This column is named Okie Gypsy because I think of a gypsy as a free spirit who lives life traveling and loves to dance. These are stereotypes. But recently I received an email about how it is actually a negative term, considered a racial slur against Roma or Romani people.

Official preparation for the 100th season of Stilwell High School Football gets underway on Monday, August 9. 

The Stilwell Lady Indians Fast Pitch Softball season opens up on Monday, August 9 with a District 4A-7 contest against the Wagoner Lady Bulldogs at Edna Mae Carson Park in Stilwell. The first pitch is set for 5 p.m.

Right after Jesus spoke of his death and Peter’s denial, he said, “Let not your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me,” (John 14:1). The trouble was inevitable, it absolutely was coming their way. Yet, Christ’s words of comfort were meant to keep this emotional storm all on t…

Adair County Commissioners agreed to temporarily waive the rent for Community Sentencing during a meeting Monday morning, Aug. 2.

A car commercial which aired during the Olympics said that you don’t have to be amazing to start, but you have to start to be amazing. Many people who succeed in life’s endeavors begin with special gifts and talents. Some have been blessed with potential and raw talent, and we expect them to…

So take my word for it. You do not want to buy a boxed BBQ grill from Dollar General. It has 3,000,000 pieces (slight exaggeration) and none of them are pre-assembled.        

Last week we covered the rich man and Lazarus and we saw how the rich man saw his ultimate fate after death and even felt it in Luke 16:19-31. This week I want to share a link to a man I have come to know and his right division of scriptures. Pastor David Reid. He has many You Tube videos wh…

Sometimes in the gardening world, certain terms are tossed around as if they’re interchangeable. The word pesticide includes products such as herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, bactericides, rodenticides, etc. It’s basically any labeled product designed to control a pest. 

OKLAHOMA CITY — Months of behind-the-scenes in-fighting within the state’s dominant political party spilled into the spotlight this month as a disenchanted group of Republicans attempted to do something previously unheard of in Oklahoma — censure two seated U.S. senators from their own party.

I knew the heat and humidity were coming sooner or later, but it can leave now. This weather has me wishing for fall. My mother would be saying, “Now, Mary, do not be wishing your life away.”  As with all things, this too shall pass, so I thank God for the blessing of air conditioning.

I started my first business in high school. After college I co-founded Everyman Studios, an art, publishing and animation company in Colorado Springs. It was the first of several successful enterprises I launched before moving to Stilwell in 2017. 

Civil Miscellaneous

When will some people stop putting religious denominations and political parties over people?

Graduates of optometric programs chose to complete their residency at Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry due to its unique position of being in a state that offers a wider scope of practice in the field.

Adair County Commissioners were advised, during their Monday morning meeting, that COVID numbers continue to rise.

Tahlequah  --  There are presently more than 15,000 abused and neglected children in DHS custody in Oklahoma.  More than 300 of these children were found in Adair and Cherokee County District Courts and Cherokee Nation Tribal Court in FY 2020 - 2021.   Child advocates from CASA of Cherokee C…

A car commercial which aired during the Olympics said that you don’t have to be amazing to start, but you have to start to be amazing. Many people who succeed in life’s endeavors begin with special gifts and talents. Some have been blessed with potential and raw talent, and we expect them to…

"Flowers are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty out values all the utilities in the world," said Ralph Waldo Emerson, the poet – and I agree.

Sometimes in the gardening world, certain terms are tossed around as if they’re interchangeable. The word pesticide includes products such as herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, bactericides, rodenticides, etc. It’s basically any labeled product designed to control a pest. 

Last week we covered the rich man and Lazarus and we saw how the rich man saw his ultimate fate after death and even felt it in Luke 16:19-31. This week I want to share a link to a man I have come to know and his right division of scriptures. Pastor David Reid. He has many You Tube videos wh…

In August the Cherokee Nation bids farewell to five members of our legislative branch and welcomes new elected members. Some of the departing councilors reached their constitutional term limit, while others chose not to seek reelection in this year’s mid-term elections, which conclude after …

Adair County Resource Center food pantry was open Thursday, July 22 and gave food to 13 families. They will be open again Thursday, August 12 from 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. 

OKLAHOMA CITY — Months of behind-the-scenes in-fighting within the state’s dominant political party spilled into the spotlight this month as a disenchanted group of Republicans attempted to do something previously unheard of in Oklahoma — censure two seated U.S. senators from their own party.

Okay, surely she is not the only person who has had this happen.

Indian Capital Technology Center (ICTC) Stilwell Campus Director Nick Carter has announced that classes will begin August 16 for all full-time day programs. The morning session runs from 8-11 a.m. and the afternoon session runs from 11:55 - 2:55 p.m. Bus transportation is provided to and fro…

July 16

Earlier this month, I was proud to host a member of the Presidential Cabinet and other top U.S. health care officials in the Cherokee Nation. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Indian Health…

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation is providing $150 in clothing assistance for every qualifying Cherokee student regardless of residency or income, with applications accepted beginning Tuesday, July 20.

Removal of a tree from a fence was a topic of discussion during the Watts Town Council meeting Monday, July 12, as the person expected to repair the damage has refused to do so, said Water Superintendent Tim Shepherd.

OKLAHOMA CITY — A group of lawmakers wants Oklahoma’s governor to prohibit health care providers from mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for employees, even as cases of the deadly virus surge.

Twenty state lawmakers sent a letter to the governor last week, asking him to stop hospitals from mandating health care workers be vaccinated for COVID-19. But is that a good idea?

COVID-19 numbers are back on the rise in Adair County.