In honor of International Left-Handers Day being celebrated worldwide Wednesday, the August 13 edition of Your TIMES gives you a glimpse at how the world would be if left were right. If this seems a d...

If you’re righthanded and you've picked up this newspaper, you’re surely wondering what you’ve gotten yourself into. And why. Today (Aug. 13) is International Left-Handers Day, an obscure “holiday” th...

There are some musicians, especially amateur ones, who don’t want you to look at them when they play. Guitarist John Musselman of Sallisaw is one of those. Not because he’s shy or nervous. It’s actual...

Almost everyone has certain characteristics that make them readily identifiable. For lefthanded Teresa Caves of Sallisaw, it’s a certain symbol that sets her apart from righthanders. “Probably my most...

Crystal Gibbs will be the first to tell you she can’t do anything with her right hand. And she’s finding out the same is true for her left-handed grandson, Brantley. “Growing up, I would cry because n...

For some couple who have been married for a time, not sitting beside their spouse when eating at a restaurant can be a welcome respite. But for Pat and April Nix, left-handed husband and wife from Sal...

Talk to many left-handers and they’ll be quick to cite the travails with which they must contend in a right-handed world — eating while seated next to a right-hander, figuring out how to use right-han...

For the 90% of humans who are right-handed, there was never a question about how they’d throw a ball, write their name or find a seat at a dinner party. Likewise, for the 1 in 10 southpaws, using thei...

As you’ve already noticed, after you may have tried to take a pair of right-handed scissors to cut along the right edge of the front page trying to get into this edition of Your TIMES, this is a left-...

20. Two words: Ink smears. Whenever lefties try to right with ink, they end up smearing their writing beyond recognition. 19. Wristwatches. All watches are made to be worn on the left arm, and the sou...

We all, of course, know in which hand we hold a pen, but how far does this bias extend throughout your body? Are you lefteared? Left-eyed? Here is a simple test you can apply to yourself. 1. Imagine t...

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The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma has announced that Justin Floyd Qualls, aka Jay Qualls, 40, of Muldrow, has been found guilty by a federal jury of one count of...

Wayne and Joyce Bradshaw celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Aug. 14. They were married in 1965, in a small country church in southwest Kansas. After the birth of their two daughters, Gina and A...

President Donald Trump’s budget bill brings stricter rules to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the federal food assistance program, and shifts costs to states, putting an estimated 131,0...

One big inning by the visiting Checotah Lady Wildcats doomed the Sallisaw Lady Diamonds in their home and season opener of the 2025 fast-pitch softball season Monday evening on “The Turf of Dreams,” t...

On August 14, 2019, I took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the Cherokee Nation. My oath requires me to defend against the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians’ attacks on our so...

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is holding a final project meeting to present the Supplemental Watershed Plan and Environmental Assessment (Plan-EA) and all necessary supporting data...

Some patrons driving by Vian High School’s St. John Stadium during June and early July might have wondered if the new turf for the football field was going to be all in place come time for the Wolveri...

Jason Walker, paranormal investigator and author, is returning to Sallisaw for a book signing on Friday, from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at the Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library. Walker grew up in Sallisaw and sa...