Columns & Opinions
SALLISAW TOPS
By Billie Anthony 
November 6, 2025
Monday, we had 15 TOPS AND 1 KOPS members to weigh in. Cindy had our best weight loss for the week with a 4.9 pounds. Weigh to go, Cindy! Keep up the good work. Our best weight loss for the month of O...
Columns & Opinions, Religion
BLACKGUM CHRISTIAN UNION CHURCH
By Pastor Reggie Kelley 
November 4, 2025
BE STILL AND KNOW THAT JESUS CHRIST IS GOD! KNOW THAT JESUS CHRIST LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR ALL PEOPLE TO COME HOME TO HIM! GIVE GOD THE GLORY AND PRAISE IN JESUS CHRIST’S HOLY NAME! Psalm 46:1-11 1God ...
Columns & Opinions
CHIEF CHAT
By Chuck Hoskin Jr. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief 
November 4, 2025
I am calling on Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt to follow Cherokee Nation’s lead and extend a lifeline to hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans who will lose food assistance in November. On Nov. 1, over 922,0...
Columns & Opinions
CHIEF CHAT
By Chuck Hoskin Jr. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief, DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
October 28, 2025
The Cherokee language is the heart of who we are as a people. It carries our history, our way of life, and the values that connect us across generations. When we speak our language, we honor our ances...
Columns & Opinions, Religion
BLACKGUM CHRISTIAN UNION CHURCH
By Pastor Reggie Kelley, DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
October 28, 2025
AS A CHRISTIAN WE MUST BE THE BEST REPRESENTIVE OF JESUS CHRIST THAT HE KNOWS THAT WE CAN BE! HOLD ONTO JESUS CHRIST ALL THE WAY THROUGH HEAVEN’S GATES! KNOW THAT YOU’RE INCREDIBLY LOVED BY THE LORD! ...
Columns & Opinions
CHIEF CHAT
By Chuck Hoskin Jr. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief 
October 21, 2025
Cherokee Nation remains deeply committed to protecting our culture, preserving our history and strengthening families for future generations. Across our reservation in northeast Oklahoma, we see both ...
Columns & Opinions, Religion
BLACKGUM CHRISTIAN UNION CHURCH
By Pastor Reggie Kelley 
October 21, 2025
LET JESUS CHRIST LEAD YOU WHERE HE NEEDS YOU! FOLLOW JESUS CHRIST ALL THE WAY THROUGH HEAVEN’S GATE! JESUS CHRIST TRULY IS: THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE! Matthew 11:1-30 1And it came to pass, when...
Columns & Opinions
SALLISAW TOPS
By Billie Anthony 
October 16, 2025
TOPS 0737 had a fun meeting Monday. We had 15 TOPS and 1 KOPS weigh in. Karen had our best weight loss for the week with a 1.4 pounds. Weigh to go, Karen! Keep up the good work. The two-bit bowl winne...
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GRIDIRON NOTES
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
October 16, 2025
I recall one instance in my first high school season as Your TIMES sports editor where I took a call on the Friday morning after all the Fall Break games took place the Thursday night before wondering...
Columns & Opinions, Sports
KILGORE'S CORNER
October 16, 2025
Even with the hot weather we are experiencing now, it won’t deter the youngsters from getting out for the first opportunity of deer hunting with a firearm this weekend, encompassing today through Sund...
Columns & Opinions
By Joyce Sequichie Hifler 
October 16, 2025
Chances are there is a griping porch in hell where complainers sit together and punch each other out. If anyone has an opportunity to speak, it seems the subject will be negative. What we need to do i...
Columns & Opinions
CHIEF CHAT
By Chuck Hoskin Jr. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief 
October 14, 2025
Every decision made at the Cherokee Nation — whether it’s from me, Deputy Chief Bryan Warner, the Council of the Cherokee Nation, or one of the thousands of Cherokee Nation employees who work tireless...
Columns & Opinions, Religion
BLACKGUM CHRISTIAN UNION CHURCH
By Pastor Reggie Kelley 
October 14, 2025
DID YOU KNOW THAT WHAT’S IN A PERSON’S HEART THEY SPEAK? A PERSON WHO’S BEEN TRULY BORN AGAIN AND HOLDING ONTO THE LORD SPEAKS WITH THE LORDLY GOODNESS THAT JESUS CHRIST’S PLACED IN THEIR HEART! IF FI...
Columns & Opinions
October 9, 2025
It's getting close to that time of the year when the men in our county start itching, itching to get into the woods to set out tneir deer feeders and stands, and select their next hunting spot. I’m a ...
Columns & Opinions, Sports
GRIDIRON NOTES
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
October 9, 2025
Our six 11-man football teams will be playing their third straight district game tonight, with Sallisaw (District 4A4) and Vian (District 2AII-4) undefeated through two district games, which sets them...
Columns & Opinions
By Joyce Sequichie Hifler 
October 9, 2025
Misunderstanding can be one of the most difficult things to explain and make right. Our aunt gave us a lace tablecloth she had crocheted and asked if Grandmother had left any such thing to us. She had...
Columns & Opinions, Sports
DIAMOND NOTES
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
October 7, 2025
Just like that, the 2025 high school fast-pitch softball season has come to a close for Sequoyah County as we saw Sallisaw, Muldrow, Roland and Gore all get eliminated in their respective regional tou...
Columns & Opinions, Religion
BLACKGUM CHRISTIAN UNION CHURCH
By Pastor Reggie Kelley 
October 7, 2025
GOD’S WORD IS VERY GOOD! STUDY TO SHOW YOURSELF A GOOD WORKER FOR THE LORD! 2 Timothy 2:15Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word o...
Columns & Opinions, Tribal
CHIEF CHAT
By Chuck Hoskin Jr. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief 
October 7, 2025
Cherokee Nation celebrated a historic milestone this week: the transfer of the Claremore Indian Hospital from the federal Indian Health Service to Cherokee Nation’s control. That facility had been the...
Columns & Opinions, Sports
GRIDIRON NOTES
October 2, 2025
Our local 11-man football teams collectively had a good start to the district portion of their seasons last Friday night. Sallisaw defeated Hilldale in the District 4A-4 opener, Muldrow did likewise t...