The King said, “I will never, never forget this.” The Queen answered, “Yes you will. Unless you make a memo for it." The trouble with most of us, we make a mental note and make it so terrible that we ...

Monday we had 11 members weigh in with Lynda having the best weight loss of 4.2 pounds. Way to go Lynda! Keep up the great work! Jerry’s name was drawn from the Two Bit Bowl but she had a slight gain ...

With the Class 2A, 3A and 4A teams starting their district tournaments Friday and Saturday, all remaining 13 teams are truly in basketball playoff mode now. Your TIMES will be your best source for pla...

Earlier this month, I attended the first day of the Oklahoma Legislature’s 2024 regular session. Along with several other tribal leaders, I met with legislators and observed the Oklahoma governor’s St...

JESUS CHRIST CAME TO EARTH TO LAY DOWN HIS LIFE SO WHOSOEVER CAN HAVE ETERNAL LIFE WITH HIM FOREVER! KNOW JESUS CHRIST–KNOW LIFE! NO JESUS CHRIST– NO LIFE! Matthew 16:13-28 13When Jesus came into the ...

A valentine is usually a red heart with a lovely poem. I have no red hearts so I want to give you want I can - love. I love the way you treat people with honor and respect. I love your ability to forg...

I always remember hearing old timers talk about the month of March. That is, if it comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb and vice versa, based off the weather conditions. My 2024 came in li...

Last Friday, the last piece of the high school basketball playoffs for Sequoyah County were put in place by the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association (OSSAA) on Friday. The best news recei...

Cancer is a diagnosis no one wants, but it was a reality for nearly 2 million Americans in 2023, not including non-melanoma skin cancer. What’s more, more than 600,000 will die from the disease. Resea...

The language that our ancestors spoke to pass along Cherokee wisdom through countless generations; that the unique Cherokee genius Sequoyah created a syllabary for; that Cherokee hero Durbin Feeling d...

It seems like it has been quite a while since I wrote about our TOPS News. Our last news was from our Jan. 7 meeting. The next week I was in AARP tax training, and the following week we had bad weathe...

The current fentanyl crisis in America is directly tied to the Biden administration’s unwillingness to secure our southern border. Over the past three years, over 8.8 million illegal migrants have cro...

I’m not a member of the Oklahoma Legislature, but I’ve got an idea for new legislation. How about a bill requiring state legislators — heck, why not all politicians, especially those who instigate an ...

Have you ever seen something manipulated to change what would have been a simple ordinary thing — but now it is a tangled web? How sad that some believe they know more about how life should be, so the...

The Class A and B district assignments for postseason play will be announced Friday by the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association (OSSAA). I will have the story about them for our website t...

In the modern world, no child should ever need to worry about having enough nutritious food. When families cannot provide that by themselves, it is a core responsibility of good government to fill the...

The Kozie Quilters of Sequoyah County met on Jan. 3, to set goals for the New Year. Dedicated members are very happy to stitch together tops and complete quilts for individuals in the county. Every We...

It’s a new year! This is the time of the year we all make the “New Year’s” resolutions that always includes trying to live a healthier life. While it’s always a good opportunity to reset the fitness a...

listen and imagine raindrops falling on the roof. Hear the low roll of thunder and gentle flashes of lightning. See the rivulets of water running on a dusty road, and see how the squirrels scamper fro...

Get ready, folks, for one more week of basketball tournaments this week. Thanks to the snow, all the tournaments won’t begin until either today or Thursday. Of all the tournaments we have this week, o...