DEAR ABBY: Three months ago, my husband of 30 years came home from work, told me he wasn’t happy anymore and said he wanted a divorce. He announced he was moving in with his brother until he could fin...

My best friend Roger and I were wannabes. 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. That...

The Okmulgee Workforce WIA Youth Program partnered with the Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter for their 2013 Blanket and Coat Drive. The youth collected coats and blankets for children and adults in th...

DEAR READERS: Welcome to 2024. A new year has arrived; the last one is safely behind us. As always, this new year brings with it our hopes for a new beginning. Today presents an opportunity to discard...

When it comes to conservation policy I generally like to brag on Oklahoma. Many people don’t realize what a great job the Sooner State does when it comes to protecting natural resources on farm and ra...

With a new year ahead of us, it is customary to make resolutions. I hope each of you resolves to help improve your community, your state, and your nation by getting involved. I encourage you to join a...

December is National Tomato Month. (It’s also Watermelon Month. Why two fruits in season in the dead of summer are celebrated in the dead of winter is beyond me.) We all know tomato is a hotly debated...

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...