Having spent the Thanksgiving holiday in Florida visiting our son, I have returned and escaped to have an occasional sit in a deer blind. My lovely spouse has been on a mission — to pounce on that rar...

I addressed this topic last week, but I thought I would do so once more. The stories on our local football teams’ respective all-district teams — District 4A-4 (Sallisaw), District 3A-3 (Muldrow), Dis...

There are times when people get so far from home in their minds they forget the way back. The lonely forget how to communicate, though there are many equally lonely. The sick forget how it felt to be ...

Fourteen members weighed in today. This week new member, Jim, had our best weight loss with a 4.4 pounds. Weigh to go, Jim! Keep up the good work. Today was after Thanksgiving and our chapter had a ne...

BROTHERS, SISTERS, FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, NO MATTER WHAT THIS WORLD TELLS YOU/ME/US—THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY THROUGH HEAVEN’S GATES! THAT WAY IS ONLY WITH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD AND SAVIOR! John 1...

Monday, we had 15 TOPS members to weigh in. This week Brenda H had our best weight loss with a 4.1 pounds. Weigh to go, Brenda! Keep up the good work. The two-bit bowl will wait until next week to be ...

The Vian Wolverines are going to have to wait another week before getting their chance to meet the Davis Wolves in the Class 2A, Division II state semifinals — and avenge last year’s state title game ...

Over night the woods changed their colors and leaves fall like huge brown snowflakes. Many trees hold their leaves but change their colors until it freezes or there is heavy rain. The poem we hear at ...

First off, welcome to the first edition of the Cage Notes Column for the 202526 high school basketball season. It’s hard to believe, but the 2025-26 high school basketball season will begin next week....

If you live within the Cherokee Nation and see a rural transit vehicle, Cherokee Nation along with some great partners helped make it possible. It is a great investment. Cherokee Nation budgets more t...

CHERISH THE LORD ALL YOUR/ MY/OUR DAYS! GLORIFY THE LORD AS BEST A HE KNOWS YOU/ ME/WE CAN! PRAISE THE LORD TO THE HIGHEST! Deuteronomy 10:1-22 1At that time the Lord said unto me, Hew thee two tables...

Mark Twain continually taught us with tart humor. He said he never let his schooling interfere with his education. There is so much we have to learn in order to communicate with each other, to know wh...

Last Friday night was not how the Sallisaw Black Diamonds wanted to finish the season, falling in the Class 4A playoffs opening round, losing 35-14 to the Grove Ridgerunners. However, for the third st...

Our duty to care for those who have served our tribal Nation and our country is among our greatest honors in Cherokee Nation. From historic military enlistment to modern-day participation and active d...

Monday, we had 11 TOPS and one KOPS members to weigh in. Cindy had our best weight loss for the week with a 5.6 pounds. Weigh to go, Cindy! Keep up the good work. The two-bit bowl winner was Willine w...

PREACH THE WORDS OF JESUS CHRIST! BE A LAMP OF THE GLORY OF THE LORD! CHRISTIANS ARE PREACHERS FOR JESUS CHRIST WHO IS THE GLORY OF THE LORD! 2 Corinthians 4:1-18 1Therefore seeing we have this minist...

For those veterans who are heading to any of our local three playoff games tonight — Sallisaw at Grove, Keys at Vian or Webbers Falls at Waukomis — you are going to receive a special honor thanks to t...

As double dealing as the world seems at times, the whole thing is run on trust. We could not make it one day without that trust. From world leaders to the smallest thing we can buy at the grocery stor...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt is known for quite a few achievements we often take for granted. He established Social Security, the minimum wage and the 40-hour work week. His “New Deal” introduced program...

As Cherokee Nation citizens, we draw strength from those who came before us. Our elders are the foundation of our communities, the keepers of our history, and the heart of our families. As we gathered...