Jim McClain of Oklahoma City has been hired as City Manager of Henryetta by the city council during their meeting Friday evening. The vote was unanimous.McClain, 52, is a former city manager of Sulphu...

You hear a lot of ‘loving’ being mentioned. “I love my truck … my chocolates, my family … playing golf … going to the movies, drinking beer, etc.” You name it, each one of us has someone or something ...

When you’re working, you may spend decades contributing to retirement accounts such as your 401(k) and IRA. Once you’re retired, though, you’ll likely need to begin withdrawing from these accounts to ...

for fiction with her third novel, The Color Purple (1982), later made into a popular film, Alice Walker was born on February 9, 1944, in Eatonton, Georgia.Alice was the youngest of eight children whos...

Folk’s, this is a continuation of my yammering’s about an issue here among us dear old souls. The issue being to drive or not to drive. A major challenge for me is pulling that P.T. into my slot in th...

The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality is naturally concerned about the environment of Oklahoma. DEQ has started a program in schools to save recyclable materials. Henryetta High School Nati...

On Monday, February 6, the Oklahoma Legislature convened for regular recurring business, which will run over the next four months. We heard from Gov. Kevin Stitt with his proposed agenda for the upcom...

The Bible says no man can see God and live (Exodus 33:20). Yet, Jesus said anyone who has seen him has seen God the Father (John 14:9). What gives? “When Philip asked to see God the Father, Jesus resp...

Ever had the experience of wishing you were just … a little bit different you? Maybe a thousand or so various times in your life? Then, in that respect, you are like a lot of people. Because that is a...

Joan Lowery Nixon, American journalist and author of historical fiction and history books for children and young adults, was born February 3, 1927, in Los Angeles, California.She grew up in Hollywood ...

The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) annually holds two conferences, one to shape policies that will benefit the youth of Oklahoma and the other to educate advocates about how to be more e...

“Jesus is the only way to heaven because he is the only Messiah and the only true king,” says Claribel, 10. At the time of Jesus’ birth, Caesar Augustus ruled the Roman world. He was considered divine...