Please note that the Okmulgee County Humane Society is on complete intake hold until we can get our animals in foster care adopted, our dogs in boarding to be placed with a rescue, fosters or adopters...

DEAR ABBY: We adopted our daughter, “Opal,” at the age of 2. She is 6 now. Opal lived with us off and on as a newborn, but by age 1, she lived permanently with us. We live in a small community, so eve...

DEAR ABBY: I was married to a wonderful woman for 27 happy years until she passed last year. We did everything together. Now I feel lonely and depressed. We had a sweet furry guy named Maxx who was ou...

Dear Okmulgee Times Editor, Thank you very much for helping us inform the various public communities of our First Baptist Church-South’s 14th Annual Car Show held Saturday, June 15. Your Okmulgee Time...

Each year, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) holds a gala to celebrate our state’s champions for children. At this event, we recognize those whose good works have provided a significant...

Jeffrey Moore OCEM Director Monday, June 17 Off due to illness. --- Tuesday, June 18 Provided traffic cones for Sheriff's Office: Delivered and set up traffic cones at the courthouse for election retu...

I once heard about an experiment done by some psychologists using the wall-eyed pike fish. They created a fish tank that was divided into two parts. The separator of the two parts was a sheet of glass...

Okmulgee County resident Lisa Watson will represent Oklahoma’s rich heritage and attraction on the National stage soon. As Ms. Oklahoma Tourism 2023-24, Watson has been able to travel the great state ...

The relief of speedily landing a job within one’s profession-of-choice after years of intense studies and research endeavors can generate euphoria. While the news of gaining his first-ever professorsh...

DEAR ABBY: My husband of almost 40 years is not well. He has been a good provider, but his life stories are heavily laced with lies. That has been very difficult for me to live with. I believe he will...

Growing up as a child in the 1970s, I enjoyed my fair share of television shows. One of my favorites was “Happy Days,” celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. “Happy Days” starred Ron Howard, a Du...

Growing up as a child in the 1970s, I enjoyed my fair share of television shows. One of my favorites was “Happy Days,” celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. “Happy Days” starred Ron Howard, a Du...

DEAR ABBY: I am experiencing significant anxiety over losing another co-worker. I am happy for her, but I'm also sad because all her responsibilities will again be dumped on me. Our department consist...

Okmulgee Mayor Steven Baldridge presented a service award to Tom Giulioli, who assisted the city over a seven-month period serving as Interim City Manager. Okmulgee High School sophomore Scottie Patto...

Muscogee Nation Gaming Enterprises broke ground on a 78,000 sq. ft. Casino & Hotel in Eufaula. In addition to the 500 new state-of-the art gaming machines and Player’s Club in the 20,500 sq. ft. casin...

DEAR ABBY: I have two granddaughters and four grandsons. My granddaughters, ages 19 and 20, wear thong bikinis at family swim events in front of their dad, grandpa, uncles and cousins. I believe this ...

The Board cast a unanimous vote. Sometimes such things happen. The searing heat of Oklahoma’s mid-summer had eased and our annual volunteer-sponsored canoe float down the Illinois River was behind us....

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) sent a survey on children’s issues to every candidate running for seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and Senate to gauge th...

DEAR ABBY: I have a 4-year-old daughter. She spends time at her grandma's house and does arts and crafts projects there. When my MIL drops her off, she brings the project to our house. We enjoy seeing...

Retired meteorologist Don Woods stood smiling and relaxed before the mic. “Back in my earlier days as a TV weatherman, our radar technology was nothing like we enjoy today.” Among our Thursday luncheo...