Burning --- 08/22/2023 10:39 p.m. - Behind McDonald’s - Brush or Brushand-Grass Mixture Fire 11:55 p.m. - 100 Block N Kern Ave. - Smoke Scare, Odor of Smoke --- 08/16/2023 8:15 p.m. - 400 Block S Semi...

08/28/2023 10:25 p.m. - E Hectorville Rd - Suspicious Person - RP advised of a white female in a green shirt walking down the road appearing to be covered in blood. --- 08/29/2023 2:11 a.m. - Hwy 52/B...

This Sunday, Sept. 10, is the 15th Sunday after Pentecost. The readings are from Ezekiel 33:7-9, Romans 13:1-10 and Matthew 18:1-20. Living as Humble Little Children of the Father True greatness is no...

When all hope seems lost, what do you do? When a problem arises, trials or storms come, or whenever you are downcast, where do you turn? In Psalm 42:11, it says, “Why are you cast down, O my soul? And...

The Bible, of course, is the subject at hand and, undoubtedly it is by far my favorite book. When my wife was a teenager, she discovered the word “bibliophile” (lover of books) and she immediately exc...

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...