The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is asking for nominations from the public for its 2019 “Anne Roberts People’s Choice Awards.” The awards honor an outstanding organization and individu...

Esquire magazine published the article, “How to be a Man.” The author wrote a series of proverbs on manliness. One stated, “A man knows how to lose an afternoon. Drinking, playing Grand Theft Auto, dr...

The Living Faith Remember while he claimed himself as the Light of the world, he too preached to us: “You are the light of the world.” (Matt. 5: 14) While he claimed himself as the source of Living Wa...

Summer vacation is here and kids are running wild. Ok maybe not wild, but they are certainly enjoying not going to school. This is a great time to teach kids left at home how to have more responsibili...

Dear Abby   DEAR ABBY: Around 12 years ago, I helped out an old friend I'll call Patty by creating an author website for her. I have maintained it for her ever since. She is grateful and gives me a gi...

People are flocking to downtown Okmulgee like we haven’t seen in many years. One reason is because of the growing number of excellent dining options now available. Q: What are some of your favorite fo...

While many people across the country celebrated the unofficial start of summer last week, Oklahoma braced for severe weather and faced catastrophic flooding. As I traveled around Northeastern Oklahoma...

June 1st is National Trails Day. Always the first Saturday in June and people all around the country gather to hike, clean trails and help make areas better for those enjoying the outdoors. and had a ...

Asking a girl’s hand in marriage – to make covenant pledge to a guy throughout a whole lifetime – struck me as weighty business. Serious. Sobering. Daunting. . . Exciting. Anticipation grew by the nan...

The Living Faith I am reminded of a saying posted in one of the church’s signboard that read: “Our family tree traces back to the Cross of Christ.” Very true, but we should also add to this beautiful ...

The end of the 2019 legislative session has arrived. While there were some great ideas passed into law and a budget that provided additional funding to many worthy causes, there were also several issu...

I have always enjoyed bananas. Growing up Dad taught us to eat a bite of banana with a Cheezit. Don’t ask me why, but it works and I like to eat them that way even today. My granny always made banana ...

DEAR ABBY: I could use your advice on training my husband. He refuses to enter his work travel schedule on the household calendar. He snapped at me this week when he finally revealed that he was leavi...

OSUIT was recently recognized for its astute business practices in dealing with an unprecedented reduction in state appropriations. Our entire faculty and staff deserve credit for making sacrifices an...

For families across the country, Memorial Day Weekend means barbeques, an extra day off work, and the beginning of summer vacation for our kids. But even with many fun activities happening, we should ...

The Henryetta Public Library will be closed on Monday, May 27th in observance of Memorial Day. Tuesday, May 28th parents can begin signing their children up for the Summer Reading Program. First thru ...

Night had fallen over rural Montana. My fuel tank was nearing empty when we rolled into the small town. For one whose sleep just got interrupted, the gas station owner displayed impressive patience, m...

Oklahoma requires kindergarteners to be immunized against 10 diseases unless parents choose an exemption on medical, religious or personal grounds. In Oklahoma’s 2017-18 kindergarten immunization surv...

Psalm 23 is one of the most beloved Scriptures in the entire Bible. Its simple, yet profound truths have provided comfort to millions for three millennia. My friends have plenty of ideas about what Ki...

The Living Faith We are natural born weak, coward, barbaric, self-centered, self-interested and with some survival kits and possessed with many diplomatic and cunning First Aid tools. At the same time...