The plight of children across our state often leaves me frustrated and searching for solutions. I am not alone, as many state leaders focus on solutions to children’s issues. The Oklahoma Institute fo...

DEAR ABBY: I have been with a divorced man for almost two years now. He has told me several times he will always be there for his ex-wife regardless of what she may need. He often reminisces about his...

100 years ago: “Officers watch game and then ‘pinch’ 18 Elks - A raid on Club Rooms at Elks Club by four deputies resulted in the arrest of several prominent citizens. Okmulgee citizens are asked to c...

DEAR ABBY: A dear friend I have known since we were children was murdered. She was lovely in every way, and I am bereft. I cannot process my grief over her untimely passing because it was accompanied ...

All we needed was a cape. We were sure. At least that was what my cousin Jay and I thought. Or, was it that we just needed some “pixie dust” and to believe, as my cousin Susan and I thought? It was a ...

Whether it’s saying sorry for locking keys in the car, or for dumping a soft drink on a freshmopped floor, or for cheating on a college exam. Confessing a wrong (while hard to do) is not optional. Not...

We are finally into Spring! The trees are blooming and the flowers are growing. If you have tulips, daffodils or hyacinth, you may already have blooms but most certainly have buds if nothing else. It ...

“I think Jesus wanted to ride the donkey so he wouldn’t hurt his feet,” says Mary Jane, 7. “His feet had just got washed by expensive perfume.” Mary of Bethany had anointed Jesus’ feet with expensive ...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I divorced when our only son was 3. We had joint custody. Our marriage ended because of his binge drinking, secrecy, verbal abuse and one incident of domestic violence. At 14...

The filing period for elected offices at the county, state, and federal levels is one week away. While we will have some interesting choices for various offices, I would recommend not believing the me...

DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my husband for a little over three years. I have two teen girls, and he has one. They get along for the most part, but lately my 18-year-old, “Lindsay,” and his 17-ye...

100 years ago: A man ousted by a jury, decided to run for Sheriff ’s Office again. Lon Kuhn announced his candidacy to oppose Frank Sowers. The Okmulgee Rotary Club made a special trip by train to Mus...

So, I did it again. When a guy locks his keys inside his car like what happened with me yesterday, it triggers emotion. When he then discovers he has incarcerated not just his own, but wife’s keys too...

I thought I knew how to swim. I had learned in Shell Creek near Sand Springs while on summer vacation. My dad didn’t think I was really swimming, but I was - feebly. The way I swam was good enough for...

April Fool’s Day is a day where pranksters reign. Traditionally, the day includes playing hoaxes or practical jokes on others, often yelling “April Fools!” at the end to clue in the poor victim of the...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have two elementary-aged children. My mother occasionally babysits for us and freely volunteers to do so. If we sometimes hire sitters, she seems offended. However, she ins...

Last Friday, as I tried to load a rental rug cleaner in my car, I was blessed with assistance from “one of Okmulgee’s finest.” David Dever and his wife came over and lifted the machine into my vehicle...

Good morning, Okmulgee community. We have a lot to talk about this week. I hope to shed the light on some things that concern us at the Humane Society. One is the number of dogs chained up without pro...

Monday saw the rescheduled Child Advocacy Day and Chili Cook-off, and it was a wild success! We had more than a dozen youth organizations set up to share their mission with lawmakers and other advocat...

Just four years ago, a local economic development office in a town the size of Okmulgee might see 20 RFP’s/RFI’s (Requests for Proposal or Information). Out of those 20 prospects, we might have made i...