Choosing a long-term care facility can be one of the most difficult tasks that an individual and/or their family may ever face. Ombudsmen for the Eastern Oklahoma Development District Area Agency on A...

It was 1976. I know, that was a long time ago. Some of you weren’t even born yet. But it was a very important time. On July 4, 1976, our country had a birthday. We were 200 years old. As a result, the...

Christy Harris, Director of Okmulgee Deep Fork Community Action Agency, received a donation of fourteen box fans from Okmulgee’s Car-Mart. A carjacking investigation landed four people in jail. Their ...

DEAR ABBY: For more than five years, my son dated a young woman with a child. During that time, they lived with him. After they broke up, he was able to have visitation and shared parenting rights eve...

Last week, I discussed those interim studies filed by state House of Representatives members for consideration over the summer and fall months. This week, I want to highlight some of those filed by st...

A love of art and (at least) a casual interest in philosophy led me to Art as Therapy by Alain de Botton and John Armstrong. It left me with a new appreciation for art, as well as a renewed sense of r...

5:46 p.m. - 100 Block N Grand - Lock Out 7:59 p.m. - 800 Block S Woodlawn - Medical Assist 9:57 p.m. - E 13th St & Wood Dr. - Outside Rubbish, Trash or Waste Fire --- 06/17/2023 9:17 a.m. - S Wood Dr ...

Okmulgee Public Schools administrators, board members and teachers attended the National Model Schools conference. Funded by Gear Up, the conference helped all staff with training specific to their cl...

My dad taught me how to fish and hunt when I was just a boy. I liked it! Therefore, as I grew into a teen, I would purchase Outdoor Life magazine and read it from cover to cover. I learned many things...

The guitarist who does the strumming is vital to the exercise of generating attractive sounds. The most artfully crafted instrument only reflects practical worth once it is held and strummed. The inst...

There is a misconception that state lawmakers only work four months out of the year. As a former state representative, I can assure you that these men and women are always “on the clock” to address co...

DEAR ABBY: Eighteen years ago, I married a man so he could get health insurance and have back surgery. It was supposed to be short-lived. He fell in love with me and wouldn’t leave. He’s put me throug...

MFSI announced that participants could start enrolling for the Oklahoma Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Program. The federal government included Okmulgee in a list of disaster areas, allowing county co...

1:22 p.m. - Dairy Queen - Disturbance - RP advised of a female wearing a black sports bra and blue Hawaiian shorts with a knife that she put into a leather sheath strapped to her leg. RP states she wa...

DEAR ABBY: I am a 29-year-old housewife with a loving husband, a caring mother and equally supportive in-laws. I’m writing because I feel useless. I don’t even have a hobby I’m good at. Although I lik...

Registration open for July 20 event The Oklahoma City Thunder has spots available for its summer youth basketball camp in Okmulgee for kids ages 6-14. Thunder Youth Basketball camps, presented by Simp...

DEAR ABBY: My daughter “Lia” and her husband, “Jerry,” visited his mother and stepdad, “Gil,” a few months ago. Gil gave Lia an inappropriate hug, with his hand sliding to her buttocks. Lia said Gil h...

Mike was an intelligent boy, but not quick in his responses. It seemed he always needed a moment to think through his answers before he gave them, never being sure of what he first thought the answer ...

DEAR ABBY: Is it a problem that my doctor is a bit of a flirt? I had a procedure recently, and when it was completed, the doctor announced, “All set!” My reflexive response of gratitude, relief and op...

“We all impose some coherence - some meaning on the chaotic events of our existence. We emerge as the heroes of our stories, allowing us to live with what we have done - or haven’t done.” “Empires pre...