When we lived in central California, we had a large orange tree in our backyard. This tree produced the best oranges I ever ate. This tree was very prolific, so much so, that we gave grocery bags full...

A jail altercation between two inmates brought the focus of overcrowding to light again.Stone Blade Restaurant and Bar held a Friday night karaoke.The Orpheum showed“Grown Ups 2” and “PJ:Sea of Monste...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have some money in a mutual fund. Our new, very young financial adviser, “Alec,” seems sexist. He has phoned us four times asking to speak with my husband, and each time my...

With the advent of the school year, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) now turns our attention to our fall programs. Our first major task is to provide support for our main direct servic...

Celebrating August as National Wellness MonthAs the sun-drenched days of summer reach their zenith, August arrives with a unique significance - it’s National Wellness Month. This annual observance ser...

In today’s digital landscape, internet connectivity is the lifeline that keeps businesses across the country connected to customers. Any resident of this great state knows Okmulgee’s location can caus...

During the month of August, we are offering adoption by donation for animal in boarding, a pay by your heart special!Take a look at these beautiful animals and apply to adopt on the OCHS website at ww...

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married for 38 years. We were both divorced prior to our marriage. Our marriage is great, and we have demonstrated this to everyone and especially to our boys. We de...

Seafood is one of my all-time favorites, as anyone who reads my column should have ascertained by now. I have done two columns on shrimp, a column on crab and I have included many recipes in between f...

I must confess, I have said some pretty stupid things in my life. At times those statements were made simply because I was not well enough informed. What is more disturbing is when those stupid statem...

Empowering People to Influence the Decisions Affecting Their LivesDear Okmulgee and Okmulgee County Community,One of the hardest things for me to see is a neighbor feeling like they are being taken ad...

Dear Editor,On Sunday, July 30, we celebrated ‘Christmas-in-July’ with the clients of Miami Terrace. It was a wonderful, beautiful and blessed event.This letter is written to thank the kind-hearted la...

DEAR ABBY: I’m an older woman. My husband and I have been married eight years but were together 15 years prior to our marriage. He is a wonderful, caring man in most ways. But from time to time, he sn...

How can three simple letters on a printed page - I. S. I. - signal a momentous shift in a person’s future? A future to be played out in a land half the world away, in a setting quite unlike any encoun...

With the conclusion of the annual Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) Heroes Ball, we know it is time to trade our costumes for our secret identity normal clothes, but I need to share with yo...

DEAR ABBY: I am 49 and have been divorced for 20 years. When we first separated, my ex moved in with my parents while I struggled to raise my four kids. He stayed there for seven years. He moved out u...

Are we underestimating the risk of extreme weather in the wheat belt?“Growing wheat is getting harder in a warming world,” was the headline of a story I came across the first week of June. Needless to...

To my wonderful Okmulgee Times Readers, an exciting heads-up!Beginning with next Friday’s column, our focus shifts from the “Inside-Out” theme to another (and hopefully quite enjoyable) series. That s...

Do you sometimes get the feeling that the summer heat in Oklahoma gets hotter every year and life seems to slow down to a crawl? Well, we can guarantee you our manufacturing plants are going strong an...

Sometimes, we hear things so many times that they just become a cliché. Like the story of David and Goliath. The story of the little guy who doesn’t stand a chance, but who actually wins in the end. W...