The annual garage sale for the Friends of the Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library will be held 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Old Sallisaw High School Association Event Center, 220 W. Creek Av...

The Sequoyah and Adair County Health Departments will offer fun, no-cost MyPlate classes during the month of March. Led by Health Educator, Kassandra Briggs, participants will learn about healthy swap...

The Eastern Oklahoma Development District Area Agency on Aging, Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program advocates for residents in long-term care facilities and can act as a resource for individuals and thei...

Skip asked what I was making for dinner at the beginning of February. I made up the recipe for this week and didn’t know what to call it at the time so my response was a sausage in a skillet with some...

3 Tbsps. butter 2 13oz pkgs. smoked turkey sausage 1 medium onion, diced 2 garlic cloves, minced 3 cups unsalted chicken broth 1 13.6oz can diced tomatoes and green chilies, drained 1 cup heavy cream ...

4 Tbsps. butter 2 13oz pkgs. smoked turkey sausage 1 large zucchini 1 large yellow squash 1 medium sweet onion 1-2 pkgs. Sazon Goya seasoning, to taste Salt and pepper to taste Cut squash and zucchini...

2 13oz pkgs. smoked turkey sausage, sliced into 1/4” slices 1-2lbs chicken, cut into cubes 1 medium onion, diced 1 12oz bag frozen green beans 1 medium orange bell pepper, seeded and diced 1 Tbsp. min...

2 Tbsps. butter 1 Tbsps. avocado oil 1lb white potatoes, peeled and diced into 1-inch cubes (2-3 medium) Salt & pepper to taste 1 small onion, diced 2 13oz pkgs. smoked turkey sausage 1 orange bell pe...

The natural world is wondrous to behold. In a given day, there is no shortage of events to capture human attention and imagination, and such occurrences are free of charge. A solar eclipse is one phen...

Raising kids, eating right, spending smart, living well—that’s the theme of a national Living Well Campaign that is being promoted by the Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, both at...

I sat down the other evening with a good friend and got lost in my feelings for a bit. It was unintentional but it was so close to my husband’s death anniversary I guess I should have expected it. The...

Today we had a great day, we had 15 members weigh in. Doris had our best weight loss of 6.3 pounds. Way to go Doris! Keep up the great work! Neve’s name was drawn from the Two Bit Bowl but she had a s...

There is still time to enter the 40th annual Azalea Pageant to be held on Saturday, March 16. The deadline to be included in the souvenir program book is March 1. The pageant is open to girls from bir...

If you are growing tomatoes from seed, it’s just about time to start sowing your seeds indoors. The recommendation is to start tomato seeds 4 to 6 weeks before planting outdoors. A good target date to...

The Cherokee Nation will begin taking applications for a limited supply of heirloom seeds on Feb. 6 for tribal citizens interested in growing traditional Cherokee crops and plants. “I’m very proud to ...

The Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame (OMHOF) in Muskogee has announced the 2023 inductees who will be honored at a ceremony and concert at the Muskogee Civic Center on Saturday, Feb. 17. According to a pre...

In the parlance of those who live by the colloquial phrase “pull yourself up by your bootstraps,” it’s undoubtedly difficult for them to grasp how anyone — especially an aggressive, oversized furry ro...

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, I decided to go with smaller meals this week. I often get requests for something that’s not designed to feel four people anyway. You could easily use thes...

2lbs chicken Taco seasoning to taste 1 medium onion, diced 8oz chunky salsa 4oz Velveeta Queso Blanco, cut into chunks Place Crock Pot liner in slow cooker. Season chicken to taste. Add diced onion an...

⅓ cup honey ¼ cup soy sauce 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 tsp. minced fresh ginger 1lb medium uncooked shrimp, peeled & deveined 2 tsps. avocado oil 2 cups brown rice, prepared as directed on box Whisk ho...