With the Primary Election and Special Elections right around the corner, Okmulgee County Election Board Secretary Ashley Carnes is encouraging all registered voters to verify their voting information ...

The week commenced with attending the Board of County Commissioners meeting. • FEMA Registration Update Briefing: A weekend FEMA Registration update briefing was held to assess the progress of disaste...

DEAR ABBY: I've been with my husband for 15 years, married for seven. We've had our fair share of problems. Between the two of us, we have four girls. He has two from a previous marriage, I have one f...

Our last day in Okmulgee Animal Shelter was Friday, May 17th.  Our temporary office is now located at 115 S. Muskogee Ave, Okmulgee.  You can reach us at 918-752-0674 for Community Medical Assistance,...

The Orpheum showed “Godzilla.” East Central Electric donated teddy bears for children in need at the Okmulgee County Family Resource Center. --- First Baptist Church of Okmulgee hosted a special blood...

My dad was raised on a farm. Even though he moved to California during WWII and worked in factories the rest of his life, being a farmer never got out of his system. When we finally moved to a house t...

A long Obedience in the same Direction. Eugene Peterson’s book title strikes a chord in the heart of any who long for a joyous, unmasked walk with the Lord. Apprenticeship to Jesus, while not for the ...

DEAR ABBY: I don’t know how to respond when someone I know socially says they have just come from a political event for a candidate I detest and can’t believe this person would favor. I don’t discuss ...

The Preston Lady Pirates battled their way back to the Class 3A State Tournament in slowpitch action and earned a spot in the field of ‘Elite Eight.’ Katharine Nichols and Hailey Smith, both members o...

The Oklahoma Legislature is approaching the constitutionally binding end of the annual session which must occur by 5 p.m. on the final Friday of May. Each year, lawmakers come to the State Capitol in ...

DEAR ABBY: I am a caregiver for my elderly diabetic mother and my disabled husband, who is an alcoholic and also epileptic. Every single household responsibility falls on me - cleaning, upkeep, shoppi...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Legislature is approaching the constitutionally binding end of the annual session which must occur by 5 p.m. on the final Friday of May. Each year, lawmakers come to the S...

DEAR ABBY: I am a caregiver for my elderly diabetic mother and my disabled husband, who is an alcoholic and also epileptic. Every single household responsibility falls on me -- cleaning, upkeep, shopp...

Recent rains in parts of Oklahoma have led to many beef producers seeing a high incidence of foot rot in beef herds. Foot rot is an acute or sub-acute necrotic (decaying) infectious disease which caus...

My mom and dad had five children. The first one was still-born, a girl. The next three were also girls. Dad wanted a son, and so they kept on trying and that’s when I came along. There was distance, I...

Through the coming months, the men of our gathering peeled away - one by one like layered onion skins - critical elements of our journeys. These elements calling up unresolved wounds (self-inflicted o...

DEAR ABBY: I have been married for the last 25 years to a wonderful man, “Frank.” We are very happy in all areas except for intimacy. Frank has lost all interest in intimacy and sex. It began about tw...

DEAR ABBY: When we are out as a family, my 30-year-old, millionaire son never pays for anything. He eats more than any of us and never reaches for his wallet, not even to help with the tip. This has b...

We are excited to announce after Friday, May 17, the Okmulgee County Humane Society will move offices from the Okmulgee City Animal Shelter to 115 S. Muskogee Ave. in downtown Okmulgee. Our new phone ...

The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) has been working on the issue of preventing the use of corporal punishment on special needs children in our state’s schools. When last surveyed a few y...