While we’re in the middle of the second week of Christmas Break for our local high schools, it means that basketball will return to full swing next week — although the Vian basketball teams will trave...

GOING THROUGH TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS! KNOW THAT JESUS CHRIST IS WITH YOU/ME/ US—FAITHFUL CHRISTIANS! JESUS CHRIST PROTECTS US IN OUR TIME OF NEEED! HOLD ON, THE BEST IS YET TO COME! Psalm 46:1-12 1Go...

We frequently think that when circumstances around us change, then we will be free to change. But Henry David Thoreau told us a long time ago that things do not change, we have to change. If we are bo...

It was a special night for Webbers Falls basketball Thursday night at Webbers Falls Event Center. In between the Riverside Conference games between Gore and Webbers Falls, former longtime coach Jerry ...

In today’s age, when technology can often leave us feeling disconnected from our cultural roots, Cherokee Nation is proving that innovation and tradition can go hand in hand. This is especially true w...

THE CHRISTIAN UNION STATION BLACKGUM CHRISTIAN UNION CHURCH PASTOR, REGGIE KELLEY WE ALL MUST FOLLOW JESUS CHRIST! JESUS CHRIST GAVE US THE FREE CHOICE TO FOLLOW HIM OR NOT TO FOLLOW HIM! THERE’S A HU...

One week ago, the city of Vian and all of Sequoyah County was all hoping the Vian Wolverines would bring home the program’s first state football championship since 1971. However, a late Adair touchdow...

This past Monday we had 17 TOPS members and one KOPS weighed in. Chapter net loss of 1.1 pounds was encouraging with Christmas celebrations beginning very soon. This week Jim had our best weight loss ...

Leo Tolstoy said something that each of us should remember when we start talking. He said, “We lost because we told ourselves we lost.’’ When we are in a battle to overcome something, remember that sa...

Each Sunday afternoon, my two brothers and our brother-in-law visit via FaceTime. It’s something that began in 2020, and included our mother and baby sister. We lost Mom more than a year ago, and our ...

Christmas is a wonderful time of year. While people think of various things when they think of this holiday celebration, we also remember the true meaning of Christmas. There is, of course, the shoppi...

Ragged fence worn down dirt broken glass awaiting cleanup eyesore needs quick cleanup ***** This photo of a now-vacant lot at the corner of Elm Street and Chickasaw Avenue was taken on October 8, long...

Thirty-five years ago, our people made a courageous choice to dare a new path. What began as a humble bingo hall in Roland in 1990 has grown into a thriving gaming and hospitality enterprise — Cheroke...

It will be a special night at Webbers Falls Event Center on Thursday night when the host Lady Warriors and Warriors entertain their rivals from across the river from Gore. Former Webbers Falls coach J...

JESUS CHRIST MUST BE FIRST IN ALL OF OUR LIVE! DO YOU LOVE JESUS CHRIST? LOOK TO JESUS CHRIST IN ALL THINGS! Luke 14:1-35 1And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees ...

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...