 Sept. 17 Composurce Mutual Inc. Co. vs. Aholo, Julius Sam – Negligence Walter, Johnathan S. vs Walter, Chris Allen – Replevin Walter, Johnathan S. vs. Walter, Chris Allen...

09/12/2018 10:40 a.m.-Domestic-2400 block of N. 185 Rd. Advised the subjects across the street are yelling and have stuff thrown all over the yard. Advised she thinks she heard gun shots. Advised fema...