Lesley Deem Lesley Deem of Marble City jokingly tells her children “I’m not interesting but I’ll get there,” she says. Actually, Deem, whose native home is Salt Lake City, Utah, does live an interesti...

Denise Fairchild Denise Fairchild of Sallisaw is a man’s best friend’s ‘best friend.’ Fairchild spends most of her time volunteering for the Sallisaw Animal Care facility by feeding, walking and takin...

By Lynn McCulleyIn her late 60s, Yvonne Tillapaugh of Sallisaw is entering a new phase of her life. After living in Denver, Colo., for 37 years, she decided to come to Sallisaw to be near her mother, ...

Reece Bush cruised into Sallisaw from California 12 years ago for a job opportunity in a small town which he said has embraced he and his family, and now wants to give back to his community. Bush, who...

Rebecca Cole of Sallisaw did not begin writing a book until a couple of years ago. She had written so many words, according to her sister, Yvonne, that she ended up writing two books in one year. “I‚m...

Gina Erdmann of Muldrow was once a hula dancer, worked in a pineapple cannery, ate sugar cane right off the stalk and served as a tour guide for a palace belonging to Hawaiian royalty. Erdmann, a nati...

April McGehee who lives in the Wildhorse Mountain Community has a job of keeping Sequoyah County clean, “when it comes to clothing,” she says. McGehee, who grew up in Haskell County, has been working ...

Layla Manuel, a 15-year-old sophomore at Gans School, is an exceptional young lady. Not only because she is the youngest student in her class but she is also left-handed which makes her an a part of a...

Logan Lease may only be 12, but the Vian student has been sporting a mullet for the past year in hopes of winning the kids division USA Mullet Championships. Logan, one of many contestants in the annu...

Michelle Hamilton of Vian may be England born and raised but after she and her husband fell in love with Oklahoma‚s lakes and hills, they made Sequoyah County their home and she says she is loving the...

It‚s never a dull moment when you‚re working for the closest grocery store to Lake Tenkiller, according to Courtney Huckbay who has worked for Harps Store in Gore for the past two years. The store, wh...

Seth Lloyd of Sallisaw is not only the number one “Girl Daddy” in Sequoyah County according to his two daughters, who seldom leave his side, but he is also the best coach they know. Lloyd coaches his ...

Kaly Winton of Sallisaw says “It‚s been one super crazy week!” Winton, 18, is not only graduating Friday, but as the valedictorian of her class, she will also be making a speech. “I‚m excited and nerv...

Pat Riggs of Muldrow said when she received the news she had been approved to become a member of the Artists for Conservation society in 2020, she went outside and screamed! “It was the dream of a lif...

After 37 years in the teaching profession, Debbie Lewis of Vian and her friend, another teacher, decided to open a consignment and booth rental shop in downtown Sallisaw. With the weather warming up, ...

Stephen Dorius may be from Utah but has made Sequoyah County his temporary home in a ministry which he has chosen or maybe one that has chosen him. Dorius, a missionary, is part of a ministry organize...

Krystel Willard works in an ideal environment to hit the ground running each morning she has to work as a barista at Aroma‚s Coffee Shop in Sallisaw. The coffee shop, which opened in 2000, not only of...

Barbara Gipson of Sallisaw loves children, books and teaching. So much that although she is semiretired, Gipson still teaches second graders as a reading specialist, two mornings a week at Liberty Ele...

Evlynn Schonefeld of Sallisaw never meets a stranger and is always full of energy, according to her grandmother Ä–vlynn, 6, is a student at Liberty Elementary in Sallisaw and has spent most of her ti...

Lisa Langdell graduated from Sallisaw High School and did not go to college. Instead, Langdell decided to follow in the footsteps of her grandmother and her mother and operate her own business and now...