Wellsir … ol’ Dud did ‘er again, he shore ‘nuf did. This here’s Alphonse Wilson, known around these parts as Windy Wilson, esquire, LTD and DDT at your service as always. Free to you and worth every b...

Blackgum Christian Union ChurchSUCH IS THE KINGDOM HEAVEN!!! SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN TO COME UNTO ME!!! Matthew 10:1-30 1And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed...

Another weekend, another sport, boat and travel show. While I tackled the Tulsa boat show last weekend, my wife hit the Tulsa mall. I had casually mentioned to her the thought of buying a bass boat mi...

Blackgum Christian Union ChurchOBEY THE LORD!!! HIS GUIDANCE AND JUSTICE IS ALL INCOMPASSING!!! Zechariah 3 1And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan st...

It’s coming up on St. Valentine’s Day, so I thought I should share the love story of Coalie and Wilma, and every word is true.Coalie was one of Sequoia-Kings Pack Trains’ mules. Coal black of course, ...

This most recent blast of cold weather has turned me into the proverbial couch potato.With warmer temperatures in the forecast, it will provide a golden opportunity to get the family out of the house ...

Just Thinkin’I keep my Rand McNalley Road Atlas in a basket beside my chair. Perhaps worse, I have 4 state-issued, state maps nearby, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. If a place is mentioned, ...

A lady once told me that there are people who are green fruit, they hang around until time ripens them. It was her way of saying that undeveloped people are all along the way. If we will be patient th...

For more than 160 years, the Boys & Girls Clubs organization has offered mentorship and support for youth. They have grown to serve local communities across the country, and they have long brought...

We all know someone will find Jenkins’s cabin. Someday. Oh, it’s up there in those hills somewhere. We all know that.It’s become a friendly object of conjecture and speculation. No one living has seen...

Blackgum Christian Union ChurchYES!!! CONTRARY TO POPULAR SCIENTIFIC BELIEF, MAN WALKED WITH AND SAW DINOSAURS!!! BELIEVE GOD’S HOLY WORD!! IT HAPPENED AS HE (GOD) SAID!!! THESE WORDS WEREN’T WRITTEN ...

Sallisaw TOPSMonday, we had eight members weigh in. We had a net loss of 2.3 pounds. Way to go members! Donna had our best weight loss of 2.6 pounds. Great job, Donna! Again, we had four members sign ...

Mullin’ It OverMullinOklahoma, as your Senator I am committed to bringing our state’s innovative, low-cost all-of-the-above energy solutions to the forefront of energy policy in America.Oklahoma has p...

I expect the upcoming legislative session, which begins Feb. 6, to be interesting, exciting and productive. Between the 149 legislators in the Oklahoma House and Senate, thousands of bills were filed ...

This Week in County History— Sequoyah County Democrat, Jan. 19, 1923From the files of Your Sequoyah County Times25 Years Ago (From Jan. 29, 1998, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) –A lack of dispatc...

Ideas — how common they are and how little we pay attention to them. Yet, they are often planned in detail for us to accomlish something we might not be able to do alone. This is why meditation is so ...

Just Thinkin’“History is written by the winners.” When I first heard this concept, I rejected it. I was more comfortable with the notion of historical truth. Now I believe the truth is that history is...

Vian Nursing and RehabHello and welcome to our news. It’s been another busy week at the home and we are all anticipating the big snows that are supposed to head our way. Residents have plans to make s...

There was Steve, our resident cowboy, sitting at the round table in the Mule Barn truck stop, doodling on paper. Other members of the world dilemma think tank gravitated to Steve’s table.Steve appeare...

Chief ChatMany decades before Oklahoma became a state, the Cherokee Nation was building public infrastructure on this land, ranging from roads and schools to the oldest public building in the state, t...