“If God wanted me to be a morning person, he would cause the sun to rise later in the day.” A good sampling of humanity may share the sentiment. And, while the amusing line can strike an empathetic ch...

Mulberries have been ripening for the last week and I have been out every day picking what I can reach to put this column together. They grow in abundance just about everywhere in the U.S. and one tre...

KOKL held a Spring Fling event in the square in downtown Okmulgee. GCTC celebrated its pre-nursing instructor Tiffany Robertson. She served as a contributing author for Goodheart-Wilcox Publisher in w...

I was depressed. I was away at college: 2100 miles away. It was tax time and I had no idea what I was, or should be doing. My dad was a great dad, except in this one area. His only instruction to me a...

DEAR ABBY: A guy at work, “Leon,” is my age, very friendly and down-to-earth. When we’ve worked together, we have had great conversations, and he has told me a lot about his girlfriend who he’s been w...

And Why You Should Read More Oliver Sacks “If a man has lost a leg or an eye, he knows he has lost a leg or an eye; but if he has lost a self - himself - he cannot know it, because he is no longer the...

“When I grow up, I wanna be like_____ !” What gives rise to this sentiment that now and then one can hear spoken by even grown-up adults, an inner hope to become a better whomever? The individual disc...

Golden Pony was holding a concert package giveaway to go see Kenny Chesney in Atlanta, Georgia. A man died after his tractor flipped over on him while he was working to pull a stuck vehicle out of the...

Budgets have dominated the political landscape, both at the state and federal levels, over the past week. Whether it be state or federal budgets, with bipartisan haggling or in Oklahoma’s case wrangli...

DEAR ABBY: I got engaged five months ago, and my wedding date is seven months from now. My soon-to-be sister-in-law and bridesmaid has just announced she’s pregnant with her second child and due a wee...

Monday is Memorial Day. This is an American holiday initiated to stop and honor our fallen soldiers. There are cities in every state that hold Memorial Day parades and events and include different vet...

Closing my eyes, the simple, melodic sounds of kindergarten voices waft in from a season of long ago. Then, from a handful of early lyrics - probably the earliest my aging brain can reconstruct - I ca...

American Red Cross shelters after the Moore tornado. Over 30 students and faculty also participated in the collection of goods that were sent to the victims. The Orpheum was showing “Epic” and “Man of...

Dear Okmulgee Community, We hope this post finds you still buzzing with the excitement of our 2nd Annual Cinco de Mayo Block Party in Okmulgee! We wanted to take a moment to express our deepest gratit...

DEAR ABBY: I married a recovering addict, and for years he did great. We made a lovely home and family together. Then, one of my husband’s drug buddies (a woman) resurfaced. My husband had an affair, ...

While we were living in South Bend, IN, I was part of a service club, just like I am here in Okmulgee. As is the custom with many service clubs, we had guest speakers. These speakers would inform us o...

The Orpheum was playing “Star Trek: Into Darkness,” which was a big hit, and “Epic.” Okmulgee was hosting their 2nd annual Hawaiian Luau in conjunction with a concert in the park. They were doing seve...

Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of attending a high school graduation ceremony. The graduate I was there for has always had a special place in my heart as her parents are very close to me. Additi...

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 32-year-old woman. My 20s were spent in a serious long-term relationship. It was a lot of firsts for me. After we split, I took a couple of years to sow my wild oats and find out who ...

Daddy’s birthday is May 19. As it falls on a Friday this year, Skip suggested I dedicate this column to my father. Since I am always looking for suggestions for my column, I agreed and it made this we...