Columns & Opinions

August 15, 2023

CHIEF CHAT

New cabinet energized to continue the progress of Cherokee Nation

By Chuck Hoskin Jr. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief

For the past four years, I have been honored to serve as Principal Chief of the great Cherokee Nation. We navigated unprecedented challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic and numerous attacks on our tribal sovereignty. We faced legal battles, affirming our sovereign rights through victories at the U.S. Supreme Court. We strengthened and expanded programs supporting the Cherokee language, health, economic opportunities and more.

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Lawmakers say Trump’s budget would put Native American health care at risk

By EM LUETKEMEYER OKLAHOMA WATCH

June 7, 2025

Lawmakers from both parties said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s budget would put care for millions of Native Americans at risk should the government shut down. The Indian Health Service, which...

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Enforcement of Oklahoma immigration law blocked indefinitely

By NURIA MARTINEZ-KEEL OKLAHOMA VOICE

June 7, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma City federal judge this week placed an indefinite ban on enforcement of a state law criminalizing undocumented immigrants living in Oklahoma. The decision from U.S. Distric...

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Aromas Coffee Shop celebrates 25 years

By JACIE EUBANKS TIMES INTERN

June 5, 2025

On Thursday, Deborah Cates, the founder and owner of Aromas Coffee Shop, celebrated her 25th year as a business owner in Sallisaw. Cates, along with her husband Ricky and son Will, moved to Sallisaw i...

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BREAKING NEWS

Winds damage District 1 county barn

By Lynn

June 5, 2025

The fierce winds that raked Sequoyah County Friday morning and reportedly spawned a tornado in the western part of the county, took their toll at the District 1 county barn, located at 2311 N. Maple. ...

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Former Sallisaw officer pardoned in 2011 high-profile cattle theft case

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

June 5, 2025

Wendel D. Hughes, the former Sallisaw Police officer once at the center of one of Sequoyah County’s most unusual criminal cases, has received a full pardon more than a decade after pleading guilty to ...

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Sallisaw’s first Pride event set for June 14

By JADE PHILLIPS TIMES INTERN

June 5, 2025

It is June, which is also known as Pride Month. Pride is celebrated for all people who identify as LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer), those who are out of the closet, those who aren’...

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RRI scholars outline summer research projects

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

June 5, 2025

Rural Renewal Initiative (RRI) scholars Amy Rodriguez and Emma Buchanan, college students who are in Sallisaw for 10 weeks this summer conducting research in association with Oklahoma State University...

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JUST FOLKS

Haley Earls

June 5, 2025

At an early age, Haley Earls, 36, picked up a camera, took pictures of birds and fell in love with the art of photography. Now, she has made it a major part of her life, giving her both a job and pass...

Sequoyah County history

THIS WEEK IN COUNTY HISTORY

Johnston wins

-Sequoyah County Democrat, June 5, 1925

June 5, 2025

From the files of Your Sequoyah County Times 25 Years Ago (From the June 4, 2000, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) —The Muldrow City Park is underway, City Manager David Taylor, said. TTie town beg...

It’s getting time to pick blueberries once again

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KILGORE'S CORNER

It’s getting time to pick blueberries once again

June 5, 2025

It’s time for a road trip to your nearest blueberry farm, so grab your kids or grandkids and hit the fields for blueberry picking. The agritourism industry is ripe with beauty. Farms and ranches acros...

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Police logs

June 5, 2025

05/19/2025 05/25/2025 During the period of May 19-25, 2025, Sequoyah County law enforcement tended to 18 animal calls, 189 traffic stops, and numerous medical and domestic calls according to police re...