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10 Years Ago:
Columns & Opinion
10 Years Ago:
August 16, 2023
A jail altercation between two inmates brought the focus of overcrowding to light again. Stone Blade Restaurant and Bar held a Friday night karaoke. The Orpheum showed “Grown Ups 2” and “PJ: Sea of Mo...
Financial advisor ignores contact preferences
Columns & Opinion
Financial advisor ignores contact preferences
August 16, 2023
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have some money in a mutual fund. Our new, very young financial adviser, “Alec,” seems sexist. He has phoned us four times asking to speak with my husband, and each time my...
With the start of school, OICA turns to Kid Governor and Fall Forum
Columns & Opinion
With the start of school, OICA turns to Kid Governor and Fall Forum
August 16, 2023
With the advent of the school year, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) now turns our attention to our fall programs. Our first major task is to provide support for our main direct servic...
Columns & Opinion
Embrace Wellness
By DAWN CARTER REPORTER 
August 11, 2023
Celebrating August as National Wellness Month As the sun-drenched days of summer reach their zenith, August arrives with a unique significance - it’s National Wellness Month. This annual observance se...
Columns & Opinion
Why Failover Internet Solution Can Be Oklahoma’s Business Lifeline During Internet Outages
By JOE CABRERA US CELLULAR 
August 9, 2023
In today’s digital landscape, internet connectivity is the lifeline that keeps businesses across the country connected to customers. Any resident of this great state knows Okmulgee’s location can caus...
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August 9, 2023
During the month of August, we are offering adoption by donation for animal in boarding, a pay by your heart special! Take a look at these beautiful animals and apply to adopt on the OCHS website at w...
Columns & Opinion
Grown sons in the dark about couple’s ancient history
By Dear Abby By Abigail Van Buren 
August 9, 2023
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married for 38 years. We were both divorced prior to our marriage. Our marriage is great, and we have demonstrated this to everyone and especially to our boys. We de...
Sensational Seafood
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Sensational Seafood
August 4, 2023
Seafood is one of my all-time favorites, as anyone who reads my column should have ascertained by now. I have done two columns on shrimp, a column on crab and I have included many recipes in between f...
Actively Forgetting
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Actively Forgetting
August 4, 2023
I must confess, I have said some pretty stupid things in my life. At times those statements were made simply because I was not well enough informed. What is more disturbing is when those stupid statem...
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Permission to Speak
By DAWN CARTER REPORTER 
August 4, 2023
Empowering People to Influence the Decisions Affecting Their Lives Dear Okmulgee and Okmulgee County Community, One of the hardest things for me to see is a neighbor feeling like they are being taken ...
Community Kindness, Generosity and Love
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Community Kindness, Generosity and Love
August 4, 2023
Dear Editor, On Sunday, July 30, we celebrated ‘Christmas-in-July’ with the clients of Miami Terrace. It was a wonderful, beautiful and blessed event. This letter is written to thank the kind-hearted ...
Man repeatedly disregards wife’s specific complaint
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Man repeatedly disregards wife’s specific complaint
August 4, 2023
DEAR ABBY: I’m an older woman. My husband and I have been married eight years but were together 15 years prior to our marriage. He is a wonderful, caring man in most ways. But from time to time, he sn...
Subtle Signals
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Subtle Signals
August 4, 2023
How can three simple letters on a printed page - I. S. I. - signal a momentous shift in a person’s future? A future to be played out in a land half the world away, in a setting quite unlike any encoun...
Not All Heroes Wear Capes, But Many Did at the OICA Heroes Ball
Columns & Opinion
Not All Heroes Wear Capes, But Many Did at the OICA Heroes Ball
August 2, 2023
With the conclusion of the annual Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) Heroes Ball, we know it is time to trade our costumes for our secret identity normal clothes, but I need to share with yo...
Parents make surprising choice following divorce
Columns & Opinion
Parents make surprising choice following divorce
August 2, 2023
DEAR ABBY: I am 49 and have been divorced for 20 years. When we first separated, my ex moved in with my parents while I struggled to raise my four kids. He stayed there for seven years. He moved out u...
Columns & Opinion
The Southern Plains Perspective
By CLAY POPE USDA SOUTHERN PLAINS CLIMATE HUB 
August 2, 2023
Are we underestimating the risk of extreme weather in the wheat belt? “Growing wheat is getting harder in a warming world,” was the headline of a story I came across the first week of June. Needless t...
‘Thresholds’ Commencing Next Week
Columns & Opinion
‘Thresholds’ Commencing Next Week
July 28, 2023
To my wonderful Okmulgee Times Readers, an exciting heads-up! Beginning with next Friday’s column, our focus shifts from the “Inside-Out” theme to another (and hopefully quite enjoyable) series. That ...
A Second Life
Columns & Opinion
A Second Life
July 28, 2023
Do you sometimes get the feeling that the summer heat in Oklahoma gets hotter every year and life seems to slow down to a crawl? Well, we can guarantee you our manufacturing plants are going strong an...
Fearful Encounter
Columns & Opinion
Fearful Encounter
July 28, 2023
Sometimes, we hear things so many times that they just become a cliché. Like the story of David and Goliath. The story of the little guy who doesn’t stand a chance, but who actually wins in the end. W...
Woman asks Abby to convey message to man in need
Columns & Opinion
Woman asks Abby to convey message to man in need
July 28, 2023
DEAR ABBY: There is a man, “Gus,” I am completely, madly in love with. The issue is, he likes to drink -- a lot. The only thing he wants to do when he’s not sleeping or working is drink. His health is...
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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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