When I was growing up, my dad had a favorite saying he used when it came to hard work that wasn’t much fun. After we completed our task, he would say something like, “Boy, that was a lot of fun, but j...

Monday, we had 10 TOPS and one KOPS weigh in plus one of our former members, Machel, came for a visit. We all were happy to see Machel and wish her luck as she lives in Omaha now. We had a chapter wei...

The Oklahoma City Thunder are facing familiar territory in the 2025 National Basketball Association Finals. Just as they were in the Western Conference Finals against the Denver Nuggets, the Thunder a...

Hay mowing has begun and golden bales dot the fields. Abundant rains have brought us yellow cone flowers and coreopsis across the prairies, and soon there will be many different kinds of sunflowers th...

THE FATHER, THE SON—JESUS CHRIST, AND THE HOLY GHOST, LOVED MANKIND BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THIS WORLD!!! GOD WANTS ALL TO COME HOME—TO HEAVEN—BUT IT’S A CHOICE!!! WE ALL MUST ACCEPT JESUS CHRIST AS ...

For nearly half a century, the Talking Leaves Job Corps Center has stood as a beacon of opportunity within the Cherokee Nation. Nationally, the program has operated for six decades as a career lifelin...

Clutter bugs the daylights out of me, and I think it does most people. Our biggest problem is that we think it will take a week to do away with one little thing of clutter. We may not have a week to s...

If I had to put a welcome sign or mat on my farmhouse, it would say “Welcome to Slugville.” And no, I didn’t mean “Sluggerville” because there are no baseballs getting batted around at my house; that ...

If you are a sports junkie, you likely are on Cloud 9 right now. This week, we started three championship series, highlighted by the 2025 National Basketball Association Finals between the Oklahoma Ci...

With the cost of groceries continuing to rise, many people are looking for ways keep their food budget in check There’s one kitchen appliance that can help consumers fight this battle - the freezer. B...

Our attendance was 12 this past Monday. We had a chapter weight loss of 13.1 pounds and a net loss of 3.8 pounds. Way to go team! Our best weight loss was from Brenda H with a loss of 4.8 pounds. Cong...

The last two weeks I have been on vacation and am so happy to be back with my TOPS Chapter. I had missed my TOPS Sisters, but kept in contact with them on Facebook and saw the cute photos of our weekl...

LIVE IN JESUS CHRIST AND LET HIM LIVE IN YOU! KNOW JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR! JESUS CHRIST CAN AND WILL SAVE ALL WHO ASK OF HIM TO BE FREE FROM SIN! RECEIVE JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR LORD AND SA...

Parents considering allowing their child to stay home alone this summer may have visions of “Home Alone” protagonist Kevin McCallister fighting off the Wet Bandits or getting into other mischief. With...

In the wake of Amy Pace’s resignation this week as director of prevention services for Sallisaw NOW Coalition after she was arrested for driving under the influence, I questioned at what point we expe...

So much is taken for granted until the inevitable change makes us sit up and take notice. If the little daily, homely pursuits seem tedious and unfulfilling, it is only because we do not realize how t...

Way to go, Oklahoma City Thunder. For the first time in 13 years, the Thunder will end their season at the National Basketball Association Finals. The Thunder dominated the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-...

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PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER! PERSECUTION RUNS RAMPANT IN THIS OL’ WORLD! IF THEY DESTROY THE BODY, WHAT ELSE CAN THEY DO! THIS WORLD IS NOT OUR HOME! WE’RE JUST PASSING THROUGH! Matthew 10:22-28 22And...

May is Foster Care Awareness Month, a time when we at the Cherokee Nation reflect on one of the most profound responsibilities we carry as a community: caring for our children. This commitment is deep...