Barking for a Cause: Oreo’s Story

Oklahoma and Arkansas officials are denouncing a federal judge’s decision that found poultry companies responsible for polluting a key watershed in both states and also ordered them to pay millions to...

Anne Griffin is an 81-year- old mother of five, grandmother of 12 and great-grandmother of five. She’s also a decorated veteran of Operation Desert Storm, so she’s no pushover. She’s a widow who has l...

The Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce recently graduated two more Leadership classes. But for Leadership facilitator Nan Stites, this year’s groups of leaders and future leaders just seemed a bit more spec...

The gross household income limit for seniors who own property in Sequoyah County has been increased to $80,600 for the 2026 tax year, County Assessor Brandy Allen (previously Dobbs) reported recently....

Every year on December 26, Santa Claus says he wakes up with the same feeling every other person gets when they realize it’s Monday. “The North Pole is quiet, too quiet,” Santa says of the day after C...

For the past 32 years, Bobby Gene (B.G.) Risenhoover has served the citizens of Sequoyah County in District 3. But Risenhoover is calling it quits. In recognition of his retirement, District 3 Commiss...