I’m guilty, oh yes I am! I love preaching whether it is someone else who is preaching or I’m the one privileged to present the Good News. There is one stipulation - it is the proclaiming of the Word o...

Fall is just around the corner and the days have slightly started cooling and soon will be cooling even more. People walking by the windows of our downtown office will go from shorts and tank tops to ...

I had a dream. And in this dream, I was shattered - broken like glass into tiny pieces and scattered across the ground. I had nothing left that could hold me together. I could feel the pain of every s...

It probably happens with most people who have lived life for a while. We have periods we label the rollercoaster season. With jet lag (and Africa) behind us, Ann and I contemplated more and more what ...

DEAR ABBY: I’m 26 and not currently in a relationship. I don’t have many friends. I’d like to have more, and I try. I wasn’t popular in middle and high school, either. I have been in and out of colleg...

Parents today have many educational options for their children beyond the neighborhood brick-and-mortar schools most of us attended. I’d like to share a personal story about how one full-time, online ...

July 6, 1947 - September 8, 2023 Glenn March Moore, II was born July 6, 1947, and died Sept. 8, 2023. A private family memorial service will be held under the direction of Mc-Clendon-Winters Funeral H...

March 16, 1953 - September 12, 2023 Opal Faye Gifford-Sheppard was born on March 16, 1953, at Doctor’s Hospital in Okmulgee. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangement...

September 22, 1950 - September 4, 2023 Brenda Louise Chappelle of Okmulgee passed away September 4, 2023, in Okmulgee, at the age of 72. A visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. September 14, 2023, at ...

January 14, 1927 - September 10, 2023 Helen Marie Figures, 96, died Sunday, September 10, 2023, in Mounds with her loving family near her side. Funeral service will be held Saturday, September 16, 202...

February 28, 1942 - September 7, 2023 Sally Marie Benton, age 81, homemaker, resident of Hoffman, died Thursday, September 7, 2023, at St. Francis Medical Center in Tulsa. Visitation and Words of Expr...

A Celebrating the Life of Mary Jocelyn Boatman event will be held Saturday, Sept. 16, at 11 a.m. at First Christian Church, 211 W. 8th St. in Okmulgee. A reception/luncheon will immediately follow fro...

May 10, 1981 - September 3, 2023 Felicia Flake of Okmulgee passed away Sunday, September 3, 2023, at the age of 42. Felicia was born on May 10, 1981, in Okmulgee. Arrangements are entrusted to Schaudt...

October 16, 1931 - September 10, 2023 William “Don” Laughlin, a resident of Henryetta, died September 10, 2023, in Norman at the age of 91. He was born October 16, 1931, in Quinton to Claude and Jalie...

February 8, 1947 - September 10, 2023 Carrieanna Holleman Mabrey was born to the late Arthur Lee and Betty Joe Holleman in Okmulgee on Saturday, February 8, 1947. She passed away September 10, 2023, s...

November 19, 1956 - September 9, 2023 Services are pending with Rogers Funeral Home for Lynndell Gibson.

June 1, 1934 - September 11, 2023 Patsy Lee Rae, also known as Pat, passed away on September 11, 2023, at the age of 89 in Okmulgee. She was born on June 1, 1934, in Henryetta to her parents Lewis and...

All breakfasts are served with juice, and 1% or fat free milk are offered at breakfasts and lunches. For OHS, juice and a salad bar are offered for lunches and a fruit bar is available for both meals....

Simon Lopez honored for math achievement Congratulations to Beggs Elementary School student Simon Lopez for achieving a perfect score on his Oklahoma School Testing Program (OSTP) math test last year ...

Morris Schools will be celebrating with a variety of activities planned for their Homecoming Week. Themed dress days are planned for Monday through Friday: • Make it to School Monday “With anything bu...