Malnutrition is a global public health crisis affecting millions of people, impacting not only physical health but also mental well-being. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), abo...

We landed in Kalispell that afternoon where we met two of my daughter’s childhood friends, Deidra and Alayna, who were already at the airport. With the four of us, Deidra, her husband Jess, their four...

Fear can make us consider quitting, but nothing can make us do it but ourselves. A lack of interest is a negative that should be completely done away with. It is a heavy yoke that we, especially, olde...

Hello, August! I knew you would get here, but you always come way too fast. Nonetheless, August has arrived, which means, for your beloved sports editor, it’s time to start prepping for the two specia...

A foundational Cherokee value, known as “detsadageyusesdi,” is to be stingy with one another’s existence, like a mother is with her child. It is no coincidence that when Cherokees think about love and...

SIN CAN BE A TOTAL SEPARATION FROM GOD! IF ONE SINS THEY NEED TO COME TO THE LORD TO BE FORGIVEN OF SIN! MOST IMPORTANTLY ONE MUST BE BORN AGAIN! COME TO JESUS CHRIST FOR SALVATION! Romans 8:1-39 1The...

Ryan Walters and his merry band of administrative leaders should not be operating the State Department of Education like their own private fiefdom, oblivious to the laws that govern public access. Yet...

Monday we had a great attendance of 17 members. Our Thinner Winner this week was Donna with a loss of 1.8 pounds. Great job, Donna! This week our chapter had a net gain, but I am positive they will co...

Two things should always remind us of one of Sallisaw’s biggest events — the 81st Sallisaw Lions Club Rodeo, which will begin Thursday — is about to take place. First, it’s July. Secondly, school will...

I was honored to be included in my daughter and son-in-law’s recent week-long family trip to Flathead Lake near Rollins, Montana. We traveled there in September of last year and I couldn’t wait to ret...

It is no trouble to tell ourselves we are new creatures every day. You know, we really are. Everything about us renews itself all the time. But we have been told, and this too is true, we have what we...

KNOW PEACE! KNOW THE PRINCE OF PEACE IN THE FREE PARDON OF SIN! YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN! JESUS CHRIST PLAINLY STATED THIS: “YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN”! Isaiah 9:1-211Nevertheless the dimness shall not be ...

Monday we had 14 in attendance. Billie had the biggest weight loss of 8.7 pounds. We had a chapter net loss of 10.7 pounds! Great job Ladies! Finally after four weeks of gains, the scales were good to...

History was made in the 95th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, which took place Tuesday night at Atlanta’s Truist Park. MLB had a plan to make sure there was not a lengthy, multiple-inning All-Star...

Summertime has set in and harvest is in full swing. Long winnows of sage green alfalfa lie drying in the sun to be baled at the proper time. The smell of it is pungent and taps the memory of all the f...

JESUS CHRIST IS RETURNING TO EARTH SOON! ARE YOU READY FOR THE RAPTURE? YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN TO GO HOME WITH JESUS CHRIST! THE TRUMPET’S GOING TO SOUND, BE READY TO MEET JESUS CHRIST! 1 Corinthians ...

Cultural artifacts fortify bonds to Cherokee identity By Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. Preserving and promoting our Cherokee culture is a multifaceted mission rooted in carrying for...

The road home is not straight and smooth - or easy to find, if you are a stranger. It is curvy and meanders through woods and along little streams that rush and gurgle and foam during wet weather. Dur...

big blue slide towers a bove pool coming next year can’t wait for fun times A slide was recently installed at the site of the new Sallisaw water park. Construction continues with the restrooms and sna...

It will be a special day for former Roland Rangers and Arkansas Razorbacks baseball player Jaxon Wiggins. Wiggins will be one of the National League All-Stars in Saturday afternoon’s Major League Base...