Seventeen TOPS members and one KOPS weighed in today. This week Willine, had our best weight loss with a 2.6pounds. Weigh to go, Willine! Keep up the good work. The two-bit bowl will wait until next w...

As double-dealing as the world seems at times, the whole thing is run on trust. Everyone from world leaders to the smallest thing we buy at the grocery, we live on trust. It is true that we have been ...

Some people might be singing legendary singer Carole King’s “I Feel the Earth Move Under My Feet” by around 2:30 p.m. today. That could be about the time Sequoyah County residents, and Vian folks espe...

The debate happening at the federal level over the future of health insurance policy demands the attention of each of us. Decades ago, if a Cherokee family was fortunate enough to have affordable priv...

Welcome to Week 2 of the high school basketball season, which is always highlighted by the first of three tournament weeks. All eight of our teams are in tournaments. The Sallisaw teams, who could bot...

JESUS CHRIST IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ONE AND ALL! THE COMING OF JESUS CHRIST WAS PROPHESIED ABOUT ALMOST A THOUSAND YEARS BEFORE HIS BIRTH! ISAIAH 7:14Therefore the Lord himse...

Having spent the Thanksgiving holiday in Florida visiting our son, I have returned and escaped to have an occasional sit in a deer blind. My lovely spouse has been on a mission — to pounce on that rar...

I addressed this topic last week, but I thought I would do so once more. The stories on our local football teams’ respective all-district teams — District 4A-4 (Sallisaw), District 3A-3 (Muldrow), Dis...

There are times when people get so far from home in their minds they forget the way back. The lonely forget how to communicate, though there are many equally lonely. The sick forget how it felt to be ...

Fourteen members weighed in today. This week new member, Jim, had our best weight loss with a 4.4 pounds. Weigh to go, Jim! Keep up the good work. Today was after Thanksgiving and our chapter had a ne...

BROTHERS, SISTERS, FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, NO MATTER WHAT THIS WORLD TELLS YOU/ME/US—THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY THROUGH HEAVEN’S GATES! THAT WAY IS ONLY WITH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD AND SAVIOR! John 1...

Monday, we had 15 TOPS members to weigh in. This week Brenda H had our best weight loss with a 4.1 pounds. Weigh to go, Brenda! Keep up the good work. The two-bit bowl will wait until next week to be ...

The Vian Wolverines are going to have to wait another week before getting their chance to meet the Davis Wolves in the Class 2A, Division II state semifinals — and avenge last year’s state title game ...

Over night the woods changed their colors and leaves fall like huge brown snowflakes. Many trees hold their leaves but change their colors until it freezes or there is heavy rain. The poem we hear at ...

First off, welcome to the first edition of the Cage Notes Column for the 202526 high school basketball season. It’s hard to believe, but the 2025-26 high school basketball season will begin next week....

If you live within the Cherokee Nation and see a rural transit vehicle, Cherokee Nation along with some great partners helped make it possible. It is a great investment. Cherokee Nation budgets more t...

CHERISH THE LORD ALL YOUR/ MY/OUR DAYS! GLORIFY THE LORD AS BEST A HE KNOWS YOU/ ME/WE CAN! PRAISE THE LORD TO THE HIGHEST! Deuteronomy 10:1-22 1At that time the Lord said unto me, Hew thee two tables...

Mark Twain continually taught us with tart humor. He said he never let his schooling interfere with his education. There is so much we have to learn in order to communicate with each other, to know wh...

Last Friday night was not how the Sallisaw Black Diamonds wanted to finish the season, falling in the Class 4A playoffs opening round, losing 35-14 to the Grove Ridgerunners. However, for the third st...

Our duty to care for those who have served our tribal Nation and our country is among our greatest honors in Cherokee Nation. From historic military enlistment to modern-day participation and active d...