From God’s Word “And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.” “The night is far spent, the day is at han...

First Missionary Baptist Church of Vian is hosting a Valentine’s Day Fellowship of the Heart event from 6 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 14, at the Armstrong Park Community Building. Pastor Mack Jackson and his co...

If you are 60 years of age or older and need access to services such as meals (home delivered or congregate), homemaker services, nutrition counselling, legal help, caregiver services or transportatio...

I am quite the camera connoisseur. What I mean is that I collect cameras. I have been involved in photography since I was 15. I worked on the High School Annual staff for 3 years as a photographer. I ...

Susan Cresswell, RN (left) from Catholic Charities Sallisaw welcomed Robert Quintana, pastor of Sallisaw Seventh-day Adventist Church, who recently delivered a donation of $1,000 of baby formula. “Our...

ARE YOU/ME/WE LOOKING FOR JESUS CHRIST’S RETURN? LOOK UP—FOR YOUR REDEMPTION IS GETTING CLOSE! Luke 21:22-28 22For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. 2...

The Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma recently awarded grants for 2026 to 11 Area Agencies on Aging across the state. The awards were announced at the December Oklahoma Association of Area Agenci...

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) seized millions of dollars in contraband during 2025 as part of ongoing efforts to protect staff, inmates and the public and to disrupt illegal activity i...

The Most High “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust” (...

My neighbor across the street, Sharon, had a tree blow down in one of our wind storms last spring. It was a really pretty Redbud tree. It was both pretty to look at and pretty big. It was also a remin...

Senior Fitness - Mondays in January, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Pickleball - Tuesdays in January, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. For more information, contact Isaac Barnoskie with Cherokee Nation Public Health at ...

If you are 60 years of age or older and need access to services such as meals (home delivered or congregate), homemaker services, nutrition counselling, legal help, caregiver services or transportatio...

The non-profit, Rural Communities Initiative Foundation, is requesting donated clothes for their clothes closet, which started in November 2025. The foundation has distributed clothes to about 250 ind...

Retirees become eligible to claim Social Security benefits at age 62, but the timing of when you claim can drastically impact your benefit amount. Still, when to claim will be entirely dependent on yo...

GOINGTHROUGHTRIALSAND TRIBULATIONS! KNOW THAT JESUS CHRIST IS WITH YOU/ME/ US—FAITHFUL CHRISTIANS! JESUS CHRIST PROTECTS US IN OUR TIME OF NEEED! HOLD ON, THE BEST IS YET TO COME! Psalm 46:1-12 1God i...

Cherokee Nation has launched a new mobile app and website, Cherokee Nation Rx, which enables Cherokee citizens to manage their prescriptions anytime, anywhere. The innovative platform, powered by mscr...

“‘I am the Lord your God…’You shall have no other gods before Me, no carved image, not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.” ‘Honor your father and your mother,” ‘You shall not murder, commit a...

Christmas 2025…in the books. It is past, over and now a memory. But not just Christmas, so is the whole year, 2025. The year is over, in the books and now a memory as well. What a year it has been. Ou...

For more than four decades, Dr. Gary Cox has been the veterinarian Sallisaw could count on, day or night, weekday or holiday, rain or shine. From household pets to livestock and wildlife, his practice...

The Friends of the Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library is holding a membership drive with the first meeting happening at 6 p.m. on January 12, in the library meeting room. The Friends are a non-profit grou...