Last week’s column “For the Dogs” meant I had a lot of applesauce left over. So, in order to get rid of it, I decided this week’s column would be all about applesauce. I doubled the muffin recipe, but...

10 Years Ago: Okmulgee County Pageant Director Wade Hall rode in the Miss America Parade alongside Miss Oklahoma. Coordinators Kim Morrison and Jeremy Pitts of Okmulgee-Okfuskee County Youth Services,...

DEAR ABBY: Two years before he met me, my husband of four years did something I feel was morally repugnant: He solicited a prostitute. When he committed this act, he was going through a dark period in...

Just a Thought Sweet the Sound I was not well prepared for it, seeing my father in this state. Since my last in-person visit with him five months back, the relentless villain labeled mesothelioma had ...

Lost in the Dark - Can’t See I had a dream. And in this dream, I couldn’t see anything. I had never seen anything - ever. Everything was blackest night. Or maybe I was blind. I couldn’t tell, one way ...

Just a Thought Wrapped up in Wonder Sometimes songs speak to me so very powerfully. They often remind me of the glory of God. I love nature and at times the words of songs bring back memories of times...

July 31, 1942 - September 1, 2023 David William Adams, Jr. was born Friday, July 31, 1942, in Dallas, Texas to the late David W. Adams, Sr. and Grace E. Adams. He passed away Friday, September 1, 2023...

October 20, 1987 - September 3, 2023 Alleena Harley, 35, of Okmulgee, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2023, in Okmulgee. Funeral service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday, September 8, 2023, at Weogufke...

November 19, 1945 - September 6, 2023 Services are pending for Patricia Louise Berry, 77, of Hanna, with Integrity Funeral Service. She passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2023, in Hanna.

Joe was born to James and Barbara Taylor in Okmulgee. He has two brothers, Bryan Teague and Daniel Taylor, and four sisters, Rebecca Teague Hertel, Danielle Taylor, Deborah Taylor and Denise Taylor. H...

June 2, 1951 - September 4, 2023 Ruth Ann Mitchell was born on June 2, 1951, in Okmulgee to LT Colbert, Sr. and Delorise Shannon. She passed away on September 4, 2023. Graveside rites are scheduled fo...

December 3, 1941 - September 2, 2023 Dorothy Ann Fairchild, age 81, passed away peacefully Saturday, September 2, 2023, at her son’s home in Sapulpa from complications of Huntington’s disease. She was...

Deborah Sue Slape of Richmond, Va. passed away on August 31, 2023, at the age of 72. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Stacey Morgan. She is survived by her son, Thaddeus Hensley; daughter, T...

April 29, 1948 - September 1, 2023 Harold Wayne Cottrell, Sr., a resident of Okmulgee, died Friday, September 1, 2023, in Okmulgee. He was born April 29, 1948, to Melvin Anderson, Sr. and Ruby Cottrel...

Program each Wednesday If you’re looking for a way to get your little ones engaged with reading and learning alongside their peers, Okmulgee Public Library’s Storytime with Miss Jessica kicked off thi...

September 8 Okmulgee Farmers Market | The Okmulgee Farmers Market is held each Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of the Creek Council House in downtown Okmulgee. September 11 B.A.L.L. Group | The ...

The VFW Post 539 in Henryetta will conduct the Feed the Vets program Friday, Sept. 8, at 11 a.m. at New Life Assembly of God, 1201 S. C Street in Henryetta. Volunteers are needed at 10 a.m. in order t...

The Veterans for the Arts program held its quarterly meeting in August at VFW Post 1189, where they took significant steps to ensure a strong start for the program. The first item on their agenda was ...