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...

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...

We had 17 TOPS and one KOPS in attendance. We had a chapter net loss of 7 pounds. Way to go members! Keep up the good work! Barbara had the best weight loss of 3.8 lbs. Way to go, Barbara! Brenda H wa...

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...

While we lost half of our fast-pitch softball teams last week as the playoffs got underway, we still have four teams alive and playing in regional tournaments this week. In Class 4A, the Sallisaw Lady...

WE NEED TO KNOW GOD’S HOLY WORD! STUDY TO SHOW YOURSELF APPROVED! IT’S VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT JESUS CHRIST IS THE HOLY “WORD” OF GOD! PRAISE JESUS CHRIST’S HOLY NAME! 2 Timothy 2:1-26 1Thou there...

Five years ago, we began a journey to secure and renew the beloved Cherokee Heritage Center. Last week we reached a major milestone, moving forward on a $50 million new Heritage Center, reimagined for...

Now, the real season will begin for all six of our 11-man football teams this week as their respective district season will commence. The Sallisaw Black Diamonds, winners of two straight games, will b...

Monday, we had fifteen TOPS and one KOPS in attendance. We had a net loss of 11.1 pounds. Way to go members! Keep up the good work! Willine had the best weight loss of 3.7 pounds. She said she did not...

American Indians are known to use sage leaves to keep evil spirits away. Even though some may feel humor to think of this way to protect themselves — but on the other hand, what are we doing to keep o...

Recently, a 72-year-old man was attacked and killed by a yearling male black bear in Arkansas. It was an unprovoked attack. The gentleman was riding his lawn mower tractor and was mauled. His son bega...

At the Cherokee Nation, we have long been committed to building a health system that is among the best in the world. What sets our mission apart is not just the scale of the services, but also a commi...

WEEK 6 PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS Muldrow’s Kaydence Young had two brilliant games. In the Sept. 16 road loss to Gore, Young fanned 10 batters, while she tossed a three-hitter with seven strikeouts in a Game...

PLEASE LET THE “WORD” OF GOD PROTECT YOU/ME/US! JESUS CHRIST IS THE “WORD” OF GOD; WRAP UP IN THE “WORD” OF GOD! I John 5-8 5Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is th...

TOPS 0737 Sallisaw had a nice visit from our Area Advocate, Amanda, Monday. We had 13 in attendance plus Amanda and her husband, John. Amanda is leader of the Muskogee chapter and John is the chapter ...

Resentment can be so embedded in a person’s consciousness that they are not even aware it is there. It may be a carry over from a mother’s prejudice about something or a father’s decision to dislike s...

The Gore Pirates will not be playing tonight as Gore coach Brandon Ellis purposely always puts his team’s bye week — if they play a Zero Week game, as they did this year against Wilburton on Aug. 29 —...

The Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association announced its Class A and B district softball assignments for the upcoming fast-pitch softball playoffs on Friday. Both Gore and Webbers Falls wer...

Cherokee Nation can deliver a “wellness dividend” to citizens now and for generations to come. We just need to strengthen the Public Health and Wellness Fund Act. In 2021, we were all in the grips of ...

ONE DAY WE’RE ALL GOING TO LAY THESE BODIES DOWN–FOR DUST YOUR BODY IS AND DUST WILL THE BODY RETURN! Genesis 3:19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for o...