In three quarters of a century from the time I first watched some snowy, black and white images, television programming has evolved into the primary source of entertainment and information in the larg...

Know where to expect ticks. Ticks live in grassy, brushy, or wooded areas, or even on animals. Spending time outside walking your dog, camping, gardening, or hunting could bring you in close contact w...

There are two football fields that I have frequented over the years that are named for men, former coaches, who were my friends. Fr. William A. Hamill (Cascia Hall) and Angelo Prassa (Bishop Kelley). ...

When old Joe Gilliam began digging that hole in his front yard, out there close to the street, neighbors watched and wondered. When he got his grandson to help him carry the shade tree sapling from hi...

There are two football fields that I have frequented over the years that are named for men, former coaches, who were my friends. Fr. William A. Hamill (Cascia Hall) and Angelo Prassa (Bishop Kelley). ...

With the opening day of spring turkey season less than a month away, sources tell me the toms are busy gobbling and strutting their stuff. The wild turkey is represented in Oklahoma by three subspecie...

You have to hand it to Windy. When Alphonse “Windy” Wilson chooses to speak, it is a bombastic sampling of creativity. Windy has yet to find a word he can’t make better through his own unique methods....

A group of 56 of the world’s top bass anglers will compete in the 54th annual Bassmaster Classic, which is taking place today through Sunday on Grand Lake. In what has been described as the most diver...

Death is a thief. He comes and steals from us. Steals our reason for being. Steals the ones we love the most. Steals our comfort and peace. It’s not just the physical form he takes though. It’s the to...

I read that there is a renewed interest in the Haskell County Historical Society and Museum. It is my opinion that the preservation of history should be of interest to all of us. I have always been im...

My name is Evan Breedlove and I have spent most of my career working with, developing, and administering health insurance plans for employees and clients. As we get older, health care becomes more imp...

Life in a small town means everybody knows what’s going on, good or bad. Just take what happened to Dud the other day. It was trash day, and the trash barrels were on the street waiting to be emptied ...

JESUS CHRIST IS THE WAY MAKER!!! JESUS MAKES A WAY WHEN YOU/ME/WE THINK IT CAN’T BE DONE!!! ALL WE NEED TO DO IS LET HIM COME INTO OUR LIFE!!! Isaiah 43:1-28 1But now thus saith the Lord that created ...

Whoever coined the phrase “records are made to be broken” must have had the month of March and lunker largemouths in mind. Many years ago, a friend made a statement that’s stuck with me to this day — ...

I have often expressed my appreciation of sidewalks. Our neighborhood has sidewalks. Everything between our home and downtown has sidewalks. Most all the homes in our neighborhood were built in the 19...

“This whole election process just doesn’t work for me,” Dud said, sipping his coffee. “There’s no way we can tell who is best for the job.” Doc, being the senior member of the Mule Barn truck stop’s w...

The redbuds and dogwoods are blooming, and the rest of nature’s not far behind. The warm Oklahoma sun has critters of all varieties venturing out of their warm and comfortable winter dwellings even no...

Death makes so many of us uncomfortable. People don’t know what to say so they give empty platitudes. I get it. Before I lost my husband, I didn’t know how to deal with those that were grieving either...

Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and green beans with a double side of banana pudding. Now that sounds like one of my wife’s meals or my mothers or maybe the Stigler Café. But it isn’t. Who knew that such a...

That thick old hide shifted beneath me as I got my handhold in the bull rope. I watched his horns. Looking straight ahead in the chute. So far, so good. You know, just like the jumper said as he passe...