What!? I can’t vote!!? It’s not something voters expect to hear in a democracy, in the United States. But does such a realization on Election Day at the local precinct actually occur? Rarely. Very rar...

Well, Sequoyah County District 2 Commissioner Beau Burlison and District 3 Commissioner Jim Rogers are still in search of dump trucks. At the county commissioners’ weekly meeting Tuesday, the only bid...

Muldrow received approval for $980,000 in funding Tuesday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the town’s water infrastructure. Construction of upgrades and improvements to the wa...

When Michelle Newman’s husband, Greg, passed away in 2022, she faced a profound sense of loss and uncertainty. At 53-years-old, Michelle found herself grappling with the void left behind by Greg’s abs...

It has been observed that the best things in life are worth waiting for. Sallisaw officials are hoping the Highway 59 North project is one of the best things in life, because they’ve been waiting for ...

Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane and other authorities sent their own Valentine’s Day message this year to an alleged local drug trafficker, but the Sheriff said they weren’t met with flowers and ca...

The Sallisaw Municipal Authority has approved the purchase of property situated at the northwest corner of Quesenbury Avenue and Elm Street by conveying parts of the old railroad station grounds, and ...

After more than a decade on the drawing board, implementation of an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) program for the city’s electric and water meters and the distribution system has been given t...

When it comes to setting the firefighter training bar on the highest rung, you’re not going to convince Heath Orabanec that Sequoyah County takes a back seat to any other training regimen. “This count...

Sallisaw City Commissioners have approved a resolution authorizing settlement of a lawsuit brought by Charles Watie in the March 2019 shooting death of Shawn Watie by Sallisaw police officers Coty Bil...

Sallisaw City Commissioners have cleared the way for QuikTrip to be added to the I-40 and U.S. 59 landscape. City commissioners at their Monday meeting vacated a plat for the 59 South Addition, which ...

Incumbent Ward 2 City Commissioner Josh Bailey was reelected in voting Tuesday, defeating challenger Steven Hatcher by six votes. Bailey garnered 58 votes (52.7%), while Hatcher earned 52 votes (47.3%...

Chad Jasna, who has served as principal at Eastside Elementary School for more than 10 years and even longer with Sallisaw Public Schools, has been named the school district’s first-ever Director of E...

Thirteen-year-old Muldrow resident, Mitchell Hobbs, has lived next door to his neighbor “Mr. Mike” for as long as he can remember. Mr. Mike, a longtime resident of their neighborhood, has called his h...

Too often when it comes to Christmas shopping, we tend to procrastinate. Instead of taking care of a Yuletide wish list early, we wait until the last minute, then rush out and grab whatever’s still av...

Incumbent Ward 2 City Commissioner Josh Bailey was reelected in voting Tuesday, defeating challenger Steven Hatcher by six votes. Bailey garnered 58 votes (52.7%), while Hatcher earned 52 votes (47.3%...

An Arkansas man who reportedly fired multiple shots at a Roland police officer last year and then fled on foot is scheduled for a Feb. 14 felony disposition docket, according to court records. Denver ...

The Sequoyah County Commissioners have proclaimed Feb. 19-23 as Farm Bureau Week in Sequoyah County, which ties into this week’s 59th annual junior livestock show at the county fairgrounds. Sequoyah C...

Congressman Josh Brecheen will host a town hall meeting in Sallisaw on Wednesday, Feb. 21, beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the Sequoyah County Fairgrounds. This town hall is part of a series of meetings Con...

The Sallisaw Planning Commission at its Tuesday monthly meeting approved the first steps clearing the way for the construction of a new QuikTrip, but sent Josh Bailey back to the drawing board for mod...