Last Friday, the last piece of the high school basketball playoffs for Sequoyah County were put in place by the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association (OSSAA) on Friday. The best news recei...

Cancer is a diagnosis no one wants, but it was a reality for nearly 2 million Americans in 2023, not including non-melanoma skin cancer. What’s more, more than 600,000 will die from the disease. Resea...

The language that our ancestors spoke to pass along Cherokee wisdom through countless generations; that the unique Cherokee genius Sequoyah created a syllabary for; that Cherokee hero Durbin Feeling d...

It seems like it has been quite a while since I wrote about our TOPS News. Our last news was from our Jan. 7 meeting. The next week I was in AARP tax training, and the following week we had bad weathe...

The current fentanyl crisis in America is directly tied to the Biden administration’s unwillingness to secure our southern border. Over the past three years, over 8.8 million illegal migrants have cro...

I’m not a member of the Oklahoma Legislature, but I’ve got an idea for new legislation. How about a bill requiring state legislators — heck, why not all politicians, especially those who instigate an ...

Have you ever seen something manipulated to change what would have been a simple ordinary thing — but now it is a tangled web? How sad that some believe they know more about how life should be, so the...

The Class A and B district assignments for postseason play will be announced Friday by the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association (OSSAA). I will have the story about them for our website t...

In the modern world, no child should ever need to worry about having enough nutritious food. When families cannot provide that by themselves, it is a core responsibility of good government to fill the...

The Kozie Quilters of Sequoyah County met on Jan. 3, to set goals for the New Year. Dedicated members are very happy to stitch together tops and complete quilts for individuals in the county. Every We...

It’s a new year! This is the time of the year we all make the “New Year’s” resolutions that always includes trying to live a healthier life. While it’s always a good opportunity to reset the fitness a...

listen and imagine raindrops falling on the roof. Hear the low roll of thunder and gentle flashes of lightning. See the rivulets of water running on a dusty road, and see how the squirrels scamper fro...

Get ready, folks, for one more week of basketball tournaments this week. Thanks to the snow, all the tournaments won’t begin until either today or Thursday. Of all the tournaments we have this week, o...

As we come together this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I hope we can all reflect on his life and ideals. Setting aside a day to honor him is a crucial step toward making Oklahoma and America a better pl...

THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD!!! TRUST IN HIM AND ONLY HIM!!! 1 Timothy 2:1-15 1I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2For k...

Listen and imagine raindrops falling on the roof. Hear the low roll of thunder and gentle flashes of lightning. See the rivulets of water running on a dusty road, and see how the squirrels scamper fro...

Another Sequoyah County Tournament is now in the books after Saturday night’s title games saw the Roland High School basketball claim county championships. It was the first sweep for the Running Range...

In the early ‘90s, long before anyone ever heard of McGirt, Cherokee Nation signed its first cross-deputization agreement. That powerful act of tribal sovereignty has served us, and all of our friends...

WHAT IS YOUR THORN IN THE FLESH? WE ALL HAVE A THORN IN THE FLESH OF SOME KIND! ONLY JESUS CHRIST CAN OVER COME THE THORN, OR THORNS IN THE FLESH! LET JESUS CHRIST HELP AS BEST AS HE CAN! 2 Corinthian...

Smelly shoes are an all-too-common issue. It can be annoying; no matter how clean your feet are, they still end up making your sneakers smell. Shoes are an ideal breeding ground for bacteria because t...