If Lacey Prentice of Sallisaw reaches her goal by the end of May of raising $1,000 for a food drive sponsored by her place of employment, she will get “pied!” she says laughing. “Yea, we’re involved i...

Renee Esteban of Sallisaw has a busy weekend coming up. Beginning at 1 p.m. Friday, the church which she and her husband, Raymond, pastor, Price’s Chapel, will celebrate Good Friday with a kids' Easte...

Shannon Edwards is well-known throughout Sequoyah County as the nurse with a heart. Edwards, who not only works as a school nurse for Moffett and Brushy Schools, has also spent much of her time sponso...

Just Folks Allen Lee of Sallisaw comes from a long line of people who have owned businesses in Sallisaw. Lee, 35, however, enjoys spending time with his family which led him to give up his job doing p...

Just Folks Chris Sheridan of the Brushy community says the best thing about living in Sequoyah County are the people, even those he supervises daily as the Sequoyah County Inmate Work Crew supervisor....

Tom Hamilton of the Blackgum community said he never realized that one day he would retire from his job after his children grew up, move to Oklahoma and have his own business making cabinets. Hamilton...

Just Folks At the age of 81, Annette Brown of Vian, may have discovered the mythical Fountain of Youth. But according to Brown, it’s really nothing new and not a big secret, but it is something she en...

Just Folks Amon Wells of Roland owns a special place where friends like to gather each day. Wells, who is 90 years old, has been operating an antique store, or as he calls it, the “junk shop” for 25 y...

Just Folks Camdyn Johnson of Sallisaw is not only in her last year as a senior at Sallisaw High School, but in her last year to participate in the Sequoyah County Junior Livestock Show. She hopes her ...

Just Folks Valentine’s Day season has been a busy one for Madison Hall, an assistant florist, who works with her best friend, Arionna, at Ivy Threads Flower Shop in Sallisaw. “We’ve been busy for awhi...

Just Folks John Smith of Vian gets poked about his name a lot he says, but friends who know him well say he is a “likable guy” who is as common as his name. Smith, 40, works as a closing manager for H...

Aaron Tackett Aaron Tackett of Sallisaw says his grandmother left him a gift of not only a new life in a place he calls home every day but also a place where he has a job he loves going to every day. ...

Debra Presley Debra Presley of Muldrow says she has held many jobs throughout her 65 years, but serving others has become her favorite. Presley, who works as a cook for the Sallisaw Nutrition Center, ...

Harold Powell Harold Powell of Sallisaw said he was raised in the ministry by his father which later led to his involvement and commitment to a citywide ministry in Sallisaw serving free meals to anyo...

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...