House Bill 1955 finally took effect on August 29. This bill marks a monumental step forward for our great state toward providing much-needed financial relief for our constituents by eliminating the st...

COME BACK TO THE LORD, AMERICA!!! THE TIME IS NOW TO LOOK TO THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!!! GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST!!! Joel 2:1-32 1Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: ...

Opioids and other addictive substances have taken a heavy toll on Cherokee families and communities. The crisis is made even more difficult when we must send citizens far from the Cherokee Nation Rese...

We have a couple of busy weeks on the fast-pitch softball diamonds. As I mentioned last week, today will be the Riverside Conference Junior High Tournament in Stigler for Gore, Gans and Webbers Falls,...

When we consider ways to manage our finances, certain words may come to mind — savings, income, debt, interest. However, there are several considerations besides money that can impact a household’s ov...

We agreed two days in a row. The third day we didn't agree. How do we judge our friendships? Do we rate them by the number of things we see eye to eye on or by the one thing we did not? Friends are tr...

Monday we had 15 in attendance for our weekly TOPS CLUB meeting. Barbara had the best weight loss for the week with 1 pound gone. Our Two Bit Bowl was not won this week so our next week will have a fe...

ARE YOU AMONG THE WISE VIRGINS, OR AMONG THE FOOLISH VIRGINS? GOD KNOWS! YOU CAN’T PRETEND WITH THE LORD! THERE WILL BE A SEPARATION OF THE WISE VIRGINS AND THE FOOLISH VIRGINS! GOD WILL CLOSE THE DOO...

Every Labor Day weekend marks a special time for reflection and celebration by Cherokees. The Cherokee National Holiday recognizes the 1839 signing of the Cherokee Nation Constitution, which formally ...

Last week on the softball diamond saw quite a bit of exciting things. First off, there were two local individuals who hit inside-the-park home runs on Thursday — Gore’s River Shoemake in the win over ...

We agreed two days in a row. The third day we didn’t agree. How do we judge our friendships? Do we rate them by the number of things we see eye to eye on or by the one thing we did not? Friends are tr...

SINNING WILL NOT GET YOU TO HEAVEN! DO YOU WANT THE SMOKING, OR NONSMOKING OF ETERNAL LIFE? KNOW JESUS CHRIST, KNOW ETERNAL LIFE! NO JESUS CHRIST, NO ETERNAL LIFE! 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 9Know ye not th...

There are a lot of great things happening here on the Cherokee Nation Reservation. I write each week about the historic moves we’re making in housing, health and wellness, language revitalization, and...

The 2024 high school fast-pitch softball season is off and running as we’ve now been in action for about a week. During last week’s action, we saw two new softball coaches — Sallisaw’s Wes Green and C...

Monday was a good day at the scales for TOPS 0737. We had a net loss of 12.6 pounds! Way to go members! Thirteen members were in attendance. I had the best weight loss for the week with 6.3 pounds gon...

On my commute to work from Vian to Sallisaw, I can pinpoint each morning where Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers will be stationed on I-40. It’s usually between Dwight Mission and the first Sallisaw ex...

To hear the truth and to tap wisdom and knowledge is priceless-that is our privi-lege. Never admit defeat if true wisdom has not been sought for and used. None of us would know right from wrong if we ...

DON’T LET ANYTHING OR ANYONE GET IN THE WAY OF THE LORD! ALWAYS LET HIM GO BEFORE YOU AND BE WITH YOU ALWAYS! THERE IS ONLY GOD THE FATHER, GOD THE SON, AND GOD THE HOLY GHOST! CLING TO HIM FOR ETERNA...

The Cherokee Nation’s story contains more than our fair share of chapters where we struggled for survival. And yet with the support and sympathy from our allies, we continue to persist. We’ve faced fo...

Monday has been a date that all football coaches and players have been anxiously awaiting — the day high school football practice can begin for the upcoming 2024 season. “We’re getting ready to start ...