Have you ever had an almost accident experience that left you with such weak legs that you could barely stand up? Many, if not most of us, have had such an experience. Some of us have had more than on...

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend of three years works six days a week with Sundays off. For the last six weeks, my calls have gone unanswered from Saturday evening through Monday morning. He’d provide a lame e...

The Morris Eagle Park Project received a major financial boost. The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department notified Morris Schools that it had been approved for $136,873 in Land and Water Conserva...

“So, how are you managing now that jet lag has run its course? “In your early moments or days of arriving in the United States, what was it like ... any surprises or challenges?” Serving up such quest...

Alpha Chiropractic Clinic gave free consultations when patients presented a certificate which was run in the paper. Stone Blade held a free New Year’s Masquerade Party featuring Cross Town Groove Band...

DEAR ABBY: I moved to a smaller city from a larger one seven years ago. There are fewer businesses here. I often struggle to get home repairs done because people here operate on “regional time,” meani...

Christmas traditions change as we age. As we become teens, Santa becomes less of a focus. As we become adults, we start to merge our traditions with those of our significant other. As we have kids, tr...

Our young friend Constant was asked by college administration to act as liaison for some new enrollees who were soon to venture stateside from his (and their) far off island nation. Knowing they were ...

Another Year, Another Set of Broken Records They say history repeats itself - it sure seems that way when it comes to the end of the year and global temperature records. It’s become almost an annual r...

Mayor Steve Baldridge presented awards of recognition from the Oklahoma Municipal League to Phil Paden, Street Department Supervisor, and Captain Paul Fowler of the Okmulgee Fire Department. Both men ...

Dear Abby: My husband is desperate for women’s attention, and I’m sure he’d cheat on me the instant he had the chance. We have been together for 12 years. When we met, he was 24 and I was 31. I realiz...

Tis the season for giving and this time of year lots of people give cookies! Cookies were originally called “little cakes.” Cooks used to test their ovens for cakes they were baking. They would drop a...

My best friend Roger and I were wanna-bes. We were raised in Southern California, not a real wilderness type place, but the novels we read and the movies we watched were mostly about frontiersmen. Tha...

DEAR ABBY: My wife is a very attractive 56. For years she has wanted Botox treatments. Recently, it has become more serious because she feels she looks like a grandmother. I (and others) continue to t...

Wildfire season, that is Ah the holiday season! This time of year brings with it thoughts of family, friends, gifts ... and wildfires. Yes, wildfires. If you haven’t figured it out yet, I’m using this...

Extending circles of friendships for newly arrived students from abroad proves priceless in time. The practice, when stewarded well, often translates into treasured relationships. It’s been noted that...

Okmulgee Public Schools’ band programs presented their annual Christmas concert at Brock Gym. The bands included the Middle School Beginning Band, Middle School Band and High School Band. Each played ...

DEAR ABBY: I’m 22 and have been dating a 55-year-old man I’ll call “Gerald” for a year now. Because of the difference in our ages, I have been trying to find things for us to do together so our relati...

Part 3 of 3 Over the past two weeks, I have written about how some states are easing child labor laws, leading to young people working too long and too many hours during the year when they should be i...

We have officially moved into December and I am now in full on holiday baking mode. For the last several years, I have broken my holiday baking into 4 weeks instead of cramming it all into 4 days. I j...