The Nation’s Report Card last week released another sobering report on student achievement. The reading skills of 12th graders are the worst in three decades. Seniors’ average math scores dropped belo...

The city’s agreement with Sallisaw Public Schools for joint use of the concession stand, restrooms and associated facilities at the Stanley H. Collins Aquatics Center passed its debut last week with n...

Marley Abell of the Sallisaw Lions Club was presented Tuesday with the prestigious Melvin Jones Fellowship Award, the highest award presented by Lions Club International. Lions Club was chartered in 1...

Brad Lewallen, the firefighter who suffered severe burns in the July 2 fireworks explosion and fire July 2 at the Choctaw Nation capital grounds in Tuskahoma, is expected to return home to Cherokee Co...

Crime rates have fallen dramatically across District 27 during the past eight years, according to the latest data from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) and the Federal Bureau of Inves...

Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, per SB 1066 (2025), physicians will be required to complete medical marijuana education and register with the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Association (OMMA) before providing med...

Brooklyn Herod, 17, was excited to step into her senior year at Vian High School. She said the first day of her senior year was something she had imagined since she was in elementary school. “I was ju...

Billy McHenry, former hatchery manager for Tyson Foods, is familiar with the proverb “don't count your chickens before they hatch.” So although he wants chickens to hatch, he’s not counting them befor...

Sallisaw, it would seem, has a parking problem. Who knew? Actually, the problem is that narrow streets plus parked cars equals a major problem for emergency vehicles trying to respond. “The key here i...

The triple-murder trial of Stacy Lee Drake, the Alabama felon accused of the June 2024 murders of Tara Underwood and Taylor Sharp at LaFerry’s Propane near Gans as well as the El Reno slaying of Phill...

Monte Madewell, member and vice president for the Indian Capital Technology Center (ICTC) Board of Education, was named to the 2025 All-State Board of Education by the Oklahoma State School Boards Ass...

A former Sallisaw resident who now lives in Muldrow could face up to 25 years or more in prison if found guilty of a lewd molestation charge in Sequoyah County District Court, according to a probable ...

The Cherokee Nation has added a powerful new piece of art to its growing Cherokee Cultural Pathway in downtown Tahlequah with the unveiling of “Blue Clan Woman,” a bronze statue by Cherokee and Pawnee...

The triple-murder trial of Stacy Lee Drake, the Alabama felon accused of the June 2024 murders of Tara Underwood and Taylor Sharp at LaFerry’s Propane near Gans as well as the El Reno slaying of Phill...

Bethia Owens will retire at the end of September after 42 years as branch manager for the Muldrow Public Library. The Friends of the Library and the Muldrow Public Library are commemorating Owens’ ser...

Don Quinton, 84, has lived in Vian just about his entire life. Born in a log cabin not far from town, Quinton grew up with his mother and nine siblings, which included five brothers and four sisters. ...

Is there anything more American than a county fair? The county fair is a celebration of achievement for virtually all ages, showcasing everything from livestock, homemade pies and homegrown produce to...

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. delivered his seventh State of the Nation address Aug. 30, as part of the 73rd annual Cherokee National Holiday, calling for massive investments into h...

The Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office has reported that they’ve been made aware of a phone scam where a caller is pretending to be Sequoyah County Sheriff’s deputy Duwaine Chase, Badge #1892, and is te...

Social media is rampant with posts documenting blowback against Rep. Josh Brecheen that occurred at town hall meetings early this week in Bartlesville, Muskogee, Pryor and Tahlequah, contentious confr...