OBITUARY: Peggy Owle Wolfe

OBITUARY: Peggy Owle Wolfe

Peggy Owle Wolfe, 71, of Cherokee, went home to be with her Heavenly Father, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd Solomon and Betty Bradley Owle. She loved her little dog, Precious, and loved to garden. She was a member...
OBITUARY: John M. Curlee

OBITUARY: John M. Curlee

John M. Curlee, or as we all knew him, “Mark”, passed peacefully on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Mark worked hard and played hard. He loved his family, his construction career and riding his Harley Davidson. Mark started framing houses right out of high school and...
COMMENTARY: I chew my cookies slowly

COMMENTARY: I chew my cookies slowly

By ROBERT JUMPER Tutiyi (Snowbird) and Clyde, N.C.   According to Statista.com, “In 2023, there were around 5,529 choking deaths in the United States. Death is more common among the elderly, with food most often responsible for such incidents. The odds of one...