OKLAHOMA CITY – Each year, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) works with lawmakers to pursue policies which will benefit youth. Following every session, we select “Children’s Legislators...

Okmulgee County Humane Society Need Help?  Here’s Who to Contact Animal Control - 918-756-3511 Lost Pet: If your pet is lost call Okmulgee Animal Control to check if they landed in the city shelter. I...

June is National Dairy Month. Now there are a lot of options with dairy so I had to narrow it down. Well, June 4 is National Cheese Day. As a cheese lover myself, I chose to use this month’s column to...

Home from the whirlwind prayer journey and recovered from a jet lag episode worthy of a Guinness Book entry, I answered our kitchen phone.“Hi Jerry, and welcome back to the States!” The party on the l...

Growing up in Southern California meant that the beach was part of our lives. I can remember going to the beach when quite young. The beach we went to had a barrier - a breakwater built to knock down ...

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my partner, “Hank,” for 25 years, but although he is legally separated, he is still married. We have lived together for 24 of these 25 years. He has two adult children with...

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15, which is important locally and globally to voice opposition to any form of abuse of older generations. It is a call to action to raise awareness about abuse...

DEAR ABBY: I did some investigating and recently found out my husband of 28 years has been corresponding with other women. This is the second time I have caught him. He's sworn that nothing ever devel...

Dear Friends and Neighbors, The Okmulgee County Humane Society's new Adoption Center is set to go before the Okmulgee Planning & Zoning Commission at 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 11. This is an important step...

The Second Session of the 59th Oklahoma Legislature officially adjourned for 2024. At best, it was a mixed bag for children; despite that, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) saw some gre...

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15, which is important locally and globally to voice opposition to any form of abuse of older generations. It is a call to action to raise awareness about abuse...

DEAR ABBY: I did some investigating and recently found out my husband of 28 years has been corresponding with other women. This is the second time I have caught him. He’s sworn that nothing ever devel...

Dear Editor,On the 30th of May, the County Election Board had training for precinct workers in Okmulgee County. I, along with all who were part of this class, would like to say how much we appreciated...

The Second Session of the 59th Oklahoma Legislature officially adjourned for 2024. At best, it was a mixed bag for children; despite that, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) saw some gre...

One of the most astonishing episodes of my life happened in 1995, stemming from a phone call from New York’s Lake Ontario region.“Hi there Jerry, this is David Spencer! Would you like to go to China?”...

Dear Editor,The Broadway production of the musical “Music Man” was performed by the Henryetta High School Drama Department this past weekend and my friends and I were fortunate enough to attend last F...

DEAR ABBY: My son is a sophomore in college. He has been dating a girl he met at school for almost a year. Her family no longer speaks to her for reasons I don’t know. I have included her in our famil...

I often describe grief as an ocean. There are many reasons I find this a very fitting description. At first, I was in the middle of a hurricane and couldn’t see the end. I was constantly tossed about ...

Connie and I were newlyweds. We were journeying to Illinois to visit her great-grandparents for their 70th Anniversary Celebration. They lived in a little town named Keenes.Keenes is one of those infa...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Chris Banning, R-Bixby, released the following statement applauding State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd for her Federal Single Audit of the expenditures made during Fiscal Year...