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Did You Know?
Columns & Opinion
Did You Know?
May 17, 2023
One litter of kittens = 420,000 more cats in 7 years’ time. One litter of dogs = 50,000 more dogs in 7 years’ time. It’s hip to snip! Plus, doing so saves lives. While your pet may have a wonderful, l...
Man expects girlfriend to be present constantly
Columns & Opinion
Man expects girlfriend to be present constantly
May 17, 2023
DEAR ABBY: I’m 42 and my guy friend is 59. He’s a wonderful person and a great provider. I’ve known him for about a year now, but he seems a bit controlling. He wants me around seven days a week and e...
Education Policy Dominating in the Final Days of the 2023 Session
Columns & Opinion
Education Policy Dominating in the Final Days of the 2023 Session
May 17, 2023
With the end of the 2023 session of the Oklahoma Legislature at hand, there is still much work remaining, but a big hurdle was cleared on Monday. The budget negotiations reached a critical milestone w...
Common Thread
Columns & Opinion, Commentary
Common Thread
May 12, 2023
My engineering friend at Tulsa U approached research like an Alaskan sled driver tackling the Iditarod Run. Body and soul, mind’s eye trained on a distant finish line, tenacious all the way. Once he d...
Bountiful Brisket
Columns & Opinion
Bountiful Brisket
May 12, 2023
My husband was a huge fan of buying a large piece of meat and eating it in different forms every night of the week. It provided a way for us to buy less meat and still give us a different meal every n...
Reader should beware of potential scammers
Columns & Opinion
Reader should beware of potential scammers
May 12, 2023
DEAR ABBY: This is in response to “Living a Soap Opera” (Jan. 3), the unhappy woman who is married to an alcoholic. She is flattered by the three younger men she’s conversing with online. My experienc...
A Child’s Delight
Columns & Opinion
A Child’s Delight
May 12, 2023
Carl was upset. The night before had been a baptismal service at his church. Now, he was riding in a car with a group of fellow pastors, heading for an educational conference. Feeling a sense of confi...
Tax Credit Proposals for Private and Home Schooled Students Slow Legislative Session
Columns & Opinion
Tax Credit Proposals for Private and Home Schooled Students Slow Legislative Session
May 10, 2023
The business with most policy work at the Oklahoma State Capitol slowed over negotiations about education tax credits for families with children in private schools, along with discussions over teacher...
Fiancé’s shocking revelation puts wedding plans in doubt
Columns & Opinion
Fiancé’s shocking revelation puts wedding plans in doubt
May 10, 2023
DEAR ABBY: My daughter and her fiancé are intelligent, successful professionals in their early 30s. Her fiancé just informed her he was a sperm donor for a friend and his wife a few years ago, resulti...
Re-Home a Pet: Tips, Resources and How to Get Involved
Columns & Opinion
Re-Home a Pet: Tips, Resources and How to Get Involved
May 10, 2023
We get many calls, messages, and emails of people needed to re-home their pets. The reasons are numerous. Most have found a lost pet, but can’t keep the animal. Some are moving or downsizing and can’t...
A Case of Taunting
Columns & Opinion
A Case of Taunting
May 5, 2023
Sam was a black Cocker Spaniel. He was larger than most Cockers. He had been my dad’s construction bosses dog. The boss gave him to my dad when the boss moved into a new house. So, dad brought Sam hom...
Columns & Opinion
Rep. Fetgatter comments on Henryetta tragedy
May 5, 2023
Rep. Scott Fetgatter earlier this week released the following statement after law enforcement discovered seven bodies at a rural property east of Henryetta in Okmulgee County, including those believed...
Wife incensed when secret is revealed
Columns & Opinion
Wife incensed when secret is revealed
May 5, 2023
DEAR ABBY: My son recently confided that his fiancé is pregnant with our first grandchild. He asked me not to share this information with my wife, his mother. He knew she would be upset because he was...
Sexy Sandwich Selections
A Few Of My Favorite Things, Columns & Opinion
Sexy Sandwich Selections
May 5, 2023
This week, Mom helped me decide what to make for my column. She wanted sandwiches so I went looking for some sandwiches we could enjoy. Then, she told me whether they sounded good or not and we chose ...
A Pattern
Columns & Opinion, Commentary
A Pattern
May 5, 2023
It is God who is at work in you, causing you to want to do his will and enabling you to do his will?* (writer paraphrase) Young Benjamin Solomon Carson heard his mother’s admonitions repeated often. C...
Easy Spring Dishes
Columns & Opinion
Easy Spring Dishes
April 28, 2023
While it may not have felt much like spring this week with the temperatures we had, we are definitely in the thick of it. Weeds are growing and need to be mowed. Storms are brewing and causing limbs t...
Not Much Light
Columns & Opinion
Not Much Light
April 28, 2023
Rolling blackouts were the order of the day. The power plant was overloaded, so blackouts became necessary. Several cities in northern Brazil were therefore subjected to periods of time with no electr...
Identified
Columns & Opinion
Identified
April 28, 2023
Are habits of surrender reserved for the big leaguers alone - the Billy Grahams, the George Verwers, the Mother Teresas? It seems to come naturally, doesn’t it, our human bent to muse, “Yeah, but that...
Ex is still a negative influence on man’s life
Columns & Opinion
Ex is still a negative influence on man’s life
April 28, 2023
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I were married 21 years ago. Since then, she has admitted to cheating with 10 different men. Each time, I stayed with her, hoping she’d change. I finally left 3 1/2 years ago be...
For Your Consideration
Columns & Opinion
For Your Consideration
April 28, 2023
Recently, the OADC Office was contacted by a site selection consultant representing an out of state company that is looking for a new location for a manufacturing plant. This “request for proposal,” w...
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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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