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American author of children’s books and young adult novels Deborah Wiles celebrates her birth date as May 5
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American author of children’s books and young adult novels Deborah Wiles celebrates her birth date as May 5
May 2, 2025
American author of children’s books and young adult novels Deborah Wiles celebrates her birth date as May 5, 1953, in Mobile, Ala. Her dad was an Air Force pilot so she grew up around the world in an ...
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
May 2, 2025
May 2 Career Connection Fair | GCTC will host a Career Connection Fair Friday, May 2, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will feature interviews, job opportunities and networking.Legislative Forum | The ...
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Columns & Opinion
Five ways you can help prevent child abuse and neglect
April 30, 2025
Last year, nearly 32,000 allegations of child maltreatment were received by Oklahoma Human Services’ Abuse and Neglect Hotline. This statistic reflects the staggering frequency which child abuse and n...
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Columns & Opinion
Make a Difference This Mother’s and Father’s Day
April 30, 2025
As Mother’s Day and Father’s Day approach, the EODD Area Agency on Aging and the Ombudsman program are encouraging families and community members to visit residents in local nursing homes, assisted li...
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Columns & Opinion
Honoring Oklahoma’s law enforcement professionals
April 30, 2025
Earlier this month my office opened the nomination process for the Attorney General’s 2025 Oklahoma Officer of the Year Award. My office launched the initiative last year to recognize the best and bri...
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The federal budget will impact state and its families
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The federal budget will impact state and its families
April 30, 2025
As May is upon us, it is the time of year when the state budget picture begins to clear as state legislators put the finishing touches on the budget for the fiscal year beginning on July 1.This year, ...
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Henryetta Schools
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Henryetta Schools
April 25, 2025
Monday: Breakfast: Waffle Lunch: BBQ Beef Sandwich, French Fries Tuesday: Breakfast: Biscuit, Gravy Lunch: Lasagna w/ Ground Beef, Breadstick Wednesday: Breakfast: Sausage on Stick Lunch: Chicken& Noo...
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What the Stars Say
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What the Stars Say
April 25, 2025
Last week, we stepped out onto the back porch with the Bible skeptic Michael and looked up at the moon, stars and planets. From this common ground, we asked ourselves, “Did the universe have a beginni...
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Steps to take before and after a divorce
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Steps to take before and after a divorce
April 25, 2025
Going through a divorce is emotionally painful and can disrupt one’s life in many ways but does it also have to be financially devastating?Not necessarily. You can help yourself greatly by making a se...
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What about suicide?
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What about suicide?
April 25, 2025
Let me give my personal baseline right here at the beginning, and then jump headlong from that starting point. God is the giver of life. He has a plan for every life He creates. And He says it is a go...
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You’re Gonna Respect Me, Ya’ Hear?!
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You’re Gonna Respect Me, Ya’ Hear?!
April 18, 2025
Most people with a beating heart want to be loved. Oh yes, I am certain that psychiatrists would be quick to point out there is a certain tiny percentage of humans who feel no love and have no need to...
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New law raises Social Security income for some
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New law raises Social Security income for some
April 18, 2025
Until recently, if you received a pension from a job that did not pay into Social Security and you’ve also worked in a job that did, your Social Security benefits at retirement were reduced based on y...
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Jane Kurtz, American
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Jane Kurtz, American
April 18, 2025
Jane Kurtz, American writer of more than thirty picture books, middle grade novels, non-fiction, ready-to-reads and books for educators, celebrates her birth date on April 17, 1952, in Portland, Oreg....
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10 Years Ago (2015)
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10 Years Ago (2015)
April 18, 2025
• Henryetta First United Methodist Church suffered a second break in for the year. Video evidence led to the arrest of Derek Simmer.• Dewar Dollar General opened its doors. City Council members and th...
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Shades of gray (and red dirt) lead to political civility
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Shades of gray (and red dirt) lead to political civility
April 16, 2025
Do you consider your world view as “black & white” versus “shades of gray?”For my entire life, I can only remember a few times in my younger days that I felt so strongly about one side of an issue tha...
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03/30/2025
Columns & Opinion
03/30/2025
April 16, 2025
10:15 a.m. - Public Service6:23 p.m. - Medical Assist6:41 p.m. - Search for Lost Person7:52 p.m. - Medical Assist11:15 p.m. - Lock Out ---8:00 a.m. - Good Intent Call11:35 a.m. - Service Call12:01 p.m...
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Philosophy According to Paul
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Philosophy According to Paul
April 11, 2025
It is a non-negotiable truth that Christians dearly hold the Bible to be the inspired, inerrant, sufficient and final authority in all matters of faith and salvation such that all religious study must...
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Divorce & Dealing with Your Ex
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Divorce & Dealing with Your Ex
April 11, 2025
Years ago, right after I began Coffee Time column, a friend suggested I write an article addressing ‘Dealing with your ex after the divorce.’Now, I don’t know much, but I do know that a writer is fool...
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How should you respond to tariffs?
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How should you respond to tariffs?
April 11, 2025
The Trump Administration has announced tariffs on trade with other countries. While there has been a lot of uncertainty as to how these policies will evolve, it’s generally agreed that tariffs can be ...
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Access to support services is vital for student success
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Access to support services is vital for student success
April 9, 2025
When it comes to ideas emanating from the State Capitol, there is no perfect solution to problems faced by what a bill might address.Such is the case with Senate Bill 105. The bill would modify the re...
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Candidates speak at County GOP meeting
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Candidates speak at County GOP meeting
December 12, 2025
The Okmulgee County Republican Party held its monthly meeting at the American Legion Post 10, where a crowd gathered to hear State Auditor Cindy Byrd now running for lieutenant governor - and Deputy S...
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Community brings Bethlehem to life
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Community brings Bethlehem to life
December 12, 2025
A beloved holiday tradition came to life last Saturday as two area congregations, Dewar First Baptist Church and Henryetta Nazarene Church, joined hands to present a moving Live Nativity scene during ...
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H-Town Theatre Prepares for ‘Annie’
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H-Town Theatre Prepares for ‘Annie’
December 12, 2025
H-Town Theatre has officially kicked off preparations for its upcoming spring production of “Annie,” with cast members gathering this week for their first full read-through - offering an exciting glim...
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Christmas Dinner returns Dec. 18
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Christmas Dinner returns Dec. 18
December 12, 2025
For nine years now, the Henryetta Community- Wide Christmas Dinner has stood as one of the city’s most heartfelt and unifying holiday traditions - a simple idea that grew into something extraordinary ...
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Volunteers Brave Cold Weather to Feed the Vets
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Volunteers Brave Cold Weather to Feed the Vets
December 12, 2025
Last Thursday, the Feed the Vets volunteer group showed up and answered the call to issue food to 130 veterans in the snow and in 32 degree temperatures at New Life Church in Henryetta. Pictured are m...
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