With the school year starting, we at the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) wish for everyone to have a safe return to the classroom. Unfortunately, our state must find a difficult balance a...

Well Folks – around here we have stopped whining and complaining about the rain. Now, we are whining and complaining about this blasted heat! The neverending rain kept us from being out and about and ...

Air fryers have become extremely popular as a way to still have crispy food without having to deep fry them. An air fryer is a small countertop convection oven designed to simulate deep frying without...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy held our annual Heroes Ball on Friday, July 30. The event was special this year. We held the first (that we know) simulcast nonprofit event in...

Now Folks, I am here to tell you, old age ain’t for sissies! A few years back, I had a key chain with that quote on it. I found it amusing, then. Now, Honey – it is reality! One has to be a Philadelph...

Friday, 7-30, is National Cheesecake Day!! Yum! Cheesecake is a rich cake-like dessert layered atop a crust of graham cracker or cookie crumb or a pastry crust. It is often topped with a fruit sauce o...

Funeral services for William Lance Sampson, 46, resident of Okmulgee, will be Friday, July 30 at 10 a.m. at Integrity Chapel under the direction of Integrity Funeral Service. Service. Mr. Sampson was ...

Henryetta Daily Free-Lance July 29, July 31 & August 1, 1921 Issues – (George Riley Hall, Editor & Publisher) July 29, 1921 LONG FELT WANT A long-felt want in Henryetta will be supplied by the advent ...

Lynne Reid Banks, British author, was born in London, England on July 31, 1929. Her mother was an actress of Irish descent and her father was a Scottish doctor. They lived in Canada for five years dur...

Many people have decided that bitcoin is the next big thing – and they are backing up their enthusiasm with dollars. Should you, too, consider putting money into bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies? Fir...

Folks, when I rolled out of bed this morning, I started to go over all the things I should do today. Then, I remembered. No, I am going to rest all day! After all, I gave birth 63 years ago last night...

Breakfast is fairly popular around my home. It is Skip’s favorite meal and he will eat it daily for lunch or dinner if I would let him. I don’t always like cooking a full breakfast though. Biscuits an...

Henryetta Municipal Authority (HMA) had a brief agenda during their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening. Agenda items approved during the meeting included: • June Consent Agenda items consistin...

Once you retire, what can you expect from your life? You might be surprised by the things that current retirees are saying about their lifestyles, priorities, relationships and hopes for the future. A...

In my life before I moved here to the retirement village, I was an avid flower gardener. I even enjoyed weeding. It is the only thing I did where I would forget to eat. Most mornings found me in my ol...

It’s hot outside and we have reached the point of the year I don’t even want to turn on the stovetop, let alone the oven, for fear of heating up the house too much. There are many ways to beat the hea...

Preparations are underway for the 2021 Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy’s Heroes Ball, at which we honor the state’s heroes for children. This year’s event will be expanded to two in-person locat...

Folks, a person shared this with me recently and boy howdy, it sure got me thinking. It was about a man who had seen a train. And, this was back in the day when trains were just starting to come aroun...

Civil Cases Exceeding $10,000 July 1 Bergman, John vs. McClellan, Thomas – Indebtedness Civil Cases Under $10,000 July 1 Cavalry SPV I, LLC vs. Crook, Timothy – Indebtedness July 6 Credit Acceptance C...

Here’s something to think about: You could spend two, or even three, decades in retirement. To meet your income needs for all those years, you’ll generally need a sizable amount of retirement assets. ...