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An Outstanding Performance
May 27, 2022
Dear Editor, I’ve lived in Okmulgee for a long time and knew nothing of the talented young students in Henryetta. Now I know, and would like to share that experience with you. Last May 2021, my teache...
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Mostly Educational: Toby Dawn’s Serious Summer Plans
May 25, 2022
Please pray for me, for every year shortly after graduation, my lifelong friend and childhood hero, Toby Dawn McIntyre, attempts to whisk me away for a summer adventure. He once surprised me with a mo...
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Lawmakers make good on promise
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Lawmakers make good on promise
May 25, 2022
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Legislature has essentially finished the main part of their work for the year. They did call themselves back for a special session to discuss legislation for distribution ...
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ST. MICHAEL CHURCH
May 25, 2022
THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD JESUS (Act. 1:1-11/Eph. 1:17-23/ Lk. 24:33-46) BY FATHER PETE PHUNG This Sunday we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord Jesus into heaven. The Feast of Jesus Asce...
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Life happens
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Life happens
May 25, 2022
Ok, folks, hopefully by the time you read this, summer will be here, or just around the corner. The longawaited and much-needed season of relaxation and rest. There ain’t nothin’ like those lazy, hazy...
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Find these Treasures at your local library
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Find these Treasures at your local library
May 20, 2022
Henryetta Public Library has five Young Adult Fiction books by author Scott O'Dell available to check out. Books include: “The Black Pearl,” “Island of the Blue Dolphins,” “The King's Fifth,” “Sing Do...
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Breakfast with a Twist
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Breakfast with a Twist
May 20, 2022
May 19 was my father’s birthday. He is heavy on mind this week because of it. It’s our first one without him. There have been a lot of things happen since he passed away and I have missed him terribly...
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Heart of happiness
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Heart of happiness
May 18, 2022
Folks, these days by the time I get a shower and get dressed, it feels like I have done a half days work! It hasn’t been that long ago I would have already mowed the grass, weeded the garden and swept...
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Apple Pie
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Apple Pie
May 13, 2022
May 13 is National Apple Pie Day! Celebrate by baking a pie or maybe by trying something a little bit different but along the same lines. Instead of doing a bunch of apple pies for the column this wee...
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Capitol Watch
May 13, 2022
Grant Program for County Sheriffs This week, Governor Kevin Stitt signed House Bill 3530 which will create a grant program for county sheriffs to combat illegal marijuana activities in Oklahoma. The b...
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Dodger’s Story with Equine Cushing’s Disease
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Dodger’s Story with Equine Cushing’s Disease
May 13, 2022
Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID), also referred to as Equine Cushing’s disease, is one of the most common endocrine disorders in horses. After 17 years of marriage, she heard her husband s...
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Mostly Educational: Baby Yodas and open schools
May 11, 2022
Waaaay back in August, at the start of this school year, Baby Yoda roamed our hallways collecting positive predictions for the upcoming school year. (Yes, Star Wars zealots, I know it’s not Baby Yoda....
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No looking back
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No looking back
May 11, 2022
Folks, now and then I hear someone talk about things yet on their bucket list. So, I ask myself, do I have a bucket list? I guess I don’t at this ripe old age. I am told a bucket list can be a number ...
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Beverage Bonzanza
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Beverage Bonzanza
May 6, 2022
May 6 is National Beverage Day! Celebrate by kicking back in the lounge chair or hammock with a glass of your favorite drink, alcoholic or not! Beverage is so broad and generic you really could celebr...
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Mostly Educational
May 4, 2022
Feeling unappreciated, unwanted, or unwelcomed in the post-Covid age? You are not alone. Although this column focuses (mostly) on educational issues, this is not just a school issue. Just about anyone...
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Continuing our commitment to our veterans
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Continuing our commitment to our veterans
May 4, 2022
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ move to close the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center in Muskogee is an unacceptable blow to our veterans who risked their lives to defend our freedoms. It’s a der...
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What great fun the imagination holds
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What great fun the imagination holds
May 4, 2022
Folks, I loved that old peach tree. I am thinking it surely was very old. It was quite large with spreading limbs, hanging low, almost touching the ground. It was the last tree of the orchard, close t...
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Foil Packs
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Foil Packs
April 29, 2022
I like easy meals that are easy cleanup and delicious. Foil packs are one of those things I turn to as a way to customize a meal for the 3 of us and is so easy. Plus, cleanup is a breeze! I pick a mea...
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Amusements, hearing the darndest things
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Amusements, hearing the darndest things
April 27, 2022
Well, folks, since my wee ramblings are entitled 'Martha’s Musings,' I thought I would give some thought to what amuses me. Now, keep in mind my age. I am one of those old souls. Another way to put it...
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Several Christelow books available at Henryetta Library
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Several Christelow books available at Henryetta Library
April 22, 2022
“The Desperate Dog Writes Again,” “Henry and The Dragon,” “Henry and The Red Stripes,” “Jerome the Babysitter” and “Five Little Monkeys Jumping on The Bed,” all by author Eileen Christelow are availab...
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Henryetta Community Christmas Dinner is tomorrow
December 17, 2025
The Henryetta Community Christmas Dinner will be held tomorrow evening at the Henryetta Civic Center, located at 104 S. 4th Street. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and a full, home-cooked Christmas ...
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VFW Hosts Annual Christmas Party
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VFW Hosts Annual Christmas Party
December 17, 2025
Members of the VFW Auxiliary Post 539 hosted their annual Christmas party for children in the community on Dec. 13 at The Briefcase in Henryetta. The event featured Santa Claus and his elves, live Chr...
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Salvation Army Thankful for Donations
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Salvation Army Thankful for Donations
December 17, 2025
The Okmulgee Salvation Army is grateful to several county businesses that have made donations to assist in ensuring children have a great Christmas this year. Alicia Dudley of Henryetta First Family F...
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‘Tis the Season’
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‘Tis the Season’
December 17, 2025
Despite cold temperatures, holiday spirit filled the streets of Henryetta last Saturday as crowds turned out for the 2025 Henryetta Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade. Sponsored by the Henryetta Cha...
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100 Years Ago (1925)
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100 Years Ago (1925)
December 17, 2025
• Employees of the Oklahoma Power Company gathered at the Hippodrome Ballroom for their annual Christmas ball. More than a hundred couples from Henryetta and surrounding towns enjoyed music, dancing a...
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