We were raking up the leaves in the front yard. Mixed in with the leaves was an abundance of acorns. My wife, in a moment of frustration, blurted out, “Where did all these acorns come from?” Chuckling...

It’s November people! The years go so fast! With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, I thought I would take some common sides for Thanksgiving dinner and use them in new ways just in case you are tired ...

Among a group of senior citizens complaining about ailments, one said his arm was so weak, he could hardly hold a cup of coffee. Another said his cataracts were so bad, he could hardly see his coffee....

November normally is the time the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) prepares to kick off OK Foster Wishes. Regrettably, that will not be the case this year. OK Foster Wishes was not selecte...

Good morning, Okmulgee. We hope you all had a safe Halloween. November is a month of giving thanks. We at the Humane Society are so very thankful to our little community that has showed time and time ...

DEAR ABBY: My mother has had serious health problems lately. She had a brain tumor that was successfully removed. Four weeks later, she needed major colorectal surgery. I stepped up and used my vacati...

Here at the Okmulgee Area Development Corp., we try our best to stay on top of the news about the economy, our State and, of course, what’s going on locally. To this end, we spend a lot of time readin...

Hope everyone is enjoying our fall weather - we’ve had some at least so far! With fall comes all the local fall festivities, so today I’m writing about just a few things happening in our community thi...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 25 years. He has recently started running around with his buddies and partying. He hardly has time for me anymore. I found out he had cheated on me, n...

Love well. I have found I am not really good at it - loving people well ... or God ... or myself. By comparison, in fact, I am really poor at it - loving generously, like him. A discovery of this came...

I was in my first year of college. It was my birthday. My roommate and a couple of his friends decided that my birthday was a good time to follow a tradition of college mates. They swept into the room...

Last weekend’s party was a good one. I have to admit though, I struggled a little - ok, maybe a lot. Not seeing Dad with a beer in his hand and mingling with his ‘brothers’ was hard and several times ...

DEAR ABBY: My son and daughter-in-law went through a lot to have a baby, but she had a miracle child in her 40s. The boy is now 12. The problem: She’s still sleeping with him regularly. She’s very cud...

The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy completed our annual Fall Forum Monday, our conference on policies affecting children and developing solutions to those issues. The advocates were exemplary, ...

One of the questions asked most often, at least on social media here in Okmulgee is, “what, as a town, are we doing for our youth?” I will tell you - in my opinion, there are already lots of leaders s...

DEAR ABBY: My niece “Jane” is married to “John,” who doesn’t want children. Before she met John, Jane always loved children. She says he was traumatized by the toxic relationship between his parents a...

Mounting my horse after the tumble took a bit of courage. When you’re dumped with a hard thud into a barnyard lot and the animal you’ve been riding has crashed with you, it takes time regaining your f...

I was working weekends at a gas station. I went to work in the afternoon and worked till 11 at night. That meant that I couldn’t attend church on Sunday evenings. It was a situation that wasn’t very s...

Those of you that read my column regularly know my family does a lot of work every year for a large Halloween bash we throw at the VFW Post 1189 here in town. Well, Saturday Oct 23rd is the date for t...

DEAR ABBY: I am a 30-year-old woman who very much wants to find someone to share my life and start a family with. The problem is I hate dating, at least the early stages. To me, first dates aren’t exc...