A Hospice Volunteer Orientation will be held Friday, Jan. 18 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Peters Agency Care Management. Contact Crystal McCawley, Volunteer Coordinator, at 918-315-8078 or 888-516-6555.

Steve Carter, Sequoyah County District 2 Commissioner, was appointed to serve as chairman of the board for the 2019 year at last Monday’s commissioner’s meeting, and Jim Rogers, the former chairman, w...

January is National Blood Donor Month and Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) is urging all healthy Oklahomans, ages 16 and up, to take only about an hour of their time to give blood. Each blood donation c...

The Sallisaw Food Distribution Store operated by the Cherokee Nation is undergoing some cosmetic changes with a new reception area, a kitchen and some rock work, E.O. Smith, Cherokee Nation District 5...

>> The Reading Counts Contest for Vian High School ended for the semester on Dec. 14. The top point earners for each grade were freshman Brock Morris, sophomore Kadee Cook-Cobb, junior Kody Carlton, a...

Logan McWilliams has been selected as the Member of the Month for November at the Boys and Girls Club of Sequoyah County, Brushy unit. McWilliams is the son of Jessica Munoz and Travis McWilliams. He ...

Volunteer Express stopped at Gore Nursing Center and joined in the New Year’s Eve party celebration for the residents. Snacks, music, and New Year decorations adorned the dining room, and New Year reg...

I read this statement in the book, “A Thirst for God” by Sherwood E. Wort. To put it in context the author was visiting a foreign eastern country. He saw from the vehicle he was riding in what he thou...

<< Michelle Himes, above, and site manager Debra Machalica created this memory tree mural at the Sallisaw Nutrition Center to honor past members and participants. (photo by Andrew Newbury)

Sequoyah County District Judge Jeff Payton, right, swears in Sequoyah County officials who all ran unopposed and retained their seats in the recent election. From the left is, Jim Rogers – who is in h...

“We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, And His strength and His wonderful works that He has done” (Ps 78:4). History – Legacies – Memori...

The name of Jesus belongs to every Christian, and we have a right to use that name. But each one must know the power and the authority that’s in Jesus’ name, and must learn to exercise that authority....

Join Chuck Hoskin, Jr., candidate for Chief of the Cherokee Nation and Bryan Warner, candidate for Deputy Chief of the Cherokee Nation for their campaign rally in Sallisaw, Thurday, Jan. 10 at 5:30 at...

Epiphany. This is an ancient Christian celebration, dating at least as far back as the 300’s. And it’s the day we celebrate the arrival of the magi, or the Eastern Wise men who came to visit Jesus, Ma...

>> The PEO Chapter of GY of Sallisaw collected 24 blankets to be donated to Catholic Charities for their December program. Pictured in front, from the left is Linda Winton, Sheila Cullum, Cheryl Vann ...

Volunteer Express pulled out of Sallisaw and made their first stop at Vian Nursing & Rehab where they visited with the residents in their rooms and the lobby, while the employees attended their annual...

Hosea 9:7 The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great ha...

The Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) is accepting applications online for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The federally-funded program helps income-eligible families...

The Cherokee Nation celebrates the Stigler Act Amendments of 2018 becoming an official law after President Trump signed the bill earlier this week. Enrolled tribal citizens of the Five Tribes can now ...

As the Volunteer Express traveled around Sequoyah County, its latest stop was at Sequoyah Manor Nursing Home. The Volunteer Express visited with the residents while some of the employees attended thei...