Recently in the mail, I received a beautiful homemade card. I was taken with the thoughtfulness, care and work which went into its design and putting it together. It was so precious, I want to share it with you. I’m 

Well, I went to the class reunion Friday night. It’s Sunday and I have almost recovered.

Stilwell City Councilor Debbie Johnson retired from Johnson Plumbing, where she worked 32 years, from 1974 to 2006. And she retired from Rolling Wheels Skating Rink after 34 years, 1984-2019.

Our family traveled a lot years ago, singing on Sunday morning in churches in other states. Back in those days, when you attended church you were expected to dress more formally than is accepted today. Therefore this entailed having to pack suits, ties, and dresses, along with ‘non-church clothes.’

Adair County's Dr. Gitanjali Pai has been named chief medical officer for the State of Oklahoma. Throughout the COVID 19 pandemic, she has been an invaluable resource for the state and others.

A Graduation Parade for the Senior Class of 2021 will be held on Thursday, May 20 beginning at 6 p.m. The parade route will go down 2nd Street, turn by McDonalds on Highway 100 West, then follow to the high school.  

Larry Adair, former Oklahoma Speaker of the House of Representatives and a Vietnam veteran, said Dwight Birdwell is most deserving of the Congressional Medal of Honor, and if selected, he will join the ranks of heroic Native Americans who received this recognition.

As we are continuing our series on prayer, we want to make sure we are praying according to this dispensation we are in. Remember we are not in the Old Testament and we are not in the New Testament. So, our Apostle Paul gives us instructions on exactly how to pray in this age of Grace we hav…

Adair County Resource Center Food Pantry will be open Thursday May 13, from 8:30 - 11 a.m. 

Loyalty Day in Westville last weekend was summed up in one word: smiles. Everywhere I looked, people were smiling, happy to be outside, enjoying the activities and visiting with friends.

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A shield will be placed around City Clerk Bridgett Beaver's desk as the office reopens to the public on May 3 from the COVID-19 closure.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Gov. Kevin Stitt on Monday signed legislation aimed at making it easier to hire, retain and fire state employees by overhauling the state’s civil service reform system.

Gov. Stitt this week signed a bill that will stop abortions from being performed once an unborn child is determined to have a detectable heartbeat.House Bill 2441 by Rep. Todd Russ, R-Cordell, would allow for abortion only if a medical emergency exists that threatens the life of the mother.“…

It was a cool week, but we had a good soaking rain and now the sun is shining. Gardens should be sprouting, and it is finally time to plant flowers.  I will try to get that accomplished this week.

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Members of the 2020-2021 Cherokee Nation Tribal Youth Council were sworn into office by Cherokee Nation Chief Justice Lee W. Paden during a virtual inauguration ceremony earlier this month.

Nearly $228,000 awarded to 89 students

Last weekend, with these beautiful rainy spring days, I decided to go hiking. Besides autumn, nothing makes for better pictures than the fresh, newly sprung spring, cool temperatures and an array of mountain flowers dancing in the breeze.

Westville School will be gaining three new teachers in 2021-2022 and losing two.  At the regular monthly Westville School Board meeting on April 19, resignations were accepted from Paula Brunner and Amy Kaiser, while Amber Carlton was employed as a first grade teacher, Hailey Cole as a secon…

Adair County Resource Center Food Pantry was open Thursday, April 22, and they will be open again May 13, from 8:30 -11;00 a.m.

From our original homeland in eastern North America, Cherokees have moved all over the world. Wherever we go, our Cherokee identity goes with us. A new virtual event series aims to strengthen those bonds. The series, called “Cherokee: Wherever We Are,” will bring Cherokees together from arou…

Bill Garrett was confirmed as manager of the Stilwell Area Development Authority during a special meeting of the Stilwell City Council on Thursday, April 22. The board had a quorum, with Debbie Johnson and Joe Adair absent.

A week ago, former police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted in the murder of a Black man, George Floyd, a incident that happened in Minneapolis last May. The death was caused by Chauvin's putting his knee on the neck of Floyd, who was on the ground, for almost 10 minutes.

I keep hearing about how a few bad cops give all cops a bad name. Well, there is some truth to that, but I’ve been watching some of the body cam videos, and I will say that most of the ‘bad cops’ have good cops with them, people are visibly very uncomfortable with how a suspect is being trea…