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10 Years Ago:
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10 Years Ago:
November 17, 2023
The Orpheum showed “Thor” and “Free Birds.” “Thor” was shown in 3-D. Okmulgee Masonic Lodge #199 made a contribution to the Okmulgee County Family Resource Center. Quality Tire ran a coupon in the pap...
OPS Board member thanks community
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OPS Board member thanks community
November 17, 2023
Dear Editor: I am writing to give interested candidates notice that I will not be running for reelection to the Okmulgee Public School Board. The filing period for candidates is December 4-6, 2023, wi...
Boyfriend’s behavior pushes woman’s boundaries
Columns & Opinion
Boyfriend’s behavior pushes woman’s boundaries
November 17, 2023
DEAR ABBY: I have been with my live-in boyfriend for eight years. During the last five months, he has started staying out until daylight, choosing his friends over me, snapping at me when he talks at ...
OC Humane Society – What We Do
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OC Humane Society – What We Do
November 15, 2023
OCHS is a non-profit organization currently officed in the Okmulgee City Animal Shelter. We provide a service to feed and water the animals. We clean and sanitize bowls, we clean and sanitize kennels ...
The Ants Go Marching Two by Two (At Least)
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The Ants Go Marching Two by Two (At Least)
November 15, 2023
Getting bugged by climate change The bugs are coming! No, I’m not talking about a bad science fiction movie - I’m talking about how the range of many of our “peskier” insects and pests are expanding t...
Political spat over restaurant was bad manners
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Political spat over restaurant was bad manners
November 15, 2023
DEAR ABBY: My father-in-law and I are just cut from different cloth. We are political opposites, although we do get along for the most part. On a family vacation (we were visiting them), we were going...
Advocates examine Child Welfare Task Force report
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Advocates examine Child Welfare Task Force report
November 15, 2023
Children’s Agenda set for 2024 The 2023 OICA Fall Forum concluded last week, and it was an intense four days of learning and sharing for those attending the conference. Advocates in attendance shared ...
On the Lighter Side
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On the Lighter Side
November 10, 2023
This Saturday is Veterans Day. Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, which was the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annua...
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
Columns & Opinion
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
November 10, 2023
10 Years Ago: The City of Okmulgee, through a proclamation to be issued by Mayor Steve Baldridge, honored November as Native American Heritage month. A special meeting was held for the ceremony in the...
The Qualifier
Columns & Opinion
The Qualifier
November 10, 2023
“God doesn’t call the qualified. He qualifies the called.” It was a quote I had heard years before. Now, like small fragments of glowing embers in a fire pit being newly-roused by a stout breeze, the ...
Grandparents prepare final gift for thankless grandkids
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Grandparents prepare final gift for thankless grandkids
November 10, 2023
DEAR ABBY: For years, we have given generous gifts to our six out-of-town grandchildren and received almost no thanks or acknowledgment. It hurts my feelings because I devote a lot of thought, in addi...
Too Frightened to Try
Columns & Opinion
Too Frightened to Try
November 10, 2023
Have you ever been so nervous about something you failed to do what needed to be done? For part of my college years, I lived at home. The college I attended was about 45 minutes away. It just so happe...
Incarceration panel highlights impact on children
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Incarceration panel highlights impact on children
November 8, 2023
I attended a nonprofit conference Monday hosted by the Sarkeys Foundation. While there, I served on a panel which delved into the issues dealing with incarceration. Some might ask why a child advocate...
Diagnosis fills wife’s head with doubts
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Diagnosis fills wife’s head with doubts
November 8, 2023
DEAR ABBY: I have recently been diagnosed with a chronic illness. I am only 40, and I always took for granted that I had plenty of life left to live. I’m happily married, but I worry because my husban...
Botanically Berry
Columns & Opinion
Botanically Berry
November 3, 2023
Now that Halloween is past us and Thanksgiving is right around the corner, I thought I would do a column I have refused to do for the last 7 years - pumpkin. I am not a fan of pumpkin myself and I don...
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
Columns & Opinion
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
November 3, 2023
10 Years Ago: Open Gate Meals Ministry held a spaghetti dinner benefit to help the program at the Okmulgee Elks Lodge. Employees from PolyVision, who were members of the United Steelworkers Union Loca...
Behind the Scenes
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Behind the Scenes
November 3, 2023
“Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous”. Einstein’s quip leaves me wondering whether the renowned Physicist had a family of returning missionaries in mind. With us no longer living and servi...
You Didn’t Notice?
Columns & Opinion
You Didn’t Notice?
November 3, 2023
I was leading a service club board meeting. We had received a request for some financial assistance and I was bringing the issue to the board for their consideration. I took the letter out of the enve...
Sibling no longer willing to keep quiet
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Sibling no longer willing to keep quiet
November 3, 2023
DEAR ABBY: My sister, who is quite a bit older than me, was married to a man for more than 20 years. He was a part of my family from the time I was 3. When I was a teenager, he made a “move” on me, wh...
Hail and Fairwell to Myself
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Hail and Fairwell to Myself
November 3, 2023
I am beginning the process of retiring. I will admit this is not my first attempt at going into full time fly fishing. I’ve saved up enough equipment to hopefully keep me out of the workforce for a fe...
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A Salute to Our Hometown Heroes
By Patrick Ford Editor 
January 30, 2026
As the Okmulgee Times and Henryetta Free-Lance recognize the men and women of law enforcement and first responders across Okmulgee County in today’s special Salute to Hometown Heroes section included ...
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Good News for Local Schools
By Patrick Ford Editor 
January 30, 2026
A wave of encouraging news is rippling through Oklahoma’s education community, and several schools in Okmulgee County are among those being celebrated. According to a memorandum released by the Oklaho...
OSU Extension welcomes educators
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OSU Extension welcomes educators
January 30, 2026
The Oklahoma State University Extension Office in Okmulgee County is welcoming two new educators whose backgrounds and passion for service are expected to bring added value to local youth, families an...
Okmulgee’s ‘film-friendly’ status brings jobs, dollars and creative possibilities
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Okmulgee’s ‘film-friendly’ status brings jobs, dollars and creative possibilities
By DAWN CARTER REPORTER 
January 30, 2026
When people think about filmmaking, they often picture big cities, sound stages and distant studios. But in recent years, Okmulgee has quietly been building something different, a reputation as a plac...
MN, University of Edinburgh team for first international repatriation
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MN, University of Edinburgh team for first international repatriation
January 30, 2026
A Scottish university has completed what is believed to be the first-ever international repatriation of ancestral remains to mainland United States. More than 150 years after they were taken, the Univ...
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