“God can talk by thunder because thunder is really God talking out loud,” says Dianna, 8. I’m not sure how this works but Lane, 7, will explain: “God is in heaven, and when you are high, it’s easy to ...

DEAR ABBY: My lovely and successful 30-yearold daughter has recently become engaged to a 31-year-old man I’ll call “Jonas.” They have been dating for several years. He comes from a good family and is ...

TONY HAWKINS, DVM VALLEY VET SUPPLY TECHNICAL SERVICE In Part 1 of this series, we discussed heat stress in dogs, which are very prone to overheating. Now, we’re moving on to horses. Horses are very p...

People often share with me their concern that citizens do not understand civics and how government is supposed to work for the people. President Lincoln said our government is “of the people, by the p...

Okmulgee Public Schools welcomed parents and students during open house, helping begin the process of assimilating to the new school year and the overall school culture. This also provided an opportun...

RANDY ZINN PASTOR, RUSSELL MISSIONARY BAPTIST In my observation of people over the years, I have noticed that some people seem to be cut out for city living and others not so much. I have lived in sev...

Arriving at San Francisco Bay, Clyde Baxter sampled the faint taste of salt air. He slowly filled his lungs and considered the untimely passing of his parents. The White Plague (tuberculosis) destroye...

TONY HAWKINS, DVM VALLEY VET SUPPLY TECHNICAL SERVICE Heat can have a devastating impact on our animals - it’s something that, in a clinic setting, I have seen first-hand. All animals outdoors in the ...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from June business. The monies they reported this period represent sales fr...

Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology’s Summer 2022 commencement ceremony will be held on Thursday, Aug. 25, in Covelle Hall at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The ceremony will be made available to wa...

The Okmulgee School board will meet in a special session at 12:45 p.m. today at the Administration Building. Items on the agenda are: • Consider Changing of dates for Regular Monthly School Board Meet...

Students and families who may have missed out on getting school supplies at the recent Salvation Army Manna Day event, will be able to obtain those in a special event Saturday. The Salvation Army was ...

PATRICK FORD NEWS EDITOR An Okmulgee County youth recently accomplished a goal as part of a nationwide effort to get kids involved in helping the community. Elisha J. Harbin Jr, the son of Elisha Sr. ...

PATRICK FORD NEWS EDITOR In recognition of 50 years in the aviation industry, the Okmulgee City Council approved naming the field at the regional airport “Paul and Betty Abbott Field.” Covington Aircr...

Runoff Election is Tuesday     Early voting at courthouse underway through Saturday       Early voting continues Friday and Saturday at the Okmulgee County Courthouse in advance of the Aug. 23 Runoff ...

PATRICK FORD NEWS EDITOR Part 1 Okmulgee Public Schools welcomed back students for the first day of instruction on Wednesday. Earlier this week, the district sites hosted open house events, with an ex...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR The six Okmulgee County varsity football teams will continue their preparations for the upcoming 2022 season this Friday with preseason scrimmages. A ll six gridiron squads wi...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR The Henryetta Lady Knight fastpitch softball team captured their first district wins earlier this week. The Lady Knights improved to 2-1 in District 3A-7 action following a pa...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR Preston and Wilson met on the softball field Tuesday evening for a battle between two Okmulgee County schools. The Lady Pirates turned a scoreless tie after one inning into a ...

LARRY OWEN SPORTS EDITOR The Preston Pirate fall baseball team returned to their winning ways earlier this week with three run-rule wins. The Pirates (6-1) began the week with a 12-4 win over the Stua...