CASA for Children recently announced Helen Stemmer of Sallisaw as the 2025 CASA Volunteer of the Year. Stemmer was recognized on April 29 at the nonprofit’s annual Volunteer Appreciation and Awards Ba...

The Sallisaw Board of Education convened for its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday in the Administration Building boardroom. President Bobby Qualls called the meeting to order, with all boar...

Sallisaw’s annual Diamond Daze festival has undergone many changes in its 19 years. Among the most popular additions are the Diamond Daze pageants. Miss Diamond Daze was crowned Saturday as the climax...

By the time the 21st witness for state prosecutors concluded two days of often-damning and sometimes emotional testimony in the Stacy Lee Drake capital murder preliminary hearing at Sequoyah County Di...

Sallisaw Public Schools held its inaugural Stars & Legacies event on April 30, honoring dedicated employees with 15 or more years of service and recognizing outstanding staff across all experience lev...

At just 25 years old, Emilee Edwards of Vian is already making her mark as a passionate artist, dedicated cultural advocate and proud member of a close-knit community. A graduate of Connors State Coll...

The Cherokee Nation honored 13 educators recently during the tribe’s annual Teacher of the Year awards banquet held at the Chota Conference Center in Tahlequah, where Carla Campbell of Gans was named ...

Brandy Dobbs will continue as Sequoyah County assessor… at least for now. A jury trial scheduled for Monday morning in Muskogee County District Court was to decide if Dobbs should be removed from offi...

Northeast Oklahoma Indigenous Safety & Education (NOISE) has issued a prepared statement calling for renewed search efforts and public attention in the disappearance of Justin D. Baker, an enrolled ci...

A 35-year-old Muldrow man faces up to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty this week to firearms-related charges in the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Joseph C. Riddle entered a guilty plea...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Heath L.Taylor, 46, of LeFlore County, was sentenced to life in prison for drug conspiracy. Taylor’s co-defendan...

In the wake of Wednesday’s tornado warnings for Sequoyah County and one of the wettest Aprils on record, mostly sunny skies and near-perfect temperatures are expected for this weekend’s 19th Diamond D...

A man has been charged after allegedly agreeing to meet an individual for sexual acts at a Sallisaw motel on Cherokee Street, while also being in possession of marijuana. John T. Newsom, 46, was charg...

After more than a week of clogged traffic at the intersection of Cherokee Avenue and Maple Street with temporary stop signs indicating a four-way stop, Sallisaw City Commissioners during a special mee...

An Arkansas man was killed early Tuesday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 40, about two miles east of Muldrow, according to Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The fatal collision occurred at arou...

For Ronni Hutchinson, life has been a tale of two worlds. Raised in Northern California just 20 minutes south of the fastpaced Silicon Valley, Hutchinson now calls the quiet, tight-knit community of V...

While vendors that choke downtown Sallisaw streets might generate the most excitement during the annual Diamond Daze festival, the free entertainment isn’t far behind. Music is a festival highlight, a...

Pocket Park 6 p.m. Friday Ted Capps & Rude Mood Pocket Park 8:30 p.m. Friday Kanton Teen & The Penny Pickers Pocket Park 10:30 a.m. Saturday Cherokee Nation Youth Choir Stage Park 12:45 p.m. Saturday ...

There are few events that warm the heart as much as little boys and girls dressed to the nines, confidently strutting their stuff or bashfully wondering why onlookers are oohing and aahing. That’s why...

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at The House church in Sallisaw for Sallisaw Middle School student Baylee Rayann Coachman where friends of the young girl were invited to write final good-...