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Support for Foster Teens & Prayers for #MightyMiller
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Support for Foster Teens & Prayers for #MightyMiller
December 17, 2025
This time of year can bring stressful times for children who endure traumatic experiences. As we approach the end of the year and with the holidays of celebration occurring, OICA is once again assisti...
NHS Members Distribute Holiday Food
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NHS Members Distribute Holiday Food
December 17, 2025
Alynn LeBlanc, a National Honor Society member, and her father Kenneth gather donated food items to be distributed to local families for the holidays. As part of her community project, Alynn invited 1...
Man’s holiday part could end up being a lonely event
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Man’s holiday part could end up being a lonely event
December 17, 2025
DEAR ABBY: We have a mutual friend who’s very dear to us. He’s a kind-hearted and generous disabled vet who’s too proud to ask for help. Unfortunately, due to his ill health and physical limitations, ...
PHS Softballers Enjoy Fast Food Friendsgiving
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PHS Softballers Enjoy Fast Food Friendsgiving
December 17, 2025
Preston softball students show off their decorated turkey cookies during a lighthearted Fast Food Friendsgiving, where each participant brought a favorite fast food item to share. Standing, from left,...
Wife thinks it’s too late to leave narcissist
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Wife thinks it’s too late to leave narcissist
December 12, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married to a narcissist for 28 years. He has gaslighted me for our entire 30 years together. He has had a “work wife” and a flirtation with the next-door neighbor hottie, and he p...
Truthful Words
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Truthful Words
December 12, 2025
I was tired. Attending college and taking a full load of classes doesn’t leave a lot of room for outside activities. On top of that, I was working in the school cafeteria. There wasn’t any income or m...
Wide Open
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Wide Open
December 12, 2025
My friend from Asia had come to faith while studying at an American university. I smiled as he later shared an account of bringing Jesus along to a game of poker. The family member who invited him for...
Mother keeps a tight rein on boy, grandma
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Mother keeps a tight rein on boy, grandma
December 10, 2025
DEAR ABBY: My daughter won’t allow me to have a relationship with my toddler grandson without constantly interfering. Everything is “no.” She says things like: “Don’t bring him a toy every time you co...
Handling Stress Over the Holidays
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Handling Stress Over the Holidays
December 10, 2025
With the beginning of December and upcoming celebrations, stress is an inevitable part of the season. Holidays are often portrayed as joyful and exciting, but many children experience significant stre...
Unwelcome advances may threaten longtime friendship
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Unwelcome advances may threaten longtime friendship
December 5, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I’m struggling with my integrity and an important friendship. My friend “Beth’s” husband, “Jerry,” came to my house to help with a construction project. After discussing the project, we sat...
Will You, For Christ?
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Will You, For Christ?
December 5, 2025
My friend, a fellow pastor, shared this story. He told of a woman in his congregation who came to him, sorrowfully sharing that she was going to divorce her husband. Naturally, my pastor friend wonder...
All That Matters
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All That Matters
December 5, 2025
The exercise of talking with God (praying), was invented by the Lord Himself ... to make way for both communion and transformation. God talks. He has worthy things to say. All His communications are t...
Columns & Opinion
Why God Gave Us Jesus
December 5, 2025
A quick reference to probably the most well-known Bible verse ever recorded sums up God’s motive for sending Jesus to what has been called “a world of sin and woe.” We read it in John 3:16, “For God s...
OICA expresses thanks for Child Advocacy Award winners
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OICA expresses thanks for Child Advocacy Award winners
December 3, 2025
As we just celebrated Thanksgiving, I would be remiss to not express appreciation for those who work tirelessly for the youth of our state. Each year, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) ...
Woman’s mom is sabotaging her healthy eating habits
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Woman’s mom is sabotaging her healthy eating habits
December 3, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I am a stepgrandmother of a disabled granddaughter, “Laura,” who has Down syndrome. She is 38. A few years ago, she weighed more than 300 pounds at only 5 feet tall. She ended up in the hos...
Elevate learning, not just test scores
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Elevate learning, not just test scores
November 26, 2025
Oklahoma has consistently lingered toward the bottom of state rankings when it comes to reading comprehension with elementary-aged students. Some leaders have offered solutions, and we at the Oklahoma...
Boy’s paternal family refuses to acknowledge relation
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Boy’s paternal family refuses to acknowledge relation
November 26, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I had a child with “Richard,” whom I met 10 years ago. I was married at the time but had been separated from my husband, “Eddy,” for nine months. Richard and I hit it off well; I was very a...
before his untimely death in 1991, recognizes outstanding young players.
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before his untimely death in 1991, recognizes outstanding young players.
November 26, 2025
• Okmulgee Rotary Club Secretary Darryl Raley was honored with a five‑year Paul Harris Fellow pin, recognizing his ongoing contributions to Rotary International. The club also held a raffle, awarding ...
Husband repeatedly mentions late ex in his sleep
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Husband repeatedly mentions late ex in his sleep
November 21, 2025
DEAR ABBY: My husband of 4 1/2 years had an old girlfriend he was on and off with for 15 years. She passed away while he was in prison. We got married three months after he was released. The thing is,...
Fun-Loving Trouble
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Fun-Loving Trouble
November 21, 2025
Art and I were a bit on the ornery side. We weren’t mean or hurtful in what we did, but we did get ourselves into trouble sometimes. We were both in the band. We both played tuba in the marching band....
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Duclos named to All-State Band
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Duclos named to All-State Band
December 17, 2025
Dedication, discipline and countless hours of practice have led Morris High School sophomore Alex Duclos to one of the highest achievements available to a high school musician in Oklahoma. Duclos has ...
State Election Board requests address info
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State Election Board requests address info
December 17, 2025
The State Election Board has mailed postcards to more than 71,000 voters requesting that they update their voter registration address, State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax announced. The postcar...
Never Forgotten
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Never Forgotten
December 17, 2025
Each Christmas season, the Okmulgee County Sheriff ’s Office pauses to remember three men whose lives were taken in the line of duty while serving their communities. This year, Deputy Stephen Lee cont...
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Morris City Council meets
December 17, 2025
The Morris City Council and Morris Public Works Authority met Dec. 9 at the Morris Community Center, with Mayor Joe Berryhill presiding over both meetings. The regular meeting of the Morris City Counc...
Salvation Army Thankful for Donations
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Salvation Army Thankful for Donations
December 17, 2025
The Okmulgee Salvation Army is grateful to several county businesses that have made donations to assist in ensuring children have a great Christmas this year. Alicia Dudley of Henryetta First Family F...
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